GLIN==> What's New & Notable, 01 December 2008

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Title: GLIN: What's New and Notable

What's New & Notable 1 December 2008 For daily Great Lakes news, bookmark www.glin.net/news

Green Marine www.green-marine.org Green Marine is an alliance of St. Lawrence and Great Lakes marine industry associations in Canada and the United States, voluntarily joining forces around common goals to do more for the environment. The associations involved agreed to adopt an environmental program designed to drive a process of continuous improvement along this major maritime corridor.	The State of the Nation's Ecosystems http://www.heinzcenter.org/ecosystems/ The State of the Nation?s Ecosystems 2008 Report is now available. Revised and updated periodically, the report is widely recognized as America?s most comprehensive report on the condition of our lands, waters, and living resources.
New report on Great Lakes and Mississippi River separation http://www.greatlakes.org/invasivespecies/gateways A new report by the Alliance for the Great Lakes entitled "Preliminary Feasibility of Ecological Separation of the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes" outlines six options for separating the watersheds and halting the transfer of species between them.	Informational tools help protect wetlands http://dnr.wi.gov/wetlands/locating.html New informational tools to protect Wisconsin?s remaining wetlands are now available thanks to the Department of Natural Resources, the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association and the Wisconsin Wetlands Association.
If you're interested in exchanging links with GLIN or furthering your partnership with the regional network, visit www.great-lakes.net/about/partner.html Christine Manninen GLIN Webmaster Great Lakes Commission Ann Arbor, Mich.