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

GLIN: What's New and Notable    
     
              May 2009 Issue  
           Site of the Month: Great Lakes Echo 
            greatlakesecho.org 
            GLIN's May Site of the Month is Great Lakes Echo, a project of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University. The site provides quality reporting on environmental issues in the Great Lakes region. Content is produced by Knight Center students or by journalists working for the center. Some content is also provided by students reporting out of MSU's professional capital news bureau in Lansing, Mich. 
           
               
           Draft of St. Clair River report released for public comment
            www.iugls.org/en/home_accueil.htm 

            The report examines physical processes and possible ongoing changes in the St. Clair River and their impacts on levels of Lake Michigan-Huron and evaluates potential remedial options. Funded equally by the U.S. and Canadian governments, the study is being conducted by the binational, independent International Upper Great Lakes Study Board at the request of the International Joint Commission under the authority of the Boundary Waters Treaty.


           
           Marine Protected Areas of the United States
            mpa.gov 

            In an effort to conserve critical natural and cultural marine resources, the U.S. Departments of Interior and Commerce are partnering with federal, state and territorial agencies to form a National System of Marine Protected Areas (MPA).

           
           The Ohio Ornithological Society
            www.ohiobirds.org 
            The Ohio Ornithological Society is a statewide organization specifically devoted to fostering a deeper appreciation of wild birds and preserving Ohio's bird habitats. 

           
           Wisconsin Marina Association
            www.wisconsinharbortowns.org/wma 
            The Wisconsin Marina Association (WMA) is a new forum to help enhance Wisconsin's great marinas, promote boating and increase tourism to harbor towns. 

           
                


             


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