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Great Lakes Forever
c/o Biodiversity Project
4507 N Ravenswood #106
Chicago, IL 60640
773-496-4020 phone
773-906-1303 fax
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 There is an incredible wealth of Great Lakes information on-line. Click on the titles below to find a list of informative links.
Meet the Lakes
Issues & News
The Lakes In Your Life
Are the Lakes in Trouble?
What You Can Do
Great Lakes Forever Partners & Advisors
Meet the Lakes
Great Lakes Atlas 
Section headings include: Natural Processes in the Great Lakes, People and the Great Lakes, The Great Lakes Today - Concerns, Joint Management of the Great Lakes & New Directions for the Great Lakes Community. The site also offers a plethora of incredible maps outlining the Great Lakes drainage basin and illustrating everything from land use and waterborne commerce to population distribution and concentrations of phosphorous and PCBs.
Visualizing the Great Lakes
Words can only relay so much. check out the flora, fauna, and natural landscapes of the Great Lakes.
Citizens Action Agenda to Restore the Great Lakes
An incredible summary of the environmental threats that plague the Great Lakes and specific policy recommendations to address them.
Issues & News
Great Lakes Information Network
The Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) is a partnership that provides one place online for people to find information relating to the binational Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region of North America. GLIN offers a wealth of data and information about the region's environment, economy, tourism, education and more. Thanks to its strong network of state, provincial, federal and regional partner agencies and organizations, GLIN has become a necessary component of informed decision-making, and a trusted and reliable source of information for those who live, work or have an interest in the Great Lakes region.
Great Lakes Directory
The Great Lakes Directory is a project of the Environmental Association for Great Lakes Education (EAGLE) and the Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund. The mission of the Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund is to empower citizens to take action at the community level to protect and restore wetlands, shorelines, rivers, lakes, and other aquatic habitats throughout the Great Lakes Basin. Recognizing that citizens and grassroots citizen groups play an indispensable role in environmental protection in the United States and Canada, GLAHNF provides consultation and financial resources, shares information, and fosters communication between citizens and organizations working to protect aquatic habitats.
Great Lakes Radio Consortium
The Great Lakes Radio Consortium is a news service committed to revealing the relationship between the natural world and the everyday lives of people in the Great Lakes region. This is accomplished by thoughtful and provocative explorations of the environment in a way that reaches the widest possible audience.
The Lakes in Your Life
Great Lakes Beach Cast
Find out about the conditions at your favorite Great Lakes beach. Learn more about beach closings and what causes them.
Fish of the Great Lakes
Provided by Wisconsin Sea Grant, this website contains profiles on the major Great Lakes fish, fishing tips and information on how to prepare and eat Great Lakes fish safely.
Fish Consumption in the Great Lakes
Provided by the US Environmental Protection Agency, this website details the sources and human health effects of critical contaminants in Great Lakes fish.
Virtual Birdwatching
Do you know your Great Lakes birds? Brought to you by Canada's Aquatic Environments, this fun website allows you to take a virtual birdwatching expedition.
Groundwater Foundation
51% of Americans get their drinking water from groundwater. Americans living in rural places get 99% of their water from groundwater sources. Learn more about how groundwater works and how overuse can lead to not only Great Lakes habitat destruction, but also drinking water contamination.
Are the Lakes In Trouble?
Water Quality in the Great Lakes Region
Provided by the Great Lakes Information Network, this webpage contains a host of information on current water quality issues and links to other valuable water quality resources.
Human Health and the Great Lakes
Provided by the US Environmental Protection Agency, this website details the chemical and biological contaminants that contaminate fish and wildlife, cause beach closings and fish kills, and pose serious threats to our families' health.
Invasive Species (from Minnesota Sea Grant)
This webpage contains detailed profiles on the sea lamprey, zebra mussel, eurasian watermilfoil and other invasives of the Lake Superior region.
National Sea Grant Nonindigenous Species Website
You'll find something for everyone here. This website includes peer-reviewed literature on aquatic invasives, as well as an interactive "Nab the Aquatic Invader" section for kids who care about the Great Lakes.
What You Can Do
A Primer On Fresh Water: Water Dos & Don'ts
Provided by Environment Canada, this webpage provides detailed advice on how to conserve water in your bathroom, kitchen, laundry room, garden and yard.
Yard Care & the Environment
Fact sheets from the University of Wisconsin Extension program on how to keep harmful lawn pesticides and fertilizers out of our rivers and lakes, including "Rethinking Yard Care", "Lawn Watering", "Managing Leaves & Yard Trimmings", "Lawn & Garden Pesticides", "Shoreline Plants & Landscaping", "Lawn Weed Control" and "Lawn & Garden Fertilizer".
Saving Water Indoors
Although this webpage is provided by the St. John's River district in Florida, it's an incredibly concise and informative resource on how to conserve water in your home.
Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!
A must read for all recreational users! Specifics on how to treat your clothing, gear and equipment when you travel from one lake, stream or wetland to another. Be sure to read suggestions about how to share your knowledge with your neighbors and friends.
Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes
Wild Ones is a non-profit organization promoting environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities. Be sure to look for a Wild One chapter in your community.
Great Lakes Green Book
A stripped down version of the "Citizens Action Agenda to Restore the Great Lakes" that provides specific policy recommendations to address threats to the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Great Lakes Natural Resource Center
Provided by the National Wildlife Federation's Great Lakes Field Office, this website details federal policies that effect the Great Lakes ecosystem. |
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