Green Infrastructure Champions: Project Archive

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This project has ended. Archived project materials are available below.  Physical barriers prevent water from cycling naturally, resulting in flooding, sewer overflows, and risks to

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Great Lakes ice season is underway. What to know about the Coast Guard’s icebreakers

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The U.S. Coast Guard has officially launched Operation Taconite, its annual icebreaking operation on the Great Lakes, for the 2024-25 winter season. It is the Coast Guard’s largest domestic icebreaking […]

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Great Lakes Commission, 2024, Detroit, Free, Great Lakes, lake, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, lakes, Michigan, river, season

Invasive species pose risk to Great Lakes, annual report says

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The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s annual State of the Great Lakes report highlights issues impacting the various industries and communities that rely on the Great Lakes. […]

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Great Lakes Commission, cadillac, Department, Energy, Environment, Great Lakes, Invasive Species, lakes, Michigan, report, RISK, Wildlife

Anti-erosion efforts get funding under new law authored by Ohio’s Dave Joyce

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Federal programs to protect streambanks and lake shores from erosion will get a $20.5 million boost under bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Representative of Ohio and Great Lakes Task Force […]

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Great Lakes Commission’s Industry Days Conference at Great Wolf Lodge to address commerce, safety & environment

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The Great Lakes Commission is holding its annual Industry Days conference at the Great Wolf Lodge Conference Center from January 7-8. Speakers from the US Coast Guard, National Weather Service, […]

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Great Lakes Commission releases report on uses of Great Lakes water in 2023

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Ann Arbor, Michigan –  A report released by the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) found that 35.4 billion gallons of water per day were withdrawn from the

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Connecting people to nature through The Great Lakes Way

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A recent Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan report documents substantial progress in creating The Great Lakes Way — an interconnected set of greenways and water trails stretching from Port Huron, Michigan, on […]

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Great Lakes ice forecast: Forecasters predict turnaround from 2024 record low season

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The U.S. National Ice Center released its 2024-2025 seasonal outlook, predicting slightly below to near normal ice conditions across the Great Lakes — a turnaround from last season’s record-breaking absence […]

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Great Lakes Commission, 2024, conditions, Great Lakes, lakes, National, record, season, usa

As climate change threats loom, Great Lakes mapping effort supports resilience

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A mapping initiative dubbed Lakebed 2030 supports ongoing efforts to make the Great Lakes region more resilient to climate change. The project is working to identify areas prone to erosion, […]

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