Download Title: Great Lakes Regional Research and Information Network (Plan)

Great Lakes Regional Research Information Network
Lake Michigan Coordination Team
Final Report
November 16, 2007
Coordinators:
Anders Andren – Wisconsin Sea Grant
Steve Brandt – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Paul Horvatin – Environmental Protection Agency
Brian Miller – Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
NOAA, through the National Sea Grant College Program, has requested development plans for U.S.
coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes areas. The Great Lakes Regional Research Information Network
(GLRRIN) will develop a comprehensive research and information plan that will help focus research,
technology transfer, and outreach efforts on the highest priority issues within the Great Lakes region. The
Great Lakes Regional Research Information Network consists of five teams, each focusing on one of the
Great Lakes.
Each team is expected to 1) establish a lake coordination group to oversee the planning and
implementation of the research and information strategy; 2) conduct a bottom-up needs assessment with
broad user and stakeholder input; 3) identify research and information gaps; 4) develop a research and
information plan for the region that prioritizes actions according to management-critical needs; 5) develop
coordination mechanisms to ensure the transfer of technology and information to the appropriate end
users; and 6) provide an ongoing platform for coordination, collaboration, and resource sharing among
participants.
Task 1) Establish a regional coordination group to oversee the planning and implementation of the
research and information strategy:
Because of the binational component of the Great Lakes, each lake team was comprised of two
U.S. coordinators (one from academia and one from an agency) and two Canadian coordinators
(one from academia and one from an agency). Individual lake teams were formed in July 2006.
Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake that lies entirely within the boundaries of the United States.
Therefore, the Lake Michigan coordination team comprised all U.S. members and was appointed
July 2006 to include:
Anders Andren - Wisconsin Sea Grant (academic)
Steve Brandt - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (agency)
Paul Horvatin – Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (agency)
Brian Miller - Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (academic)
Additional Members:
Jennifer Fackler - Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Phil Mankin - Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Task 2) Conduct a bottom-up needs assessment with broad user and stakeholder input:
To conduct a bottom-up needs assessment, we conducted searches of web sites and databases and
compiled a comprehensive list of organizations with a strong interest in Lake Michigan. The final
list consisted of 294 organizations (see Appendix 1). All priorities, objectives, or goals (hereafter
referred to as priorities) reported by these organizations were compiled into a database.
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Each organization was reviewed to determine if priorities or goals for Lake Michigan existed. Of
the 294 organizations reviewed, priorities/goals were found for 45. All 294 organizations were
asked via email to 1) verify their priorities/goals; 2) respond by email to make changes to their
priorities; and 3) send priorities/goals if they were not listed. Of the 22 responses: three sent
revisions to their priorities, seven organizations sent priorities, three organizations asked to be
added to the list but did not have priorities, and nine submitted general comments.
Adding the new seven set of priorities to the existing 45 resulted in a total of 52 organizations
providing 379 priorities or needs (see Appendix 4). Priorities reported per organization ranged 1–
40. The priorities provided by the organizations represented general topic areas and, in some
cases, specific objectives. Many of the priorities listed by organizations were not research
oriented, but more outreach based or policy/management. If an organization listed partner
institutions, these partners were also added to the list.
Task 3) Identify research and information gaps:
The 379 priorities were examined and aggregated into 74 categories (see Appendix 2). These
categories were sorted based on the number of organizations focusing on a specific priority
category. The most frequently listed priorities fell into five categories including pollutants
(including contaminants and toxins), aquatic invasive species (AIS), education, ecosystems, and
water issues. For example, there were 18 organizations reporting 45 different priorities having
pollutants as the major component (see Appendix 2).
The top five categories contained 154 priorities. These priorities were closely examined and
broken down into subcategories of specific topic areas under which agencies and academic
institutions conduct research, education, and extension programs (see Appendix 3). These topic
areas were prioritized by the number of organizational priorities occurring under each topic. We
made the assumption that the 52 organizations working on Lake Michigan issues had selected
their priorities on needs assessment processes and/or inputs from their membership. Therefore,
the top 14 topic (subcategory) areas in the five categories below indicate where future research is
needed to support organizational priorities for Lake Michigan (see Table 1).
Table 1. The top categories and the most reported subcategories focused on by 52 organizations
with established priorities regarding Lake Michigan.
Categories
Ecosystem
Pollutants
Education
AIS
Water
Topic areas addressed (subcategories)
Protection/Restoration
Management
Non-point Sources
Atmosphere
Toxics
Miscellaneous
Appreciation
Stewardship
Students
Prevention
Control
Quality
Quantity
Use
The Lake Michigan team concluded that to address problems in these topic areas, specific
research projects will be dynamic and change frequently as new discoveries are made and new
problems arise. The team further concluded that frequent coordination among the agencies and
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institutions sponsoring and conducting research is needed to prioritize specific research questions
and distribute agency attention and resources to these questions as conditions change.
Task 4) Develop a research and information plan for the region that prioritizes actions according to
management-critical needs:
The Lake Michigan team will conduct a one-day workshop in conjunction with the SOLEC
Conference in October 2008. During this workshop the team will bring together Lake Michigan
scientists and funding agency officials to examine problems identified by SOLEC indicator trends
and determine top research priorities for the next funding cycles that are needed to address these
problems. Agencies funding research on Lake Michigan will then discuss which research
priorities are most appropriate for each agency's upcoming RFP cycle. For example, the three
Lake Michigan Sea Grant programs (Michigan, Illinois-Indiana, and Wisconsin) can then
incorporate a specific research priority consistent with their available dollars into their respective
RFPs.
Task 5) Develop coordination mechanisms to ensure the transfer of technology and information to
the appropriate end users:
Various organizations have databases of investigators conducting research on Lake Michigan
issues. The level of completeness of the information varied considerably between databases. The
regional coordinators for GLRRIN determined that it would be more efficient and effective to
develop a central web-based database for all investigators involved with the Great Lakes. This
database will be searchable by specific lake as well as other elements. Coordination for
technology and information transfer is in place with the creation of the GLRRIN web site,
www.glrrin.info. End users, researchers, and others interested in Lake Michigan and the other
Great Lakes may join for free. They can explore research priorities for the Great Lakes, search for
research topics or researchers, access news, and find funding options.
Task 6) Provide an ongoing platform for coordination, collaboration, and resource sharing among
participants:
The Lake Michigan team will coordinate a one-day workshop during the State of the Lake
Michigan Conference (held every two years) to bring together Lake Michigan scientists and
funding agency officials as described under Task 4. Funding agencies will include: NOAA, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, USEPA, Sea Grant, USGS, Great Lakes Protection Fund, and Great
Lakes Fisheries Commission. The next State of the Lake Michigan Conference is scheduled for
fall 2009. This meeting is a regular gathering that already attracts many of the agency officials
and scientists needed for our effort and provides the ongoing platform needed for coordination,
collaboration, and resource sharing among participants. The results of each workshop will be
provided to the participating funding agencies for their next funding cycle.
Summary:
The Lake Michigan coordination team surveyed 294 organizations with an interest in issues
related to Lake Michigan. Only 18% (N = 52) of the 294 organizations listed some type of goal,
objective, or priority for the lake. Topics included research, outreach, education, policy, and
management. Some priorities were easily categorized. The 52 organizations listed a total of 397
priorities. Many had similarities that enabled them to be grouped into subcategories that were
further aggregated into fewer broad categories.
The range of topics that organizations feel is important was large and varied. A useful way to
understand how important certain topics are to the Great Lakes' organizations was to determine
how many organizations listed a particular topic among their priorities. The five categories that
had the most organizations listing them as priorities included pollutants (including contaminants
and toxins), aquatic invasive species, education, ecosystems, and water (including quality and
supply).
