Great Lakes Connection

Latest science, reader perspectives and opportunities to protect the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem. Read the September 2019 newsletter.

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Contaminants, Climate Change, Collaboration and Education Dominate Public Meeting Conversations in June
Flooding is impacting all of the Great Lakes and understandably dominating headlines and concerns of shoreline communities.  At the IJC’s first public consultations of 2019 to consider progress to restore and protect the lakes, researchers and residents reaffirmed that water quality issues also must continue to be a priority.
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Experiments Hope to Control Invasive Mussel Population on Reef

Lake Michigan’s Good Harbor Reef has been plagued with avian botulism and excessive amounts of algae since invasive zebra and quagga mussels settled onto its rocky floor in the late 1980s-early ’90s.

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New Model Will Pinpoint Nutrient Sources around the Great Lakes

Excessive nutrients – notably phosphorus and nitrogen – are contributing to algal blooms within the Great Lakes. To deal with this issue in the most cost-effective way, it helps to be able to pinpoint the main sources of these two substances.

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Lake Michigan-Huron Residents Inform IJC of Successes, Challenges and Concerns

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Love Letters to the Lakes: Public Comments from the Heart

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Join Us in June in Milwaukee for Great Lakes Public Forum Roundtable and Evening Public Meeting

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