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November 8, 2018
How to Be a Plastic-Free Great Lakes Champion
Today, the Alliance teamed up with partners at Access Living and Shedd Aquarium on a live webinar to talk about plastic pollution in the Great Lakes and how people around […]
Press Release
November 7, 2018
Alliance for the Great Lakes Reacts to Midterm Election Results
Chicago, IL (November 7, 2018) – Alliance for the Great Lakes President & CEO Joel Brammeier issued the following statement in reaction to yesterday’s midterm election results. “With seven of […]
ADOPT-A-BEACH TEAM OF THE WEEK
October 11, 2018
Michigan Students Make an Impact Beyond the Beach
Christine Webster makes it her mission to inspire the next generation of eco-conscious citizens. An Adopt-a-Beach team leader and science instructor of 28 years, Webster also sponsors Hudsonville High School’s […]
Press Release
September 15, 2018
Thousands of Adopt-a-Beach Volunteers Join Regional Cleanup Effort, Fight Plastic Pollution
September 15, 2018 (Chicago) — Great Lakes beaches are getting a deep clean today as thousands of volunteers head out for the Alliance for the Great Lakes’ annual September Adopt-a-Beach […]
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September 13, 2018
Global Talent Finds Local Solutions to Protect the Lakes
IBM Corporate Service Corps “USA1” members comprise four project teams embedded in nonprofits around Chicago this summer. Last month, a team of four women from around the world joined the […]
ADOPT-A-BEACH TEAM OF THE WEEK
September 12, 2018
Erie County community a model in keeping beaches clean
Six years. Sixteen sites. Seven miles of shoreline. 60 to 100-plus volunteers, every month. All the result of one man’s decision to voice concern about his local beaches. “I […]
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August 23, 2018
Aveda Earth Month 2018 Raises $200,000 for the Great Lakes
For the 11th year in a row, the Alliance for the Great Lakes was a beneficiary of regional Aveda Earth Month efforts. Aveda celebrates Earth Month in a big way. […]
Blog
August 20, 2018
Detroiters Explore Creative Options to Reduce Flooding, Improve Neighborhoods
It was a moment for celebration. After months of effort, residents and community organizations along Detroit’s Conner Creek Greenway were about to see their first tangible results. A professional engineering […]
Adopt-a-Beach Team of the Week
August 17, 2018
Pathways program removes 86 lbs. of litter from Foster Beach
Beachgoers flooded Chicago’s lakefront for fun and fireworks on a toasty Fourth of July. In the aftermath of the festivities, it became apparent the beach was in need of some […]
Press Release
August 8, 2018
Statement from Alliance for the Great Lakes on the Discovery of Two New Non-Native Species in the Great Lakes
Chicago, IL (August 8, 2018) – Earlier today, Cornell University Biological Field Station announced the discovery of two new non-native species of zooplankton – Diaphanosoma fluviatile and Mesocyclops pehpeiensis – […]