The Lake Michigan team concluded that specific research projects needed to address problems
in the topic areas are dynamic and are expected to change frequently as new discoveries are made
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and new problems arise. The team further concluded that frequent coordination among the
agencies and institutions sponsoring and conducting research is needed to prioritize specific
research questions and distribute agency attention and resources to these questions as conditions
change. Such coordination can be facilitated by participating in regional conferences and
meetings that are regularly scheduled.
More information about the Lake Michigan Coordination team can be obtained from Illinois-Indiana Sea
Grant by sending an email to [email protected] or phoning (217) 333-6444.
Additional Lake Michigan information:
Lake Michigan is the sixth largest lake in the world and is the only Great Lake that lies entirely within the
boundaries of the United States. It is bordered by Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana. Its average
depth is 279 feet, and its maximum depth is 925 feet. Lake Michigan contains the major metropolitan
areas of Chicago and Milwaukee and has over 8 million people living near its shores—the third largest
population center in North America. Ten million people get their drinking water from southern Lake
Michigan. Projections indicate that the built landscape surrounding southern Lake Michigan will grow
between 400 and 700 square miles by 2025, an increase of nearly 40 percent. Further projections indicate
that another two million people will live in and around southern Lake Michigan by 2030. Given that we
already extract as much water from Lake Michigan as is allowed by international treaties, these
projections suggest the Southern Lake Michigan region will face considerable challenges in the coming
decades.
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Appendix 1. List of 294 organizations expressing interest in Lake Michigan environmental issues.
AgNIC Network
Aldo Leopold Nature Center
Alliance for the Great Lakes
American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)
American Fisheries Society
American Rivers
Annis Water Resources Institute
Annis Water Resources Institute
Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative
Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Audubon - Chicago Region
Barrington Area Council of Governments (BACOG)
Bird Conservation Network
Boone Creek Watershed Alliance
Broadtree Adventures in Education
Brookfield Zoo
Brookfield, Village of
Calumet Ecological Park Association
Calumet Environmental Resource Center
Campaign for Sensible Growth
Campaign for Sustainable Growth
Campton Historic Agricultural Lands, Inc.
Canal Corridor Association
Center for Neighborhood Technology
Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health
Central Michigan University
Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Herpetological Society
Chicago Ornithological Society
Chicago Park District
Chicago Wilderness Consortium
Chicagoland Environmental Network
Chicago's Green City Market
Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority
Chippewa-Ottawa Treaty Fishery Management Authority
Citizens For Conservation
City of Chicago, Department of Environment
City of Gary
Clean Water Action
Clean Wisconsin
Coffee Creek Watershed Conservancy
College of DuPage
Conservation Foundation, The
Conservation Fund, The
Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystem Research
Council of Great Lake Governors
Council of Great Lakes Industries
Deer Park, Village of
Delta Institute, The
DePaul University
Discovery World
Downers Grove Park District
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Ducks Unlimited - Great Lakes Great Lakes Regional Office
DuPage Birding Club
Earth Share of Illinois
Earth Share of Michigan
Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Michigan University
Eden Place Nature Center
Educational Communications Board
Ellwood H. May Environmental Park
Elmhurst Park District
Emily Oaks Nature Center
Environmental Association for Great Lakes Education
Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest
Environmental Protection Agency, US, Region 5
Evanston Environmental Association
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, US Department of Energy
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Forest Preserve District of Will County
Friends of Forest Preserves (Cook County)
Friends of Ryerson Woods
Friends of the Chicago River
Friends of the Fox River
Friends of the Parks
Gathering Waters Conservancy
Geneva Lake Conservancy
Glenview, Village of
Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Grand Traverse Bay Watershed Initiative
Grand Valley State University
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
Great Lakes Aquatic Ecosystem Research Consortium (GLAERC)
Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat & Network Fund
Great Lakes Basin Program
Great Lakes Beach Association
Great Lakes Boating Federation
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Congressional Task Force
Great Lakes Educators of Aquatic and Marine Science (GLEAMS)
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL)
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Great Lakes Fishery Trust
Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN)
Great Lakes National Program Office
Great Lakes Panels on Aquatic Nuisance Species
Great Lakes Protection Fund
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Restoration
Great Lakes Science Center
Great Lakes Sport Fishermen
Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council
Great Lakes United
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Great Lakes WATER Institute
Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District
Grove National Historic Landmark, The
Heartland Institute
Heckrodt Wetland Reserve, Inc.
Highland Park, Park District of
I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor Civic Center Authority
Illinois Audubon Society
Illinois Department of Natural Resources (ILDNR)
Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois International Port District
Illinois Lake Management Association
Illinois Natural History Survey
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
Illinois Ornithological Society
Illinois State Geological Survey
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
Indian Creek Watershed Project, LTD
Indiana 4-H
Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation District
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Indiana Lake Management Society
Indiana Lake Michigan Coastal Program
Indiana State Geological Survey
Indiana University Northwest
Inland Seas Education Association
Inter-Agency Technical Task Force on E. coli
International Association for Great Lakes Research
International Joint Commission
Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Kane-DuPage Soil & Water Conservation District
Kendall County Forest Preserve District
Lake Bluff Open Lands Association
Lake Carrier Association
Lake County (IN) Parks & Recreation Department
Lake County (IN) Solid Waste Management District
Lake County Forest Preserves
Lake County Health Department
Lake County Health Department - Environmental Health
Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District
Lake County Stormwater Management Commission
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest Open Lands Association
Lake Michigan Federation
Lake Michigan Forum
Lake Michigan Monitoring Coordination Council
Land Conservancy of McHenry County
Land Trust Alliance
Land Trust of Walworth County
Limno-Tech, Inc.
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Lincoln Park Zoo
Long Grove Park District
Loyola University, College of Arts and Sciences
MacKenzie Environmental Education Center
Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation
McHenry County Conservation District
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Michigan Association of Conservation Districts
Michigan Association of Conservation Districts
Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Michigan Drinking Water: GEM Program
Michigan Environment Council
Michigan Lake & Stream Association
Michigan Sea Grant College Program
Michigan State University
Michigan Technological University
Michigan United Conservation Clubs
Michigan Water Science Center
Michigan Wildlife Conservation
Midwest Water Analysts Association
Midwest Water Analysts Association
Milwaukee Environmental Consortium
Muskegon River Watershed Assembly
Naperville Park District
National Aquatic Nuisance Species Clearinghouse
National Center for Research on Aquatic Invasive Species
National Invasive Species Council, The
National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC)
National Marine Fisheries Service
National Marine Manufacturers Association
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Park Service, Great Lakes Education and Research Center
National Park Service/Great Lakes Network Office
National Undersea Research Center for the North Atlantic and Great Lakes
National Weather Service
National Wildlife Federation: Great Lakes Natural Resource Center
Natural Land Institute
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Natural Resources Education Center
Nature Conservancy
Navigation Data Center
Navy Pier
NOAA Fisheries Service
North American Lake Management Society
North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC)
North Cook County Soil & Water Conservation District
Northeast Midwest Institute
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
Northeastern Illinois University
Northwest Indiana Forum Foundation, Inc.
