Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat News
The Newsletter of the Great Lakes
Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund
Volume 9, Number 1 • May-June 2001
Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat NewsThe Newsletter of the Great Lakes
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State of the Great Lakes:
2000 Annual Report
This publication of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s is now available. For a free copy, call 800-662-9278, or visit them at www.deq.state.mi.us. Other publications available include “Great Lakes Basin Statistics” for each Great Lake.
The Environmental Support Center
provides support to local organizations through training, leadership, funding, and other assistance. To learn more, visit their website at www.envsc.org.
Clean Water Network Status Report
This publication can help keep you abreast of federal water and wetland regulations and legislation. For a free copy, call 202-289-2395, or email them at knemsick@nrdc.org.
The Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Directory
Our new site is growing. Be sure to check out our new Making It Happen stories under “Helpful Tools” – and keep your eyes peeled for the release of the Directory of Great Lakes organizations. www.GreatLakesDirectory.org.
A Prescription for Healthy Great Lakes: Report of the Program for Zero Discharge
This is a 64-page report put out by the National Wildlife Federation that documents progress in reducing toxic discharges into the Great Lakes and offers thorough recommendations for phasing out use of toxics. For info on how to obtain a copy, contact them at www.nwf.org.
Lake Michigan Federation
This website has lots of info about protecting, restoring, and preserving Lake Michigan. Visit them at www.lakemichigan.org.
Explorations From an Aerial Perspective
Cornell University has published a set of materials entitled “Explorations From an Aerial Perspective”. With the use of inexpensive aerial photographs, organizations or individuals can get a unique view of their community from an aerial perspective. This technique can help see how areas have changed over time, discover the effect of land use practices on water quality in local streams and lakes, note the impact of development(s), and identify other local land use and environmental concerns. For more information, contact: Cornell University, Media & Technology Services Resource Center, 7 Cornell Business & Technology Park, Ithaca, NY 14850. Phone: 607-255-2080.
The Land Trust Alliance has two educational seminars approaching:
June 30, 2001
(1) Strategic Planning and Board Development - Ann Arbor, Michigan
September 8, 2001
(2) Fundraising Nuts and Bolts - Kalamazoo, Michigan.
For more information, call the Land Trust Alliance at 202-638-4725.
July 15-19, 2001
Coastal Zone 01. The 12th Biennial International Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management, Cleveland, Ohio. For information, call 843-740-1284 or visit www.csc.noaa.gov/cz2001
September 14-15
International Joint Commission’s “Public Forum on Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Water Quality”. Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Workshops may include: LaMPs/RAPs/ZIPs; Community Health and Contaminants; Reducing Toxics in Urban Sewage; Water Levels and Navigation; Alien Invasive Species; Mercury; Student Forum; First Nation/Tribal Workshop; Source Water Protection; Indicators. Contact: Jennifer Day. Canada: 519-257-6734. U.S.: 313-226-2170 or visit www.ijc.org.
November 6-7, 2001
Lead-Safe Indiana Conference
Topics include: Medical/health; care of poisoned kids; house/environmental; policy/financial; public education. For more info, contact Tom Neltner at 317-442-3973 or neltner@in.net.