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The Alliance for the Great Lakes is a nonpartisan nonprofit working across the region to protect our most precious resource: the fresh, clean, and natural waters of the Great Lakes.

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Adopt-a-Beach Team Leader Training

March 30 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CDT
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Adopt-a-Beach Team Leader Training

April 4 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm CDT
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Adopt-a-Beach Spring Kickoff 2023

April 21 – April 23
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Press Release

March 24, 2023

Statement: Alliance Welcomes New Canadian Investment in Great Lakes Restoration

Chicago, IL (March 24, 2023) – This afternoon Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new investment in Great Lakes restoration. The announcement was made as part of an official […]

Blog

March 21, 2023

DC Update: Great Lakes Advocates Head to Washington, President’s Budget Released

Note: This blog is part of a periodic series of updates from Don Jodrey, the Alliance’s Director of Federal Government Relations, with his view on Great Lakes policy from Washington, […]

Podcast

March 21, 2023

Great Lakes Ice Cover Season 2, Episode 26

James Kessler is a scientist from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. His educational background comprises an engineering degree in Earth Systems Science and a […]

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