GLIN==> What's New & Notable, July 2009

GLIN: What's New and Notable    
     
              July 2009 Issue  
           Site of the Month:
            Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
            www.glifwc.org 
            GLIN's June Site of the Month is the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC), an agency of 11 Ojibwe nations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, with off-reservation treaty rights to hunt, fish and gather in treaty-ceded lands. GLIFWC is celebrating its 25th anniversary of providing natural resource management expertise, conservation enforcement, legal and policy analysis, and public information services. Its mission is to help ensure significant, off-reservation harvests while protecting the resources for generations to come. 
           
               
           2010 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 
            Summary of Proposed Programs and Projects
            www.epa.gov/glnpo/glri/2010GLRIProgramsProjects.pdf 

            This new document provides a greater level of detail regarding the programs and projects to be funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.


           
           The Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network (CAISN)
            www.caisn.ca 

            CAISN is conducting Canada's first comprehensive study to examine and identify aquatic invasions with the goal to prevent new invasive species from harming Canada's ecosystems.

           
           Canada and United States Committed to Amend Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
            w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.aspx?lang=eng&publication_id=387262&docnum=161 
            The Government of Canada and the United States recently announced their joint intention to amend the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, which affirms the rights and obligations of Canada and the U.S. under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909. 

           
           Dunes Learning Center
            www.duneslearningcenter.org 
            Located at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Dunes Learning Center partners with the National Park Service to provide educational experiences to foster environmental appreciation.

           
                


             


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            Contact: Christine Manninen
            Great Lakes Commission
            Ann Arbor, Mich.
           
     
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