GLIN==> GLC News Briefs: July 14, 2010

 <http://www.glc.org> Great Lakes Commission News Briefs



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

July 14, 2010 



 

GLC's Eder testifies at Senate subcommittee on federal response to Asian
carp 
Great Lakes Commission Executive Director Tim Eder testified today before
the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water
and Power, on efforts to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. Eder's
complete testimony can be accessed at
<http://www.glc.org/announce/10/pdf/EderTestimonyFinal.pdf>
www.glc.org/announce/10/pdf/EderTestimonyFinal.pdf.
<http://glc.org/email/10/newsbriefs07-10.html#story1> Read more... 


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Great Lakes Commission Executive Director Tim Eder testifies before the
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and
Power, on efforts to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. 

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GLAD workshop focuses on mercury impact to the Great Lakes 
Over 40 researchers gathered July 13-15 at the University of Michigan in Ann
Arbor for a three-day workshop to assess conditions and trends of
atmospheric mercury contamination to the Great Lakes and their tributary
watersheds.  <http://glc.org/email/10/newsbriefs07-10.html#story2> Read
more... 


 

Online survey to provide user input for GLIN 2.0 
The Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) team at the Great Lakes
Commission, together with the GLIN Labs advisory team, has begun a needs
assessment as part of the planning process for a redesigned, enhanced GLIN
2.0. As part of the assessment, a short online survey has been added to the
GLIN website at  <http://glin.net/about/survey2010.html>
glin.net/about/survey2010.html and all GLIN users are encouraged to
participate.  <http://glc.org/email/10/newsbriefs07-10.html#story3> Read
more... 


 

Great Lakes restoration funding will support large scale soil erosion
control projects in key watersheds 
President Obama's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) is targeting $5
million to watersheds that are heavily impacted by soil erosion and
sedimentation. The grant funding will be made available to local watershed
organizations by the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) under its Great Lakes
Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control.
<http://glc.org/email/10/newsbriefs07-10.html#story4> Read more... 


 

New faces at the Great Lakes Commission 
The Great Lakes Commission recently welcomed some new personnel.
<http://glc.org/email/10/newsbriefs07-10.html#story5> Read more... 


 

Upcoming Events

*	Great <http://www.glc.org/energy/wind/conf2010.html>  Lakes Wind
Collaborative 3rd Annual Meeting
Sep. 19-21, 2010
Cleveland, OH
*	U.S. <http://www.glc.org/rap/aocconference.html>  Areas of Concern
Program Annual Meeting
Sep. 22-23, 2010
Buffalo, NY
*	Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting <http://www.glc.org/meeting/> 
Oct. 7-8, 2010
Toronto, ON


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Great Lakes Commission
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www.glc.org
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