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President's Message
March 6, 2025
Boaters have a special connection to the Great Lakes. You love the water. You spend your precious free time maintaining your watercraft so you can enjoy all the beauty the […]
Blog
March 5, 2025
A question looms for the Great Lakes: with our water protected from diversion to far-flung locales, are we equally ready for an influx of big new water users here at […]
President's Message
February 13, 2025
Invasive carp are headed toward the Great Lakes, advancing up the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers where they have already wreaked havoc. The Brandon Road project – a series of underwater […]
Blog
January 29, 2025
Significant progress continues to be made in protecting and restoring the Great Lakes, but much more needs to be done. The federal government plays a major role in this work […]
Blog
December 23, 2024
Congress – on a bipartisan vote – passed legislation late last week that continues strong momentum to stop invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan. Invasive carp pose serious economic and […]
Blog
December 16, 2024
You can find them across the Great Lakes region: at conferences, zoos, boat shows, farmer’s markets, swim races, film festivals, Earth Day events, and more. Volunteer Alliance Ambassadors are out […]
President's Message
December 16, 2024
I firmly believe in the power of the long view. Great Lakes problems often result from years of accumulated neglect and bad decisions. Righting the ship requires years of patience […]
Blog
December 9, 2024
Thanks to our amazing volunteers, Adopt-a-Beach celebrated three big firsts in 2024. Adopt-a-Beach on your phone This spring, our beach cleanup program launched a new system that allows volunteers to […]
Press Release
December 4, 2024
Chicago, IL (December 4, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announced they had awarded the first construction contract for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project […]
Press Release
October 24, 2024
Lansing, Michigan (October 24, 2024) – A critical milestone in the fight against algal blooms on Lake Erie was reached as the installation of water quality monitoring equipment in five […]