GLIN==> Upcoming aquatic nuisance species meetings: May 8-11 in Erie, PA

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Submitted by Kathe Glassner-Shwayder shwayder@glc.org

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May 4, 2007



Contacts: Kathe Glassner-Shwayder, shwayder@glc.org; or Erika Jensen, 
ejensen@glc.org .



Upcoming Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force meeting features state 
management planning in the Great Lakes



Next week, May 8-11, the federal Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force and the 
Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species will be holding their spring 
meetings at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center in Erie, Pennsylvania.  This 
joint meeting will feature an all-day session on Aquatic Nuisance Species 
State Management Plans: Great Lakes Regional Perspectives, to be moderated 
by the Great Lakes Commission.  The session will be based on outcomes of the 
2-year project A Collaborative Approach to Advance Implementation of State 
Management Plans for Prevention and Control of Aquatic Nuisance Species in 
the Great Lakes Region, funded by the National Sea Grant Program.



This project has given the Great Lakes Commission the opportunity to work in 
collaboration with the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network and state Natural 
Resource agencies to conduct state-specific workshops to advance state 
management plan development and implementation in the Great Lakes region. 
The objectives of the workshops, depending on status of state management 
planning in the state, have helped to identify strengths, successes, gaps 
and unmet needs. Workshops have been completed in Indiana, Michigan, 
Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.



Outcomes from all state-specific workshops and the progress of state 
management planning in the Great Lakes region will be presented May 9, as 
part of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force meeting at the same 
location. This session will provide a forum for Great Lakes states to share 
ideas and lessons learned from each of the workshops.  In addition, it will 
provide an opportunity to develop recommendations for improving and 
advancing state management plans at a regional and federal level.



For more information, contact Kathe Glassner-Shwayder (shwayder@glc.org) or 
Erika Jensen (ejensen@glc.org) at the Great Lakes Commission, or visit the 
project website at: www.glc.org/ans/initiatives.html#advance, the Great 
Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species meeting website at: 
www.glc.org/ans/panel.html#glpmeet, or the ANS Task Force meeting website 
at: http://www.anstaskforce.gov/meeting_5_2007.php.



If interested in attending, please refer to the Great Lakes Panel's website 
(www.glc.org/ans/panel.html#glpmeet) for registration information.


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