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![Great Lakes Commission News Briefs]()
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A
monthly summary of issues, activities and events
at the Great Lakes Commission
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Dec. 23, 2008
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Holiday
Greetings from the Great Lakes Commission!
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Register now for
Great Lakes Days in Washington: Feb. 23-25!
The
2009 Semiannual Meeting of the Great Lakes Commission and Great Lakes Days
in Washington will be held Feb. 23-25. Promoting our Great Lakes federal
policy agenda will be more important than ever next year with the new Obama
administration in the White House and many new members of Congress. More
Commission looks ahead with enthusiasm toward Obama’s Great
Lakes agenda
Citing
President-elect Barack Obama’s campaign commitments to Great Lakes
protection, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) is expressing strong
enthusiasm for the opportunity at hand to make serious progress toward
Great Lakes restoration goals. More
Three Great Lakes Senate seats yet to be finalized
Great
Lakes representation in the U.S. Senate is still taking shape following the
Nov. 4 general election. At last report, one Senate race was still
undecided, and two Senate seats put into play by the presidential election
outcome were still vacant. More
Soil erosion projects in Pennsylvania, New York featured in “Keeping
it On the Land” now available
Updates
on two major projects in 2008 and a report on the Great Lakes Commission’s
strategic approach to non-point source pollution prevention are included in
the electronic newsletter “Keeping it On the Land” (www.glc.org/basin/pubs/keeping/dec08)
recently released online. More
Applications being accepted for 2009 Sea Grant Fellowship
Applications
are being accepted until Jan. 30, 2009, for the Great Lakes Commission –
Sea Grant Fellowship. This 10th annual fellowship provides an opportunity for
a graduate student to work for a year at the Commission office in Ann Arbor
in such areas as Great Lakes science, policy and information/education. More
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Great Lakes
Commission
Eisenhower Corporate Park
2805 S. Industrial Hwy, Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6791
734-971-9135
www.glc.org
A News Briefs archive can be found at www.glc.org/email/archive
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