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Air Quality
STATE AND PROVINCIAL RESOURCES
ILLINOIS
Bureau of Air Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
INDIANA
Office of Air Quality Indiana Department of Environmental Management
MICHIGAN
Air Quality Division Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Air Toxics Unit Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Michigan Geological and Land Management Division Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
NEW YORK
Division of Air Resources New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
OHIO
Division of Air Pollution Control Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
ONTARIO
Ontario Air Quality Ontario Ministry of the Environment
PENNSYLVANIA
Bureau of Air Quality Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Ozone Transport Assessment Group Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
QUEBEC
Air in Québec Québec Ministère de l'Environnement
WISCONSIN
Bureau of Air Management Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
FEDERAL RESOURCES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Air and Radiation Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 5
Ozone (O3) Implementation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) This web site contains a variety of information related to several aspects of the ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) attainment effort.

Land Use
GREAT LAKES BASIN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (US, by state)
ILLINOIS
Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District (IL)
North Cook County Soil and Water Conservation District (IL)
Will-South Cook Soil and Water Conservation District (IL)
INDIANA
Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District (IN)
DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District (IN)
Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District (IN)
LaPorte County Soil and Water Conservation District (IN)
MICHIGAN
Allegan Conservation District (MI)
Calhoun Conservation District (MI)
Charlevoix Conservation District (MI)
Chocolay River Watershed Project, Marquette (MI)
Cooperative Resource Management Initiative (CRMI), Michigan
Davis Creek Watershed (Kalamazoo Conservation District, MI)
Dickinson Conservation District (MI)
Grand Traverse Conservation District (MI)
Houghton-Keweenaw Soil and Water Conservation District (MI)
Ingham Conservation District (MI)
Jackson County Conservation District (MI)
Kalkaska Conservation District (MI)
Lapeer Conservation District (MI)
Lenawee Conservation District (MI)
Livingston Conservation District (MI)
Macomb Conservation District (MI)
Mason-Lake Conservation District (MI)
Michigan Association of Conservation District Employees
Michigan Association of Conservation Districts (MACD)
Midland Conservation District (MI)
Missaukee Conservation District (MI)
Monroe Conservation District (MI)
Shiawassee County Conservation District (MI)
St. Clair Conservation District (MI)
St. Joseph County Conservation District (MI)
Thornapple Grand Conservation District (MI)
Washtenaw County Conservation District (MI)
Wayne Conservation District (MI)
MINNESOTA
Carlton County Soil and Water Conservation District (MN)
Cass County Soil and Water Conservation District (MN)
Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Pine County Soil and Water Conservation District (MN)
South St. Louis Soil & Water Conservation District (MN)
NEW YORK
Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District (NY)
Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District (NY)
Monroe County Soil and Water Conervation District (NY)
Onondaga County Soil and Water Conservation District (NY)
Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District (NY)
Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District (NY)
OHIO
Allen Soil and Water Conservation District (OH)
Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District (OH)
Ashtabula Soil and Water Conservation District (OH)
Auglaize Soil and Water Conservation District (OH)
Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District (OH)
Defiance Soil and Water Conservation District (OH)
Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District (OH)
Huron Soil and Water Conservation District (OH)
Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District (OH)
Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District (OH)
Medina County Soil and Water Conservation District (OH)
Ohio Association of Soil and Water Conservation District Employees
Portage Soil and Water Conservation District (OH)
Putnam Soil and Water Conservation District (OH)
Summit Soil and Water Conservation District (OH)
Van Wert Soil and Water Conservation District (OH)
PENNSYLVANIA
Crawford Conservation District (PA)
Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts
WISCONSIN
Washington County Land Conservation Department (WI)
Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department (WI)
Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association
NATIONAL LAND USE ORGANIZATIONS
Agricultural Research Service USDA The principal in-house research agency of the USDA, the ARS includes 22 national programs, including research projects in agriculture, nutrition, technology, the environment and other topics that affect the American people on a daily basis.
Center for Watershed Protection Contains model ordinances, BMP effectiveness information, and other information on urban pollution and controls, with a concentration on watershed-based approaches.
Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC)
National 4-H Council Provides grants, establishes programs/initiatives, designs and publishes curriculum and reference materials, and creates linkages fostering innovation and shared learning to advance the 4-H youth development movement. Council partners with 4-H at all levels: national, state and local.
Urban and Community Conservation Network National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) This Network can help facilitate valuable exchanges on urban and community conservation issues and activities, including but not limited to: erosion and sedimentation control, stormwater management, urban forestry, and riparian and other restorations.

Coastal Zones
NOAA Coastal Programs National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA promotes sustainable economic development, jobs and prosperity along the Nation's coasts.
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
USACE: Buffalo District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
USACE: Detroit District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) The District operates and maintains the world famous Soo Locks, plus 102 harbors on lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, St. Clair and the state of Michigan portion of Lake Erie.

Weather
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
Canadian Meteorological Centre
Midwestern Climate Center
National Center for Atmospheric Research
National Climatic Data Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Weather Service
UNIVERSITY RESOURCES
Agricultural Weather Office Michigan State University
Atmospheric Science Program Ohio State University
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences University of Michigan
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Purdue University
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Purdue University
Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin

Related Resources
GLIN: Air Quality in the Great Lakes Region
GLIN: Air Toxics in the Great Lakes Region
GLIN: Coastal Zones of the Great Lakes Region
GLIN: Land Use in the Great Lakes Region
GLIN: Weather and Climate in the Great Lakes Region

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