Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat News
The Newsletter of the Great Lakes
Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund
Volume 8, Number 5 • September-October 2000
Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat NewsThe Newsletter of the Great Lakes
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The following resources are available from the Coast Alliance. For copies, either send a check or money order to 600 Pennsylvania Avenue S.E., Suite 340, Washington, D.C. 20003, call (202) 546-9554, or send e-mail to: coast@coastalliance.org.
Mission Possible: State Progress Controlling Runoff Under the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program. Through five case studies this publication shows both the solutions that states are finding as well as the barriers they are confronting in their attempts to control runoff. Cost: $20.
Muddy Waters: The Toxic Wasteland Below America’s Oceans, Coasts, Rivers and Lakes. This report provides detailed information on the problems caused by contaminated sediments and the solutions to them. Cost: $25.
Pointless Pollution: Preventing Polluted Runoff and Protecting America’s Coasts. Provides a national perspective on America’s number one cause of water quality problems, along with examples of on-the-ground solutions. State-by-state summaries give insight into coastal economies as well as the status of efforts to address runoff. Cost: $20.
For an on-line directory of wetland and river experts in Michigan, check out the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council’s River and Wetlands Experts Directory at www.glhabitat.org/expert/expertintro.html.
Minnesota’s Eco-Source Directory provides a comprehensive guide to Northern Minnesota’s environmental nonprofits, businesses, educational/informational centers and government agencies. Eco-Source is coordinated by the Environmental Association for Great Lakes Education (EAGLE) and can be accessed at: www.ecosource.tsx.org.
The U.S. EPA’s website provides a list of useful links to water-related laws, clean-up programs, tools, fact sheets, and contacts. www.epa.gov/ow/text.html.