INFRASTRUCTURE – the pipes, pumps, wires, and technology – is the unseen backbone supporting our modern lives, but investment has lagged nationwide and much of it is aging. The communities of the Great Lakes Basin face criticalRead More…
The Great Lakes: Tackling Challenges Today and Beyond annual conference will take place on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at the Kellogg Center on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, MI. The conference will addressRead More…
The five Great Lakes are currently near or at record levels due to an abundance of precipitation over quite some time but highlighted by extreme rainfall and snow melt over the last few months. Impacts fromRead More…
Living in Cincinnati, I didn’t really feel connected to the Great Lakes. Distance makes that a challenge being on the other side of the state. Besides, we have the Ohio River. Granted, not the same butRead More…
By: Rebecca Power My home watershed is Lake Wingra, Yahara Watershed, Dane County, Wisconsin. Sometime right around 2009, the spiny water flea was found in Lake Mendota, a part of the chain of rivers andRead More…
Each year Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition brings together a diverse group of more than 400 people from throughout the Great Lakes region to attend the Great Lakes Restoration Conference. The conference provides a 3-day forumRead More…
The University of Wisconsin-Madison invites you to join us February 23, 2015 for a unique, free online learning experience: our Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)Changing Weather and Climate in the Great Lakes Region. The 4-week MOOCRead More…