2015 Great Lakes Regional Priorities

<> 2015 Great Lakes Regional Priorities - This document outlines the near-term priorities for the Great Lakes as identified by an alliance that includes the Great Lakes Commission, the mayors of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, the Healing Our Waters® – Great Lakes Coalition, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, the Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority, the Council of Great Lakes Industries and the Great Lakes Metro Chambers Coalition.

Great Lakes freezing fast

<> Great Lakes freezing fast - The Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory is reporting that 85.4 percent of the Great Lakes are covered in ice and coverage will continue to increase if current weather conditions persist

Lake Superior Binational Forum to close in March

<> Lake Superior Binational Forum to close in March - The Lake Superior Binational Forum will shut down operations at the end of March because of funding cuts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Environment Canada stopped funding the forum in 2011 -- forum's American coordinator hopes the program can be reborn as a charitable organization called Friends of Lake Superior. Lake Superior Binational Forum funding to end - The Forum has been an active outreach and diverse stakeholder group that's been working basin wide since its founding in 1991.

Register Now: Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Annual Meeting & Conference

<> Register Now: Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Annual Meeting & Conference - The 2015 edition of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Annual Meeting and Conference will take place June 17-19, 2015 and will be hosted by the City of Sarnia and the County of Lambton, Ontario.

Asian carp not advancing toward Lake Michigan, testifies Army Corps general

<> Asian carp not advancing toward Lake Michigan, testifies Army Corps general - Invasive fish holding position 55 miles southwest of lake, general tells Congress. Feb 11, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Budget Hearing - Army Corps of Engineers, Civil Works – Testimony, statements, webcast

MDEQ releases State of the Great Lakes report

<> MDEQ releases State of the Great Lakes report - The 2014 Michigan State of the Great Lakes Report highlights state priorities and accomplishments in Great Lakes protection, restoration and economic development.

Ballast water monitoring on Great Lakes curbs invasive species population

<> Ballast water monitoring on Great Lakes curbs invasive species population - The risk of new aquatic invasive species being introduced into the Great Lakes via ballast water from ships is extremely low, according to the federal group Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2014 Summary of Great Lakes Seaway Ballast Water Working Group