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Updates on Great Lakes Restoration, Beach Cleanups, Expanded Coverage and our Fall Semi-Annual

Photos: Top, over the skies of Ottawa; bottom left, Canadian flags outside the building which houses the IJC's Ottawa office; bottom right, a view of a bi-national workshop on the International Watersheds Initiative. See our Flickr album for more. 

Welcome to Issue 11, Vol. 3, of the IJC Newsletter.

Commissioners and IJC boards met in Ottawa last week for our Fall Semi-Annual Meeting. We provided updates on social media, including infographics highlighting board presentations. See more information below. You can find current and future board reports on our Publications page

Infographics 


Great Lakes Science Advisory Board

Health Professionals Advisory Board

International Lake Superior Board of Control 

International St. Lawrence River Board of Control 


Great Lakes Stories: New Bureau of Detroit Public TV Expands Coverage 

The Great Lakes Bureau at Detroit Public Television hopes to focus more attention on the entire Great Lakes water system, from the tributaries to Lake Superior to the beluga whales playing in the outlet of the St. Lawrence River – where most Great Lakes water eventually goes.



People Love the Great Lakes Because …

The results are still coming in, but Jamie Cross, Adopt-a-Beach Program manager for the Alliance for the Great Lakes, says the cleanup is on track to be as successful as last year’s. That event saw some 7,343 volunteers pick up 25,251 pounds of trash from 277 shoreline locations in five Great Lakes states. 




Reflections on Renewing Greatness for Great Lakes Restoration and Protection

The work of Great Lakes protection and restoration is influenced by the confluence of people and businesses that call this region home and recognize the unparalleled gift of the glaciers to our pursuit of happiness. Collectively we agree on the importance of protecting the Lakes. Important progress has been achieved. And much is left to do.



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