Northwest Indiana Quality of Life Council
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Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission
Ocean & Coastal Resource Management
Office of Oceanic Atmospheric Research
Openlands Project
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council
Port of Green Bay
Port of Indiana - Burns Harbor
Port of Milwaukee, The
Portage Park And Recreation Department
Ports of Indiana - Central Office
Prairie Club, The
Pringle Nature Center
Purdue University Calumet
Richardson Wildlife Sanctuary
River Forest Park District
Save the Dunes Conservation Fund
Save the Dunes Council
Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Sierra Club
Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Soil and Water Conservation District of Lake County
Southeast Environmental Task Force
Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Southern Illinois University
Spring Brook Nature Center
State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Underwater Archeology
Sustain, The Environmental Information Group
Sustainable Agricultural Research and Education Program
TEACH Great Lakes
The Field Museum
Thorn Creek Audubon Society
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
Touch of Nature Environmental Center
Trout Unlimited
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/East Lansing Field Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Navy
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
United States Department of the Interior
University of Illinois
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois Extension, Northeast Region
University of Illinois/Purdue University - Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: Land Policy Institute
University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin Center for Limnology
University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison: Sea Grant Institute
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
US Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District
US Geological Survey
Village of North Barrington
Village of Palos Park
Village of Schaumburg
Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay, The
West Michigan Environmental Council
West Shore Water Producers Association
Western Michigan University
Wetlands Initiative, The
Wild Ones Natural Landscapers, Ltd.
Wisconsin Aquaculture Association
Wisconsin Association of Lakes
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Water Science Center
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Appendix 2. List of priority categories and number of organizations listing the category as a priority.
Category
Pollutants
AIS
Education
Ecosystems
Water
Fish
Forecasting
Habitat
Management
Communication
Human health
Everything
Climate
Recreation
Safety
Collaboration
Monitoring
Outreach
AOCs
Funding
Policy
Transportation
Waste management
Watersheds
Wetlands
Aquaculture
Dredging
Economics
Erosion
Farming
Fishing
Land use
Biodiversity
Biomedical
Commercial
Hazards
Lake level
Mining
Navigation
Ports
Quality of life
Restoration
Sorted by #
priorities
in each
category
45
38
25
23
23
20
17
13
12
11
10
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Category
Ecosystems
Pollutants
Education
AIS
Water
Communication
Habitat
Management
Fish
Human health
Recreation
Collaboration
Everything
Monitoring
Policy
Safety
Transportation
Watersheds
AOCs
Climate
Dredging
Land use
Outreach
Waste management
Aquaculture
Biomedical
Commercial
Economics
Erosion
Farming
Fishing
Forecasting
Funding
Lake level
Ports
Quality of life
Restoration
Wetlands
Access
Air quality
Biodiversity
Brownfields
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Sorted by # orgs
listing category as
a priority
19
18
16
14
13
9
9
9
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Security
Access
Air quality
Brownfields
CZM
Coastal areas
Coordination
Dams
Data Collection/Disem
Diporeia
Disaster response
Disposal
Ethanol
Fisheries
Green activities
Green cities
Harbors
Industry
Livestock
Locks
Nutrients
Permitting
Public action
Public land
Smart Communities
Systems approach
Tourism
Training
Urban sprawl
Volunteerism
Waterfronts
Web based
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
CZM
Coastal areas
Coordination
Dams
Data Collection/Disem
Diporeia
Disaster response
Disposal
Ethanol
Fisheries
Green activities
Green cities
Harbors
Hazards
Industry
Livestock
Locks
Mining
Navigation
Nutrients
Permitting
Public action
Public land
Security
Smart Communities
Systems approach
Tourism
Training
Urban sprawl
Volunteerism
Waterfronts
Web based
12
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Appendix 3. List of most reported priority categories, their subcategories, and number of times it
occurred among all priorities.
Top 5 Categories
AIS
AIS
AIS
AIS
AIS
AIS
AIS
AIS
AIS
AIS
AIS
AIS
Ecosystems
Ecosystems
Ecosystems
Ecosystems
Ecosystems
Ecosystems
Ecosystems
Ecosystems
Education
Education
Education
Education
Education
Education
Education
Education
Education
Education
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
subcategory
prevention
control
legislation
detection
economics
everything
food web
pathways
education
genetics
monitoring
training
protect/restore
manage
stewardship
assess
biodiversity
fish
nearshore
watershed
miscellaneous
appreciation
stewardship
students
literacy
preservation
aquaculture
field/classroom
fishing/boating
manage
non-point sources
atmosphere
toxics
human health
water quality
fish
management
mercury
beaches
biological
chemical
clean energy
cleanup
economics
everything
food web
harbors
identify
# priorities in subcategory
13
8
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
13
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
7
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
7
6
5
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
13
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Pollutants
Water
Water
Water
Water
Water
Water
laws
prevention
sediments
training
vessel dumping
quality
quantity
use
management
protection
conservation
1
1
1
1
1
7
6
5
2
2
1
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Appendix 4. List of 52 organizations with 379 priorities for Lake Michigan environmental issues.
Organization
Alliance for the Great Lakes
Alliance for the Great Lakes
Alliance for the Great Lakes
Alliance for the Great Lakes
Alliance for the Great Lakes
Alliance for the Great Lakes
American Fisheries Society
American Fisheries Society
American Fisheries Society
American Fisheries Society
American Fisheries Society
American Fisheries Society
American Rivers
American Rivers
American Rivers
Audubon Society
Audubon Society
Audubon Society
Priorities
Water Conservation: promoting sustainable water use to keep the Great Lakes great.
Clean Energy: protecting the Great Lakes from harmful effects of energy use.
Habitat Recovery: restoring and enhancing habitat, especially in urban areas, and eliminating
invasive species.
Land Use: protecting lands that drain into the Great Lakes and their natural features.
Education and Outreach: providing education and volunteer opportunities for adults and
children to build an appreciation for the Great Lakes.
Support two tiers of environmental education: communicating with and educating the general
public and creating the next generation of stewards.
Develop, improve, and provide programs that educate those outside the scientific arena on the
complex issues surrounding fisheries and aquatic natural resources, focusing on issues of
sustainability and sound stewardship.
Promote the sound stewardship and conservation of aquatic ecosystems, including the
importance of biodiversity, watershed management, and habitat conservation in addition to
the traditional fisheries focus.
Improve communication and collaboration with other scientific and professional
organizations that share aquatic interests
Enable researchers, educators, managers, and administrators involved in the fields of fishery
and aquatic science and resource management (aquatic resources professionals) to be
recognized and valued by employers and the public
Establish and maintain an information network which provides access to scientifically based
fisheries and aquatic resource management information.
Be involved actively in the development of public policy affecting fish, fisheries, and aquatic
ecosystems.
Clean water is one of three priorities identified in the Citizens' Agenda for Rivers.
Sprawl is one of three priorities identified in the Citizens' Agenda for Rivers.
Work to educate people about their watersheds and how they can become involved at
preserving a natural resource that is essential to all of us.
Audubon should strive to conserve birds, wildlife, and their habitats by protecting and
restoring particular habitats and ecosystems for the continuance of biological diversity.
Audubon should also address fundamental issues that impact habitats and ecosystems
important for birds and other wildlife.
To meet the complex requirements of protecting entire ecosystems, Audubon should fully
utilize its diversity of skills and tools, grassroots network, education and policy skills, as well
as form alliances with other organizations and interest groups.
