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Plans for Great
Lakes Day, GLC Semiannual Meeting in D.C. taking shape
Final
planning is underway for two upcoming events in Washington, D.C., the Great
Lakes Commission’s Semiannual Meeting and the annual Great Lakes Day rally
on Capitol Hill. More
Great Lakes Urban Habitat Restoration Symposium convenes in
Chicago this week
A
symposium being held this week in Chicago will explore new strategies and
partnerships in the unique challenge of habitat restoration in urban
lakeshore and river bank areas. The Jan. 22-23 event is being hosted by the
Chicago Park District, in cooperation with several agencies involved in
Great Lakes restoration, including the Great Lakes Commission. More
Harbor Coalition to meet in Mt. Pleasant
The
fourth general meeting of the Michigan Small Harbors Coalition (MSHC) will
be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Jan. 27, 2009, at the Winding Brook
Conference Center near Mt. Pleasant, Mich. The Coalition was established in
2007 to address issues surrounding inadequate dredging of Great Lakes recreational
harbors, and resulting impacts to the regional economy and human safety. More
NOAA dedicates new Great Lakes research facility
Dedication
ceremonies were held Jan. 7 for a new facility housing the NOAA Great Lakes
Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) outside Ann Arbor. 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
Basin Program now accepting 2009 project proposals for soil
erosion control
The
Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control is now
accepting applications for the 2009 funding cycle, with a deadline of March
1, 2009. More
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