GLIN==> Great Lakes Commission News Briefs: July 23, 2009

 <http://www.glc.org/email/09/newsbriefs07-09.html> Great Lakes Commission
News Briefs



A monthly summary of issues, activities and events 
at the Great Lakes Commission 

July 23, 2009 



Muskegon Lake restoration project receives $10 million stimulus boost 
Federal stimulus dollars totaling $10 million were recently awarded by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to the Great Lakes
Commission (GLC) for a major wetland and wildlife habitat restoration
project on Muskegon Lake, Mich., along the east shoreline of Lake Michigan.
<http://glc.org/email/09/newsbriefs07-09.html#story1> Read more... 

Ground broken for new large lock at the Soo after decades-long campaign 
Groundbreaking on June 30 for the Soo Lock expansion project at Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich., was celebrated by the Great Lakes Commission as a welcome
milestone for a project long supported by the Commission.
<http://glc.org/email/09/newsbriefs07-09.html#story2> Read more... 

GLC wins EPA stimulus grant to replace diesel generators on two Great Lakes
ships 
Four 30-year old generators on two Great Lakes bulk carriers will be
repowered next winter with cleaner, more fuel-efficient diesel engines with
help from a $1.2 million federal stimulus grant recently awarded to the
Great Lakes Commission.
<http://glc.org/email/09/newsbriefs07-09.html#story3> Read more... 

Launching GLIN Labs 
A GLIN User Needs Survey is now available at labs.glin.net/glin-survey/.
Please tell us how GLIN could better serve your needs! Two winners will each
receive a free 4 gb iPod Shuffle from our Sept. 15 drawing. Entering is
free. Please, only one survey per person.
<http://glc.org/email/09/newsbriefs07-09.html#story4> Read more... 

Great Lakes Basin Program sediment control grants announced 
Eleven grants totaling almost $300,000 were recently announced by the Great
Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control.
<http://glc.org/email/09/newsbriefs07-09.html#story5> Read more... 

Great Lakes Commission welcomes new fellow, interns 
Some new faces at the Great Lakes Commission include a new Québec-sponsored
intern, new Sea Grant fellow, and three summer interns.
<http://glc.org/email/09/newsbriefs07-09.html#story6> Read more... 


Upcoming Events

*	Indiana <http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/glri/publicmeetings.html>  Public
Meeting on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
July 23, 2009
Merrillville, IN
*	Ohio <http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/glri/publicmeetings.html>  Public
Meeting on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
July 27, 2009
Cuyahoga Heights, OH
*	Pennsylvania <http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/glri/publicmeetings.html>
Public Meeting on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
July 28, 2009
Erie, PA
*	New <http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/glri/publicmeetings.html>  York Public
Meeting on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
July 29, 2009
Rochester, NY
*	Michigan <http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/glri/publicmeetings.html>  Public
Meeting on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Aug. 3, 2009
East Lansing, MI
*	Building <http://www.glc.org/spac/workshop-aug09.html>  Capacity and
Strategic Partnerships to Restore Michigan’s Great Lakes Areas of Concern
Under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 
Aug. 4, 2009
East Lansing, MI
*	Minnesota <http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/glri/publicmeetings.html>
Public Meeting on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Aug. 4, 2009
Duluth, MN
*	GLIN <http://labs.glin.net/>  Labs webinar
Sept. 1, 2009
Online, refer to labs.glin.net <http://labs.glin.net/>  for details
*	Annual Meeting of the Great Lakes Commission
<http://glc.org/meeting/index.html> 
Sept. 29-30, 2009
Erie, PA
*	2009 Annual Meeting for the U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern
Program
Oct. 1-2, 2009
Milwaukee, WI 

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