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Category
Water
Pollutants
subcategory
conservation
clean energy
AIS
Land use
control
Education
appreciation
Education
stewardship
Education
stewardship
Ecosystems
protect/restore
Communication
Education
Communication
Policy
Pollutants
Urban sprawl
water quality
Education
preservation
Ecosystems
protect/restore
Ecosystems
protect/restore
Education
Audubon Society
Bird Conservation Network
Campaign for Sensible
Growth
Center of Excellence for Great
Lakes and Human Health
Center of Excellence for Great
Lakes and Human Health
Center of Excellence for Great
Lakes and Human Health
Center of Excellence for Great
Lakes and Human Health
Center of Excellence for Great
Lakes and Human Health
Chicago Wilderness
Consortium
Chicago Wilderness
Consortium
Chicago Wilderness
Consortium
Chicago Wilderness
Consortium
Chicago Wilderness
Consortium
Chicago Wilderness
Consortium
Chicago Wilderness
Consortium
Chicago Wilderness
Consortium
Chicago Wilderness
Consortium
Audubon should stress that the conservation of habitat is essential to the continuance and
prosperity of humankind.
Promote the perpetuation and appreciation of the native avian fauna of the Chicago region,
both resident and migratory, with its associated native flora and fauna, and the habitats that
support them through a coalition of birding organizations and individuals.
Promote new development, which is more walkable, transit-friendly and preserves natural
resources in newly developing areas.
Build cross-disciplinary working relationships between environmental, public health, and
Great Lakes communities and professionals by networking and establishing informationsharing partnerships with health, community, and environmental stakeholder groups.
Increase CEGLHH's network and information-sharing partners to engage a larger, diverse
audience group, including new audiences such as under served members of the population
(based on socioeconomics, race, age, etc.) and NOAA's non-user groups such as, beach
managers, drinking water operators, & public health professionals.
Increase NOAA's capacity to facilitate informed decision-making on Great Lakes and human
health issues.
Promote environmental awareness and literacy, using multiple outreach methods, by
educating and increasing understanding of the relationship between the Great Lakes and
human health.
Habitat
Habitat
Green cities
Collaboration
Communication
Human health
Human health
Reduce public health risks for all users of the Great Lakes.
Human health
Restore natural communities to ecological health.
Ecosystems
protect/restore
Manage natural communities to sustain native biodiversity.
Ecosystems
biodiversity
Protect globally and regionally important natural communities.
Ecosystems
protect/restore
Improve the scientific basis of ecological management.
Management
Foster a sustainable relationship between society and nature in the region.
Management
Enrich the quality of the lives of the region's citizens.
Quality of life
Develop citizen awareness and understanding of local biodiversity support and participation.
Involve the citizens, organizations, and agencies of the region in efforts to conserve
biodiversity.
To improve the effectiveness of graduate level education and expand the scientific research
experiences available to graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.
Biodiversity
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Biodiversity
Education
Chicago Wilderness
Consortium
Chicago Wilderness
Consortium
Cooperative Institute for
Limnology and Ecosystems
Research (CILER)
Council of Great Lakes
Governors
Council of Great Lakes
Governors
Council of Great Lakes
Governors
Council of Great Lakes
Governors
Council of Great Lakes
Governors
Council of Great Lakes
Governors
Council of Great Lakes
Governors
Council of Great Lakes
Governors
Great Lake Fishery Trust
Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat
Network & Fund
Great Lakes Basin Program
for Soil Erosion and Sediment
Control
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
To provide expanded training opportunities in aquatic environmental research for both
NOAA and academic community scientific and technical personnel.
Training
To serve as a focal point for the interaction between NOAA and the Great Lakes community.
To improve the effectiveness of NOAA sponsored research on freshwater, coastal and
estuarine areas with particular emphasis on Great Lakes issues by fostering collaboration
between GLERL and other federal, international, state and local agencies and the Great Lakes
academic research community.
Communication
Control pollution from diffuse sources into water, land and air.
Ensure the sustainable use of our water resources while confirming that the States retain
authority over water use and diversions of Great Lakes Waters.
Promote programs to protect human health against adverse effects of pollution in the Great
Lakes ecosystem.
Continue to reduce the introduction of persistent bioaccumulative toxics into the Great Lakes
ecosystem.
Enhance fish and wildlife by restoring and protecting coastal wetlands, fish and wildlife
habitats.
Pollutants
non-point
sources
Water
use
Pollutants
human health
Pollutants
toxics
Stop the introduction and spread of non-native aquatic invasive species.
Adopt sustainable use practices that protect environmental resources and may enhance the
recreational and commercial value of our Great Lakes.
Standardize and enhance the methods by which information is collected, recorded and shared
within the region.
Restore and assist in the maintenance of biological integrity of the Lake Michigan fish
community so that production of desirable fish is sustainable and ecological efficient.
Build effective community based citizen action to protect and restore the water quality of the
Great Lakes basin.
Protect and improve water quality in the Great Lakes by reducing soil erosion and controlling
sedimentation through financial incentives, information and education, and professional
assistance.
Assist economically disadvantaged communities with point/nonpoint source pollution
control.
Support multi-year research to assist with Annex 2001 implementation.
Support water supply and wastewater treatment infrastructure to ensure that stewardship
responsibilities are met.
Assist Council of Great Lakes Council in developing standards to implement Annex 2001.
Develop, enhance and maintain a decision support system for water management, including
water withdrawals, drought and related issues.
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Collaboration
Habitat
prevention
Recreation
Data
Collection/Disem
Fish
Public action
Water
quality
Pollutants
Water
economics
use
Water
Water
quantity
use
Water
quantity
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Environmental
Research Lab (GLERL)
Great Lakes Environmental
Conduct an in-depth study of the Commission's future roles in Great Lakes water
management as a result of Annex 2001 implementation.
Establish a working agreement specific to water management concerns of a binational nature.
Reduce contaminate levels in fish via sediment remediation and nonpoint source pollution
controls.
Reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act, increase funding to states that have reached
the federal cap, and establish state-recommended performance indicators.
Advance delisting and recovery efforts for areas of concern.
Promote development of a comprehensive research and ecosystem monitoring program.
Advance invasive species control by encouraging federal action, coordinating state/provincial
initiatives, promoting ballast management initiatives, and continuing research on barriers.
Address marine biological contamination problems, including ballast water, marine sanitation
device and grey water discharge.
Revitalize brownfields sites in coastal areas.
Research environmental and socio-economic implications of climate change.
Maximize use of maritime transportation system through maintenance of commercial harbors
and adequate depth of navigation channels.
Support navigation systems and address safety concerns for commercial and recreational
navigation.
Support programs that assist the maritime industry, including lake level monitoring, weather
prediction, and trade policy and promotion.
Ensure construction of a new large lock at the Soo.
Further integrate environmental concerns with the field of maritime transportation in the
interests of a sustainable system of water transportation.
Research magnitude and potential impacts of pharmaceuticals in Great Lakes water.
Increase focus on atmospheric deposition of persistent, bioaccumulative contaminants.
Address implications of prospective nuclear waste shipments on the Great Lakes.
Promote programs that protect rare and endangered species and ensure a diverse and
sustainable ecosystem.
Ensure security of border, water supply and energy production facilities.
Support federal, state, provincial and local law enforcement efforts to ensure port security
and the conduct of internationals commerce.
Increase water-based tourism, including cruises and group tours.
Forecasting for turbidity/clarity.
Forecasting for taste and odor.
