GLIN==> GLC News Briefs: Aug. 16, 2011

 <http://glc.org/email/11/newsbriefs8-11.html> Great Lakes Commission News
Briefs



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

August 16, 2011 



 

GLC Annual Meeting will be part of Great Lakes Week confab in Detroit 
Registration is now open for the Great Lakes Commission's 2011 Annual
Meeting which will be held this year in conjunction with Great Lakes Week in
Detroit, a first-time event that will also include meetings of the U.S. EPA,
International Joint Commission, and the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes
Coalition, among others.
<http://glc.org/email/11/newsbriefs8-11.html#story1> Read more... 


 

Smartphone app provides real-time data on Great Lakes beaches 
Great Lakes beachgoers with smartphones can now instantly access current
information on their favorite beaches, such as water quality advisories and
weather and water conditions, using a new smartphone application developed
by the Great Lakes Commission and the engineering and water resources firm
LimnoTech.  <http://glc.org/email/11/newsbriefs8-11.html#story2> Read
more... 


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Sample screen views from the new myBeachCast smartphone app. 

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Saginaw Bay watershed initiates sediment reduction efforts 
Pinnebog River watershed stakeholders kicked off a large-scale sediment
reduction project on Aug. 11 in Elkton, Mich. The Pinnebog project received
$745,000 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funds from the Great
Lakes Commission and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Natural Resources
Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS).
<http://glc.org/email/11/newsbriefs8-11.html#story3> Read more... 


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The Pinnebog River large-scale sediment reduction project kickoff event in
Elkton, Mich. 

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New online tool identifies best practices for development of wind energy in
Great Lakes states 
A new online guide to advancing wind energy while protecting the environment
and addressing community concerns has been developed by the Great Lakes Wind
Collaborative (GLWC), a public/private coalition of interests advancing
sustainable wind energy development within the Great Lakes region. Best
Practices for Sustainable Wind Energy Development in the Great Lakes Region
highlights policies and practices to promote environmental protectiveness,
sensitivity to community concerns and maximization of the economic potential
of wind energy.  <http://glc.org/email/11/newsbriefs8-11.html#story4> Read
more... 


 

  <http://www.glc.org/email/11/images/Cassie-100pxw.jpg> Great Lakes
Commission welcomes Cassie Bradley as 2011-12 Sea Grant Fellow 
Cassie Bradley has been named the Great Lakes Commission's Sea Grant Fellow
for 2011-12. The one-year Sea Grant fellowship is an ongoing cooperative
program between the Commission and the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network.
<http://glc.org/email/11/newsbriefs8-11.html#story5> Read more... 


 

Upcoming Events

*	Great Lakes Wind Collaborative 4th Annual Meeting
<http://www.glc.org/energy/wind/conf2011> 
Sept. 19-22, 2011
Ypsilanti, Michigan
*	Joint meetings of the Great Lakes Commission, International Joint
Commission and Healing Our Waters
<http://www.greatlakesrestoration.us/glweek.html> R - Great Lakes Coalition
Oct. 11-14, 2011
Detroit, Michigan
*	2011 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting
<http://www.glc.org/meeting/> 
Oct. 11-12, 2011
Detroit, Michigan
*	2011 U.S. Areas of Concern Program Annual Meeting
<http://www.glc.org/rap/aocconference11.html> 
Oct. 13-14, 2011
Detroit, Michigan


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Great Lakes Commission
2805 S. Industrial Hwy, Suite 100   Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6791   734-971-9135
www.glc.org
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