Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat News
The Newsletter of the Great Lakes
Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund
Volume 13, Number 2 • Early Spring 2005
Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat NewsThe Newsletter of the Great Lakes
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Do You Have A Legal Question?
If you have a legal question regarding a bill currently pending in
Congress or a state legislature, The Sea Grant Law Center can
help. The general public is encouraged to submit legal questions
through their local Sea Grant office. The center’s standard
response time is two weeks. For additional information on the
Sea Grant Law Center and its services, contact Stephanie
Showalter, director, at 662.915.7775 or sshowalt@olemiss.edu.
Heavy Metal:
In a new report, Mercury in the Mid-Atlantic: Are
States Meeting the Challenge? New York receives mediocre grades
for its efforts to reduce mercury pollution and exposure. The
report, produced jointly by the National Wildlife Federation,
Environmental Advocates of New York and the New York Public
Interest Research Group, is available on the web at www.eany.org.
How Much Does Using Recycled Paper Help The Environment?
The Neehah Paper Company has created an Environmental
Savings Account to show the amount of water, energy, waste
and resources saved by choosing various grades of recycledcontent
paper. See www.neenahpaper.com/ENVIRONMENT and
click on the calculator icon for more information.
Johns Hopkins develops promising catalysts for ground-water
clean-up.
University researchers have developed new catalysts,
called corrolazines, which can degrade chlorinated compounds in
ground water into harmless components. While research
is in early stages, the development could help at remediation
sites with intractable ground-water contamination. See
www.jhu.edu/news_info/news/.
Restoration announcement:
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
has launched a new
a c t i o n - o r i e n t e d
website to promote
G r e a t L a k e s
Restoration. The site
is designed to be a
one-stop-shop for
advocates to learn
more about and
get involved in
the current policy
initiatives to restore the Great Lakes. Visitors can also read and
submit information about restoration projects around the Basin
at www.restorethelakes.org.
NOAA Sea Grant Unveils Restyled
National Web Site
To learn about the latest Sea Grant research, education
and outreach projects on a national basis, visit
www.seagrant.noaa.gov, the revamped National Sea
GrantWeb site.
Nonprofit Provides Free Internet
services To Charities
Grassroots.org is a nonprofit organization working to
change the world via the Internet at the local, national,
and international level.
Grassroots.org serves other nonprofit organizations by
providing free Internet services, including full-featured
web hosting and email services, as well as free legal
consulting on matters such as incorporation, application
for tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status, general employment, and
tax and risk management issues. Grassroots.org focuses
on serving non-religious organizations involved in
education, environmentalism, humanitarian relief,
fighting disease, homeless issues, crime control, political
freedom, government reform, consumer protection, youth
issues, addiction and other non-legislative causes.Visit the
above website for more information.
Wisconsin Waterfront Revitalization Conference -
From Vision to Reality, April 13
The conference will take place on Wednesday, April 13,
2005, from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm at Blue Harbor Resort
and Conference Center in Sheboygan,Wisconsin. Hosted by
the Great Lakes Commission, the conference is designed to
improve local waterfront community awareness and use
of existing state and federal programs available to assist
with waterfront community revitalization. The conference
will also focus on maximizing the use of existing brownfields
and open space/coastal resources protection
programs and promoting the development of teams and
partnerships. If you have any questions or comments on
this event, please contact Victoria Pebbles at
vpebbles@glc.org or Becky Lameka at blameka@glc.org.
Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting,
May 11 - 13, 2005,
The Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting will be
at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in Buffalo,NY. For more information,
please contact Mike Donahue at mdonahue@glc.org.
Learn more about protecting your local wetlands!
The Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council is pleased to
announce a series of Michigan statewide workshops
aimed at achieving greater wetland protection at the local
level. Workshops are scheduled for the following dates
and locations from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Contact Jill Kimble at
231.347.1181 ext. 100 for additional information or to
request a workshop registration brochure.
IJC Biennial meeting on Great Lakes Water Quality
June 9 - 11, Kingston, ONT
This 3-day meeting will focus on the current science
and issues regarding the health of the Great Lakes, with
specific discussions of a wide range of topics fundamental
to the review of the Great Lakes Water Quality
Agreement and its future. For more information visit
www.ijc.org/2005biennial/about_en.php.
Great Lakes United will hold its annual General Meeting in conjunction with the IJC meeting. For information call Bonnie Danni 716.886.0142
Grey Bruce Children’s Water Festival,
September 26 to 29
The annual Grey Bruce Children’s Water Festival is a fun
and educational event that gives grade four students
hands-on learning about the importance of water
resources in everyday life. For more information visit
www.waterfestival.ca.
2005 GLAHNF Grassroots Symposium,
Oct 14 and 15,
Be sure to mark your calendar for
the 2005 Grassroots symposium.
This year, the event will be held
October 14th and 15th in Lakeside Ohio. More information
and registration forms will be available soon at
www.glhabitat.org.We look forward to seeing you there!
Call for
Presenters!
Grassroots advocates willing
to share their aquatic habitat
protection stories are needed for
the 2005 Grassroots Symposium!
Please send a 100 word summary
of your project story to Marci at
marci@watershedcouncil.org.
Presentations highlighting
communications efforts
will receive priority.
Travel stipends are available
for presenters.