Water
Water
use
management
Pollutants
fish
CZM
AOCs
Monitoring
AIS
control
Pollutants
Brownfields
Climate
biological
Commercial
Safety
Lake level
Locks
Transportation
Biomedical
Pollutants
Waste
management
Ecosystems
Security
Security
Tourism
Forecasting
Forecasting
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atmosphere
protect/restore
Research Lab (GLERL)
Great Lakes Environmental
Research Lab (GLERL)
Great Lakes Environmental
Research Lab (GLERL)
Great Lakes Environmental
Research Lab (GLERL)
Great Lakes Environmental
Research Lab (GLERL)
Great Lakes Environmental
Research Lab (GLERL)
Great Lakes Environmental
Research Lab (GLERL)
Great Lakes Environmental
Research Lab (GLERL)
Great Lakes Environmental
Research Lab (GLERL)
Great Lakes Environmental
Research Lab (GLERL)
Great Lakes Environmental
Research Lab (GLERL)
Great Lakes Environmental
Research Lab (GLERL)
Great Lakes Environmental
Research Lab (GLERL)
Great Lakes Environmental
Research Lab (GLERL)
Great Lakes Environmental
Research Lab (GLERL)
Great Lakes Fishery
Commission
Great Lakes Fishery
Commission
Great Lakes Fishery
Commission
Great Lakes Fishery
Commission
Great Lakes Fishery
Commission
Forecasting for bacteria concentration.
Forecasting
Forecasting for water levels.
Forecasting
Forecasting for tributary flows.
Forecasting
Forecasting beach closing (bacteria/pathogens).
Forecasting
Forecasting fish contamination.
Forecasting
Forecasting harmful algal blooms.
Forecasting offshore wave heights, coastal erosion, rip currents, near shore wave heights and
condition, ice thickness and extent, spill/search and rescue, storm surge, offshore currents.
Forecasting
Forecasting numbers of fish by species.
Forecasting
Forecasting size of fish.
Forecasting
Forecasting fish condition.
Forecasting
Forecasting fish distribution.
Forecasting
Forecasting new non-native species introductions.
Forecasting
Forecasting spread of introduced species.
Forecasting
Forecasting impact on ecosystem.
Forecasting
Protect and enhance fish habitat and rehabilitate degraded habitats.
Habitat
Achieve no net loss in the productive capacity of the existing habitat systems.
Habitat
Pursue the reduction and elimination of toxic chemicals.
Pollutants
Establish a diverse salmonine community.
Fish
Establish self-sustaining lake trout populations.
Fish
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Forecasting
toxics
Great Lakes Fishery
Commission
Great Lakes Fishery
Commission
Great Lakes Fishery
Commission
Great Lakes Fishery
Commission
Great Lakes Fishery
Commission
Great Lakes Fishery Trust
Great Lakes Fishery Trust
Great Lakes Fishery Trust
Great Lakes Fishery Trust
Great Lakes Fishery Trust
Great Lakes Fishery Trust
Great Lakes Fishery Trust
Great Lakes Fishery Trust
Great Lakes Fishery Trust
Great Lakes Fishery Trust
Great Lakes Fishery Trust
Great Lakes Fishery Trust
Great Lakes National Program
Office (GLNPO)
Great Lakes National Program
Office (GLNPO)
Maintain a diverse planktivore population meeting primary production and predator demands.
Maintain self-sustaining stocks of yellow perch, walleye, smallmouth bass, pike, catfish, and
panfish.
Maintain self-sustaining stocks of lake whitefish, round whitefish, sturgeon, suckers, and
burbot.
Fish
Protect and sustain a diverse community of native fishes.
Fish
Suppress the sea lamprey to allow the achievement of other fish-community objectives.
Food web disruption
Diporeia decline
Angler access enhancement to existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers breakwaters, or
publicly owned piers and bulkheads on the Great Lakes shoreline within the state of
Michigan (priority will be given to projects on Lake Michigan)
Shore fishing access enhancement on Michigan inland lakes and rivers at sites where it can
be demonstrated that such facilities are needed to increase opportunities to fish for migrating
Great Lakes species (priority will be given to projects on Lake Michigan tributaries)
Lake Sturgeon rehabilitation
Lake Trout rehabilitation
Ecosystem stress and energy dynamics related to food web disruption caused by invasive
species
Recruitment related to (1) health problems that impact the sustainability of valuable sport and
commercial species and (2) implications on trout and salmon stocking rates based upon
assessment of available forage base
Innovative research intended to lead to effective means to prevent the introduction of
invasive species in the Great Lakes or to limit the range and/or abundance of invasive, exotic
species already present in the Great Lakes
Seminars, symposia, and similar activities to ensure broad dissemination of research findings
among Great Lakes researchers, management agencies, and stakeholders
Research that models critical ecosystem components essential to sustainable population
management of the most valued species
Research and analysis that documents the economic, environmental, and/or social
contribution of various elements of the fishery
Fish
Fish
Diporeia
Eat any fish.
Fish
Drink the water.
Water
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Fish
Fish
Fishing
Fishing
Fish
Fish
AIS
food web
Fish
AIS
prevention
Communication
Fish
Fish
quality
Great Lakes National Program
Office (GLNPO)
Great Lakes National Program
Office (GLNPO)
Great Lakes National Program
Office (GLNPO)
Great Lakes National Program
Office (GLNPO)
Great Lakes National Program
Office (GLNPO)
Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic
Nuisance Species Research
Committee
Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic
Nuisance Species Research
Committee
Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic
Nuisance Species Research
Committee
Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic
Nuisance Species Research
Committee
Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic
Nuisance Species Research
Committee
Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic
Nuisance Species Research
Committee
Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic
Nuisance Species Research
Committee
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Swim in the water.
Public assess to open space, shoreline, and natural areas is abundant and provides enhanced
opportunities for human interaction with the Lake Michigan ecosystem.
Land use, recreation, and economic activities are sustainable and support a healthy
ecosystem.
Collaborative ecosystem management is the basis for decision-making in the Lake Michigan
basin.
We have enough information/data/understanding/indicators to inform the decision making
process.
Water
quality
Access
Land use
Ecosystems
manage
Management
Prevention - Ballast Water and NOBOB Vessels - identify and develop means of treating
ballast water and sediment to eliminate this mode of species introduction.
AIS
prevention
Prevention - Other vectors - Research pathways, origins, technologies and methods to
eliminate organisms in transport and prevent their uptake as possible.
AIS
prevention
Pollutants
management
AIS
detection
Coordination and Information Management - coordination among research efforts to avoid
duplication of efforts and contaminant dilution of research funds.
Detecting, Monitoring and Rapid Response - develop a regional, coordinated monitoring
program to allow for rapid detection of newly introduced species, provide base-line
community data to provide measurement of ecological change as AIS become established
and to provide a chance of potential success of an eradication response.
Control and management.
Management
Economics - provide economic information on the effects of invasive species on our
ecosystems.
AIS
economics
Ecosystem Response and Impacts - research on the potential ecosystem impacts as well as the
impacts that have caused changes in the Great Lakes ecology.
Ecosystems
manage
Major improvements in wet weather discharge controls from combined and sanitary sewers.
Pollutants
water quality
Implement a "risk-based approach" to manage recreational water.
Recreation
Protect sources of drinking water.
Improve the drinking water infrastructure and support source water protection.
Water
Water
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quality
quality
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Improve federal, state and local capacity to manage the "area of concern" cleanups (Area of
concern from Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement).
Create a federal-state "area of concern" coordinating committee to work with local and tribal
interests to speed cleanups.
Promote clean treatment and disposal technologies as well as better beneficial use and
disposal options.
AOCs
AOCs
Disposal
Prevent new toxic substances from entering the Great Lakes.
Reduce and virtually eliminate the discharge of mercury, PCBs, dioxins, pesticides and other
toxic substances.
Pollutants
toxics
Pollutants
toxics
Identify and control releases from indirect sources of contamination..
Create consistent, accessible basin-wide messages on fish consumption and toxic reduction
methods and choices.
Pollutants
prevention
Support efforts to reduce continental and global sources to toxics to the Great Lakes.
Pollutants
Conservation and management of wetlands.
Wetlands
Wetland restoration.
