Home
like us on Facebookfollow us on Twitter
News Calendar Great Links Site of the Month E-mail Lists Information Center About GLIN Search
The Great Lakes Environment Economy Education Maps and GIS Tourism
Tourism Maps and GIS Education Economy Environment Great Lakes
About the photos (©Mahan, except for satellite photo)

Environment Topics

Air and Land
Air Quality
Coastal Management
Ecosystem Management
Habitat
Islands
Land Use
Sustainable Development
Wetlands

Water
BeachCast
Conservation
Levels and Hydrology
Quality
Quantity and Use
Rivers and Lakes
Watersheds

Flora and Fauna
Biodiversity
Endangered Species
Forests
Invasive Species
Invasive Mapping
People
Plants
Wildlife

Pollution
Air Toxics
Areas of Concern
Human Health
Pollution Prevention
Soil Erosion
Toxic Contamination

References
Agencies & Organizations
Environmental Justice
Laws and Policy
Sanctuaries and Reserves
Research
Weather and Climate

Legislative Tracking
Great Lakes Priorities
Legislative News

Lake Conditions

Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior
Also: Lake St. Clair
  Coastal News
in the Great Lakes Region

Coastal Management in the Great Lakes Region
GLIN Daily News | State Coastal Newsletters | Related Resources

Coastal Issues: Erosion and Coastal Hazards | Maritime and Cultural Heritage
Coastal Dependent Uses | Public Access | Coastal Community Development | Habitat/Wetlands
State Coastal Programs: Illinois | Indiana | Michigan | Minnesota | New York | Ohio
Pennsylvania | Wisconsin
 

 
GLIN Daily News
Illustrating the aesthetic impacts of offshore wind turbines in Lake Erie
(3/25)
In Ohio, residents are hotly debating whether wind energy facilities should be located off the Lake Erie shore. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Office of Coastal Management created visualizations of a theoretical wind farm using Lake Erie photos taken from various vantage points along the Cleveland lakefront.

Coast Guard closures could overload Halifax centre
CBC News (3/11)
A retired Coast Guard captain says the closure of two search and rescue centres is putting Canadians in danger and won’t save the federal government much money.

Ohio awarded $1 million for wetland preservation at Lake Erie public access site
Fayette Advocate (2/25)
Public access to Ohio’s 312-mile Lake Erie coast will be expanded due to a $1 million grant that will help Lake Metroparks acquire 209 additional acres as part of the Lake Erie Bluffs preservation site.

COMMENTARY: Keeping our parks and recreation
The Michigan Daily (2/19)
The United States’ National Park program has a long history of providing citizens with an opportunity to explore and experience nature. The federal government, with the help of the private sector, needs to recommit itself to maintaining our national parks.

Sleeping Bear Dunes Heritage Trail: Feds' $100,000 grant will extend Michigan lakeshore by 5 miles
HuffPost Detroit (2/19)
On the shores of Lake Michigan, Sleeping Bear Dunes is already heralded as America's most beautiful scenic overlook. A $100,000 grant from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation will help extend that beauty.

IJC has yet to make decision, says official
Simcoe Media Group (2/12)
An International Joint Commission (IJC) spokesman says the group has made no decision on remedial measures to reverse falling water levels on the Great Lakes.

Search GLIN for more news items about    

Back to Top


 
State Coastal Newsletters
Indiana Shorelines Newsletter
Michigan Coastal News
Minnesota Coastal Horizons
Ohio Coastal Newsletters
Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle

Back to Top


 
Related Resources
GLIN: Agencies and Organizations, Coastal Zones
GLIN: Dredging in the Great Lakes Region
GLIN: Land Use in the Great Lakes Region
Great Lakes BeachCast (leave GLIN)

Back to Top


 

 
News | Calendar | Great Links | SOTM | E-Lists | Info Center | About GLIN
The Great Lakes | Environment | Economy | Education | Maps and GIS | Tourism

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Visit us at labs.glin.net
Great Lakes Information Network
Updated: April 5, 2013
Maintained by: Christine Manninen, manninen@glc.org
Selected Photos: Copyright ©John and Ann Mahan
Contact Us | Search | Site Index
© 1993-2012