Great Lakes Economic Forum

<> Great Lakes Economic Forum - The Council of the Great Lakes Region will host the premier Great Lakes Economic Forum on April 26-28, 2015. The Forum will provide a venue for Great Lakes leaders to share ideas and insights that will help shape economic policy, boost the region's competitive edge and secure its long-term success.

Great Lakes land cover change chronicled in new NOAA report

<> Great Lakes land cover change chronicled in new NOAA report - A new NOAA report says four percent of the U.S. Great Lakes region saw changes to its land cover--paved surfaces, trees, forests, grasses, and wetlands--from 1996 to 2010 -- that figure represents 7,144 square miles, almost the equivalent of Lake Ontario's surface area. Additional Lake Michigan Basin Land Cover Change Report - A special basin-focused report covering 1985 to 2010

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Asian Carp Canada GLIN Site of the Month

<> Asian Carp Canada GLIN Site of the Month - Asian Carp Canada, built and maintained by the Invasive Species Centre, has been selected to be the Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) Site of the Month for March 2015

Stabenow vows to fight for Great Lakes funding, pipeline review

<> Stabenow vows to fight for Great Lakes funding, pipeline review - Stabenow said she is not satisfied with ongoing efforts to bolster the public trust in a set of more than 60-year-old pipelines carrying petroleum under water in the Straits of Mackinac -- Citing advanced technology available to automatically stop the flow of oil through a pipeline in the event of a rupture or spill as one example, she said it's time to take precautionary action against such a threat to the Great Lakes. Michigan Petroleum Pipeline Task Force website

When invasive Asian carp look for love in all the right places

<> When invasive Asian carp look for love in all the right places - Only 10 Asian carp needed to establish population in Great Lakes Landmarking and strong Allee thresholds - Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Lake Michigan salmon populations remain strong, study shows

<> Lake Michigan salmon populations remain strong, study shows - MDNR northern Lake Michigan fisheries supervisor Dave Boyarski says experts from across the region are seeing the salmon taking a firm hold of the ecosystem and breeding without the help of the hatcheries.