Wetlands
Restoration of buffer strips.
Habitat
Conservation and management of riparian (streams) habitats in tributaries to the Great Lakes.
Habitat
Amend the Great Lakes Legacy Act to increase funding and streamline the process.
Funding
Conservation and management of coastal shore and upland habitats.
Habitat
Institute a comprehensive research, surveillance and forecasting capability.
Forecasting
Improvement of cropland soil management.
Erosion
Implementation of cropland soil management.
Implementation of comprehensive nutrient and manure management plans for livestock
operations.
Erosion
Improvements to the hydrology in wetlands.
Wetlands
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Fish
Livestock
toxics
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC)
Great Lakes Sport Fishing
Council
Great Lakes Sport Fishing
Council
Great Lakes Sport Fishing
Council
Management of native fish communities in open waters and near shore habitats.
Fish
Prevention of AIS introductions by ships through ballast water and other means.
AIS
prevention
Stopping invasion of species through canals and waterways.
AIS
control
Restricting trade in live organisms.
AIS
legislation
Passage of comprehensive federal AIS legislation.
AIS
legislation
Establishing a program for rapid response and management.
Management
Education and outreach on AIS introduction and prevention.
Better coordinate the collection of critical information regarding the Great lakes ecosystem
and support the U.S. Integrated Earth Observation System and the Integrated Ocean
Observing System as key components of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems.
Promote the continued development of science-based indicators, including those developed
through the SOLEC process.
AIS
Double funding for Great Lakes research over the next five years.
Funding
Establish a regional information management infrastructure.
Create a Great Lakes communications workgroup to manage scientific and technical
information.
Communication
Adapt and maintain programs that promote sustainability across all sectors.
Management
Align governance to enhance sustainable planning and management of resources.
Build outreach that brands the Great Lakes as an exceptional and competitive place to live,
work, invest, and play.
Provide leadership for sustainable development through implementation of the Strategy
recommendations.
Outreach
Manage against over-harvesting at the commercial and recreational level.
Fishing
Prevent the spread of unintentional introductions of nonindigeneous aquatic species.
To inform and educate anglers, boaters and the general public about natural resource
conservation and enhancement.
AIS
prevention
Education
fishing/boating
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education
Monitoring
Monitoring
Communication
Outreach
Management
Great Lakes Sport Fishing
Council
Illinois Department of Natural
Resources
Illinois Department of Natural
Resources
Illinois Department of Natural
Resources
Illinois Department of Natural
Resources
Illinois Department of Natural
Resources
Illinois Department of Natural
Resources
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Promote, protect and conserve our aquatic resources.
Improve the quality of life for Illinois citizens through the proper management of the water
resources of the state, including water supply, flood damage reduction, watershed planning,
and regulation of development within the floodplains.
Repair, reclaim, and restore land and water resources that were degraded by mining activity
prior to the passage of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act in 1977.
Ensure that coal mines are operated in manner that ensure protection of the environment
outside areas authorized for mining and reclamation activities.
Maximize the economic and recreational benefits to distressed areas of Illinois by targeting
granting dollars and focusing internal recreational objectives to create job opportunities in
these communities.
Maintain and meet the outdoor educational and recreational demands of Illinois' citizens in a
manner that preserves and protects fish, wildlife and other natural resources of our state.
Ecosystems
protect/restore
Water
management
Encourage the public's safe use of recreational and natural resources.
Safety
Implement programs to sustain beneficial uses of streams, lakes, and groundwater.
Water
use
Protect and restore Lake Michigan.
Ecosystems
protect/restore
Reduce mercury in the Illinois environment.
Pollutants
mercury
Assist with statewide water quantity planning.
Water
quantity
Move from facility planning to watershed protection.
Watersheds
Ensure that all federal and state air quality standards are being achieved.
Pollutants
atmosphere
Implement air pollution control strategies to reduce industrial emissions.
Reduce emissions from mobile sources (i.e. transportation) that impact air quality in the
State.
Pollutants
atmosphere
Pollutants
atmosphere
Implement revised vehicle emission test program.
Ensure that hazardous and nonhazardous wastes are managed in an environmentally sound
manner.
Pollutants
Waste
management
Waste
management
Pollutants
atmosphere
Encourage the recycling and recovery of waste materials.
Clean up sites with contaminated land and groundwater.
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Mining
Mining
Recreation
Education
manage
cleanup
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Promote new "green" activities, especially at schools, to reduce costs and pollution.
Add to the environmental benefits of settlements by using Supplemental Environmental
Projects.
Green activities
Facilitate the use of advanced ethanol production technologies.
Ethanol
Streamline air permits.
Air quality
Provide improved information on contamination that may affect well water.
Pollutants
Improve communications internally and externally.
Communication
Encourage voluntary actions to improve the environment.
Volunteerism
Promote environmental equity.
Implement the "Right-to-Know" law to notify citizens when contamination in soil or
groundwater posses a heath threat.
Improve water quality by reducing non-point source pollution stemming from increased land
development.
Provide solutions for ensuring the water supply for future users of the water resources of
Lake Michigan and adjacent watersheds.
Improve the profitability of aquaculture industries in Illinois and Indiana.
Enhance the health of coastal residents by reducing the risks from contaminants and coastal
pathogens.
Increase the safety and quality of seafood and aquaculture products produced, processed, and
consumed in the United States.
Enhance the quality of life in Illinois and Indiana by supporting ecologically sound and
sustainable coastal economic development.
Provide resources and opportunities for the growth of biotechnology and biomedicine.
Increase the use of aquaculture information in secondary education.
Improve the understanding and application of fish consumption advisories by anglers and
consumers.
Enhance the quality of the Lake Michigan ecosystem, inland aquatic systems, and the lives of
coastal and shoreline residents by reducing the introduction, spread and economic harm of
AIS.
Improve both the biological and human aspects of the Lake Michigan fishery through
Policy
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Management
Pollutants
Pollutants
water quality
laws
non-point
sources
Water
Aquaculture
quantity
Pollutants
human health
Aquaculture
Quality of life
Biomedical
Education
aquaculture
Human health
AIS
Fish
prevention
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Indiana Department of Natural
Resources
Indiana Lake Michigan
Coastal Program - Indiana
Department of Natural
Resources
Indiana Lake Michigan
Coastal Program - Indiana
Department of Natural
Resources
Indiana Lake Michigan
Coastal Program - Indiana
Department of Natural
Resources
Indiana Lake Michigan
Coastal Program - Indiana
Department of Natural
Resources
Indiana Lake Michigan
Coastal Program - Indiana
Department of Natural
Resources
Indiana Lake Michigan
Coastal Program - Indiana
Department of Natural
Resources
Division of Nature Preserves –
Indiana Department of Natural
Resources
Division of Nature Preserves –
Indiana Department of Natural
Resources
Division of Nature Preserves –
Indiana Department of Natural
Resources
attainment, transfer, and application of knowledge concerning the lake's food web and
ecosystem dynamics.
Improve the health and abundance of valuable fish species.
Reduce the ecological and economic impacts of contaminated sediments.
Preserve, protect, restore, regulate, manage, educate, and recreate Indiana’s natural, cultural,
historical and cultivated resources.
Fish
Pollutants
Protection and restoration of significant natural and cultural resources.
Restoration
Programs to prevent the loss of life and property in coastal hazard areas.
Safety
Improved public access for recreational purposes.
Recreation
Revitalized urban waterfronts and ports.
Waterfronts
Improved coordination among government agencies in policy and decision-making
processes.
Coordination
Pollution prevention initiatives, including non-point source pollution into coastal waters.
