Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat News
The Newsletter of the Great Lakes
Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund
Volume 9, Number 5 • September-October 2001
Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat NewsThe Newsletter of the Great Lakes
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November 14-16, 2001
Today’s Technology Protecting Tomorrow’s Groundwater: The 2001 Groundwater Foundation Annual Conference. Sponsored by The Groundwater Foundation, this conference will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more info, call
1-800-858-4844 or visit the website at www.groundwater.org
February 23-27, 2002
The Water Environment Federation and the Florida Water Environment Association are sponsoring the international specialty conference: Watershed 2002. For more info, call 703-684-2400 or visit www.wef.org/Conferences
November 22-25, 2002
EPA’s Midwest 2002 Environmental Education Conference is scheduled for November 22-25, 2002 in St. Charles, Illinois. The 2001 conference was held in Camp Lake, Wisconsin on October 19th-21st, 2001. For more info:
www.uwsp.edu/cnr/waee/Events/Midwestpromot.htm
www.epa.gov/seahome/grants/src/grant.htm
Grant Writing: The Environmental Protection Agency has developed an interactive software tool on the grant writing process that can assist folks in writing their grant applications. While the program focuses on federal and EPA grants, individuals and grassroots organizations can find useful information and tips on writing a grant proposal, references filled with resources and contacts about other grant programs, an example of a good, completed grant application, and a mock grant writing activity.
www.ryerson.ca/civil/swamp/
This site provides information on projects, workshops, conferences, and publications on stormwater management in Ontario. The primary objectives of the SWAMP program are to evaluate the performance of stormwater management technologies according to design and compliance parameters, and to disseminate study results and recommendations within the stormwater management industry.
www.rivernetwork.org/library/resource/index.cfm
This website is but one of River Network’s totally revamped website. It is stocked with information on a wide range of issues for today’s grassroots river groups, including fundraising and organizational development, river monitoring, protection and restoration, publications, downloadable photos and clip art, and links to other organizations.
www.glifwc.org/weeds/index.htm
This new site from the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission allows you to get acquainted with some of the most notable invasive (non-native) plants that are expanding their populations in the Great Lakes Basin. The site includes a photo gallery, GIS mapping interface, and species information.
Project WET workshops can be found at: www.in.gov/dnr/soilcons/wet/index.htm
If you want to know what types of pollutants are being released in your Canadian neighbourhood, and how your community ranks compared to other communities in Canada as far as pollution is concerned, visit the Pollution Watch Website at: www.pollutionwatch.org
New Website! The Lake Ontario LaMP has a new website: read about Lake Ontario and LaMP activities; find reports and fact sheets; and learn about upcoming meetings and opportunities to participate. Visit: www.epa.gov/glnpo/lakeont -or- www.on.ec.ca/glimr/lakes/ontario
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has a website at www.pca.state.mn.us that contains information on water degradation, TMDLs, satellite imagery to aid lake research, bog-stained water, use of volunteers, and lots of other environmental issues. There is also a list of upcoming training events and updates on issues, legislation, compliance, etc.
Great Lakes Ecosystem Report 2000: This is the 6th Biennial Progress Report to the IJC, Congress, and the citizens of the Great Lakes Basin on actions taken by the United States to protect and restore the Great Lakes ecosystem. It is available online at www.epa.gov/glnpo/rptcong/2001/ or through the U.S. EPA-GLNPO at (312) 886-3857, fax (312) 353-2018.
The Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species publishes a quarterly newsletter with reports from each Great Lake State and Province. For more info call: (734) 665-9135 or email: shwayder@glc.org
Alien Invasive Species (AIS) and Biological Pollution of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem.
Great Lakes Water Quality Board of the International Joint Commission. This White Paper focuses on the discharge of ballast water from shipping vessels coming from outside the U.S. and Canada as the single most significant source of AIS introductions to the Great Lakes. It is available online at www.ijc.org/boards/wqb/ais01may.html or by calling the IJC at (313) 226-2170.
Invasive Species in a Changing World is a book that brings together leading scientists from around the world to examine the invasive species phenomenon and consider the mutual interactions between global change and invasives that are likely to occur over the next century. Edited by Harold A. Mooney and Richard J. Hobbs. Island Press, phone: (800) 828-1302. Website: www.islandpress.org
Nature Out of Place, Biological Invasions in the Global Age by Jason Van Driesche and Roy Van Driesche. For more info, contact: Island Press, phone: (800) 828-1302.
Website: www.islandpress.org
Harmful Exotic Species of Aquatic Plants and Wild Animals in Minnesota: Annual Report for 2000. Contact Jay Rendall, MN DNR, (651) 297-1464; jay.rendall@dnr.state.mn.us
Aquatic Nuisance Species Report: An update on Sea Grant Research and Outreach Project 2000. Contact Nancy Cruickshank; cruickshank.3@osu.edu; Website: www.sg.ohio-state.edu/publications/topic/fts-nuisance.html
Out of Place: How Aquatic Exotic Species Alter Wisconsin Waterways. Contact Ron Martin, WI DNR, (608) 266-9270; martir@dnr.state.wi.usmartir@dnr.state.wi.us