Pollutants
non-point
sources
Protection—work with partners to acquire, dedicate and steward Indiana’s natural
communities and rarest species in a statewide nature preserve system.
Ecosystems
stewardship
Inventory—conduct natural resource inventories so that the elements of Indiana’s natural
heritage can be located, monitored, and conserved.
Data—maintain the Natural Heritage data base with current and accurate information, and
provide information and data to agencies, partners and other customers in a timely and
efficient fashion.
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sediments
Everything
Monitoring
Communication
Division of Nature Preserves –
Indiana Department of Natural
Resources
Division of Nature Preserves –
Indiana Department of Natural
Resources
Division of Nature Preserves –
Indiana Department of Natural
Resources
Indiana Dunes National
Lakeshore
Indiana Dunes National
Lakeshore
Indiana Dunes National
Lakeshore
Inland Seas Education
Association
Inland Seas Education
Association
International Association for
Great Lakes Research
(IAGLR)
International Association for
Great Lakes Research
(IAGLR)
International Joint
Commission
International Joint
Commission
Lake Bluff Open Lands
Association
Lake Carrier's Association
Lake Carrier's Association
Management—manage Indiana’s nature preserve system so that the natural features remain in
a healthy condition, while providing appropriate and safe public access.
Communication—increase and reinforce public knowledge, understanding and appreciation
of Indiana’s natural heritage and nature preserve system through printed materials, programs,
field days, and other means.
Coastal—operate the Lake Michigan Coastal Program so that natural and cultural resources
are properly managed through partnerships with federal, state, and local organizations.
The national lakeshore's natural and cultural resources and associated values are protected,
restored and maintained in good condition and managed within their broader ecosystem and
cultural context.
Park visitors, neighbors, and the general public understand and appreciate the significance of
the national lakeshore and support the value of preserving parks for this and future
generations.
The national lakeshore contributes to knowledge about natural and cultural resources and
associated values; management decision's affecting resources are based on scholarly and
scientific information.
To inspire young people to pursue academic interests related to the Great Lakes, particularly
sciences.
To provide enhanced public understanding and stewardship of the Great Lakes and global
freshwater systems.
Management
Education
Collaboration
Ecosystems
protect/restore
Education
preservation
Management
Education
students
Education
stewardship
Advance Research and Education on Large Lakes of the World and their Watersheds.
Watersheds
Increase Scientific Outreach to inform Public Policy and Decision-Making.
Address significant water quality issues related to urbanization in the Great Lakes basin,
including best management practices, decays in infrastructure, urban transportation, and
health effects.
Outreach
Continue to evaluate and remove dams were appropriate.
Protection, preservation, restoration and management of open spaces and natural areas,
including wetlands, forests, ravines, beaches, beach bluffs, prairies, rivers and savannas in
and around the Village of Lake Bluff, Illinois.
All ocean-going vessels must purge non-indigenous species from their ballast water.
Find new sources of money to allocate Army Corps of Engineering dredging dollars in Great
Lakes ports.
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Human health
Habitat
AIS
Dredging
prevention
Lake Michigan Lakewide
Management Plan
Lake Michigan Lakewide
Management Plan
Lake Michigan Lakewide
Management Plan
Michigan Environmental
Council
Michigan Environmental
Council
Michigan Environmental
Council
Michigan Environmental
Council
Michigan Environmental
Council
Michigan Environmental
Council
Michigan Environmental
Council
Michigan Environmental
Council
Michigan Environmental
Council
Michigan Sea Grant
Michigan Sea Grant
Michigan Sea Grant
Michigan Sea Grant
Michigan Sea Grant
Habitats are healthy, naturally diverse and sufficient to sustain viable biological communities.
Habitat
Aquatic and terrestrial invasive species are prevented and controlled.
Ecosystem stewardship activities are common and undertaken by public and private
organizations in communities around the basin.
AIS
prevention
Ecosystems
stewardship
Eliminate harmful chemicals.
Pollutants
chemical
Reduce mercury contamination.
Pollutants
mercury
Safeguard Great Lakes water.
Water
protection
Fund air and water protection
Water
protection
Develop transportation choices in Michigan.
Transportation
Protect coastal areas.
Coastal areas
Preserve wetlands.
Wetlands
Smart
Communities
Grow Smart Communities.
Sustain family farms.
Support research, outreach, and education that will contribute to our understanding of the
impact of human activity on coastal aquatic habitat and the Great Lakes water quality, and
assist in the development of policies and programs with the citizens of Michigan and local,
state, and national management agencies that protect valuable coastal habitat.
Support research, outreach and education efforts about the Great Lakes fish ecosystems;
contribute information that promotes sustainable fisheries; and support those stakeholders
and communities that are fishery dependent.
Support research, outreach, and education to prevent the introduction of new aquatic invasive
species into the Great Lakes, control the spread of established invasive species, and mitigate
their ecological and socio-economic impacts.
Make significant contributions to research, outreach, and education that lead to sustainable
coastal economies, communities, and ecosystems, including understanding the impacts of
natural fluctuations, diversions, and consumptive uses of Great Lakes water.
Support research, outreach and education that will improve marine and aquatic science
literacy on the part of educators and citizens representative of all population sectors.
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Farming
Everything
Ecosystems
fish
AIS
everything
Everything
Education
literacy
National Invasive Species
Council
National Invasive Species
Council
National Invasive Species
Council
National Invasive Species
Council
National Invasive Species
Council
National Invasive Species
Council
National Invasive Species
Council
National Invasive Species
Council
National Invasive Species
Council
National Invasive Species
Council
National Invasive Species
Council
National Invasive Species
Council
National Invasive Species
Council
National Invasive Species
Council
National Invasive Species
Council
National Marine Fisheries
Service
National Marine Fisheries
Service
National Marine Fisheries
Service
National Marine Fisheries
Service
National Resources
Add human and financial resources to strengthen inspection services at ports of entry.
Develop risk-base screening processes for evaluating potential invasiveness on proposed
introductions of non-native species.
Ports
AIS
prevention
Address unintentional introductions by mitigating ballast water.
Implementation of a process for identifying high priority invasive species that is likely to be
introduced unintentionally.
Develop guidelines to minimize the spread of invasive species during U.S. based
international assessments and relief programs
AIS
prevention
AIS
prevention
AIS
pathways
Develop a system for evaluating invasive species pathways and mitigation strategies.
AIS
pathways
Improve detection and identification of introduced invasive species.
Develop a program for coordinated rapid response to incipient invasion of both natural and
agricultural areas and pursue increases in discretionary spending to support this program.
Develop and adopt sanitation methods that reduce the likelihood that invasive species will be
spread.
AIS
detection
AIS
control
AIS
control
Drafting of legislation to authorize funds for State invasive species initiatives.
AIS
legislation
Develop an accelerated process for the development of biological control agents.
AIS
control
Testing and training personnel in the proper use of pesticides.
Funding requests consistent with Administration policy to be requested within the
appropriation process.
Develop and issue recommendations and guidelines for Federal land and water management
agencies to use in restoration activities.
Pollutants
training
Establish and maintain the research capacity through competitive grants and other means.
Protect, restore, and manage the use of coastal and oceanic resources through ecosystembased management.
Support the nation's commerce with information for safe, efficient and environmentally
sound transportation.
Funding
Understand climate variability and change to enhance society's ability to plan and respond.
Climate
Serve society's needs for weather and water information.
By 2010, agricultural producers will reduce potential delivery of sediment and nutrients from
Climate
Farming
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Funding
Restoration
Ecosystems
Transportation
protect/restore
Conservation Service
National Resources
Conservation Service
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)
North Central Regional
Aquaculture Center
North Cook County Soil and
Water Conservation District
North Cook County Soil and
Water Conservation District
North Cook County Soil and
Water Conservation District
North Cook County Soil and
Water Conservation District
Northwestern Indiana
Regional Planning
Commission
Northwestern Indiana
Regional Planning
Commission
Northwestern Indiana
Regional Planning
Commission
Port of Green Bay (Brown
County)
Port of Green Bay (Brown
County)
R.B. Annis Water Resources
Institute (AWRI), Grand
Valley State University
R.B. Annis Water Resources
Institute (AWRI), Grand
their operations.
By 2010, potential delivery of nitrogen from agricultural operations will be reduced by
375,000 tons.
Farming
Protect, restore, and manage the use of coastal and oceanic resources through ecosystem
approach to management.
Ecosystems
protect/restore
Promote environmental literacy.
NCRAC will research, develop, and extend profitable aquaculture technology, marketing,
and economics for a limited number of species and systems.
Educating the public and encouraging local governments to plan, pass, and implement
ordinances for protecting health, safety, and general welfare of the people of the District and
its soil and water resources.
Education
literacy
Work with all residents and units of government in protecting and increasing public lands.
Assist communities in understanding the need to identify, preserve, and enhance our natural
communities of forests, savannas, prairies, and wetlands as well as areas that serve as
important wildlife habitats.
Provide assistance in protecting the wetlands, lakes, and rivers in our communities from
damage caused by point and non-point source pollution, flooding, erosion, and sediment.
Implement urban and rural nonpoint source practices in northwest Indiana to the extent
practicable to achieve and maintain applicable water quality standards and improve quality of
life.
Implement agricultural nonpoint source practices in northwest Indiana to the extent
practicable to achieve and maintain applicable water quality standards and improve quality of
life.
Public land
Aquaculture
Human health
Pollutants
protect/restore
non-point
sources
Pollutants
non-point
sources
Pollutants
non-point
sources
Ensure the protection of northwest Indiana's water bodies from further impacts of
hydromodification and wetland loss to meet and maintain applicable water quality standards.
Water
quality
Maintain and expand dredge material disposal capacity.
Dredging
Improve port infrastructure.
Ports
Integrate research, education and outreach to enhance and preserve freshwater resources.
Everything
Serve as a resource for scientists, policymakers, citizen groups, and the general public.
Communication
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Ecosystems
Valley State University
R.B. Annis Water Resources
Institute (AWRI), Grand
Valley State University
R.B. Annis Water Resources
Institute (AWRI), Grand
Valley State University
R.B. Annis Water Resources
Institute (AWRI), Grand
Valley State University
R.B. Annis Water Resources
Institute (AWRI), Grand
Valley State University
R.B. Annis Water Resources
Institute (AWRI), Grand
Valley State University
R.B. Annis Water Resources
Institute (AWRI), Grand
Valley State University
R.B. Annis Water Resources
Institute (AWRI), Grand
Valley State University
R.B. Annis Water Resources
Institute (AWRI), Grand
Valley State University
R.B. Annis Water Resources
Institute (AWRI), Grand
Valley State University
R.B. Annis Water Resources
Institute (AWRI), Grand
Valley State University
R.B. Annis Water Resources
Institute (AWRI), Grand
Valley State University
R.B. Annis Water Resources
Institute (AWRI), Grand
Valley State University
R.B. Annis Water Resources
Institute (AWRI), Grand
Conduct research in environmental and aquatic chemistry, aquatic toxicology, environmental
biology, hydrologic modeling, and ecosystem dynamics.
Everything
Assess ecosystem health including the impact of invasive species and microbial
contamination.
Ecosystems
Evaluate the flow of nutrients and energy in lakes, streams and wetlands.
Nutrients
Assist local Areas of Concern by providing sound science and policy advice.
AOCs
Produce geospatial and natural resources-related information on which to base management
decisions.
Management
Develop and maintain web-based information depositories.
Web based
Create and implement public information and outreach strategies.
Outreach
Develop local and regional watershed management plans.
Watersheds
Provide hands-on aquatic education for students and teachers onboard two research and
education vessels and in the education classroom.
Education
Conduct basin-wide outreach tours on the AWRI research vessels.
Outreach
Provide environmental education workshops for educators.
Education
Support the GVSU Master of Science degree in biology, with an emphasis in aquatic
sciences.
Education
students
Offer internships for students in water-related fields.
Education
students
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assess
field/classroom
Valley State University
The Conservation Foundation
The Conservation Foundation
The Conservation Foundation
University of Michigan: Land
Policy Institute
University of Michigan: Land
Policy Institute
University of Michigan: Land
Policy Institute
University of Michigan: Land
Policy Institute
University of Michigan: Land
Policy Institute
University of Michigan: Land
Policy Institute
University of Michigan: Land
Policy Institute
University of Michigan: Land
Policy Institute
University of Michigan: Land
Policy Institute
University of Michigan: Land
Policy Institute
University of Michigan: Land
Policy Institute
United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
Engage and educate decision-makers and the public on non-point sources of pollution, such
as rain water runoff, and solution to improve stream health.
Increase the pace of land conservation and continue to be proactive about preserving open
space.
Provide technical resources and services to other conservation organization in Northeastern
Illinois.
Water supply, demand, quality and constraints to development, including ecosystem
requirements.
Pollutants
non-point
sources
Land use
Collaboration
Water
quantity
Water diversion from the Great Lakes Basin.
Water
quantity
Habitat protection for aquatic and terrestrial species.
Habitat
Long-term policies to sustain water and natural resources, especially in coastal zones.
Information on watershed and ecosystem function and requirements with a focus on
fragmentation and parcelization.
Policy
Effective management of watersheds (technical assistance).
Interdependence of variables and studies (systems approach).
Watersheds
Systems
approach
Economic viability and social equity.
Economics
Inter-relationship between land based industries (competitiveness and sharing opportunities).
Industry
Waste
management
Waste reduction, reuse, and recycling.
Social and ecological management of the Great Lakes (ecosystem approach).
Protect the fresh waters of the Great Lakes against invasive species including the
development of ballast water discharge regulations, improving methods to most effectively
enforce current ballast water regulations and continuing to build on regional partnerships to
overcome the legal hurdles and capitalize on multiple jurisdictions on the Great Lakes.
Reduce crewmember deaths and injuries on U.S. commercial vessels, passenger deaths and
injuries, and the number of collisions and groundings in the waters under Coast Guard
jurisdiction.
Investigate maritime accidents in a dedicated effort to prevent future mishaps.
Work with other nations and agencies--like the International Maritime Organization--to
promote higher safety standards for commercial vessels and their crews.
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Ecosystems
watershed
Ecosystems
manage
AIS
prevention
Safety
Safety
Commercial
United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
United States Department of
Agriculture
United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
Through the recreational boating safety program, minimize the loss of life and property and
damage to the environment from the more than 4 million recreational boaters use the Great
Lakes waterways.
Maintain a continuous and clear focus on the response measures needed to cope with
manmade and natural disasters.
Maintain the aquatic "signposts" and "traffic signals"--more than 2,600 federal aids to
navigation, including buoys, lighthouses, day beacons, and radio-navigation signals--on the
Great Lake’s waterways which provide a critical component of the overall navigational
picture needed by all mariners.
Provides boaters and mariners the most accurate electronic maritime navigation system
available through the maritime Differential Global Positioning.
Keep shipping lanes open as much as is reasonably possible for commercial traffic in winter
using domestic icebreakers.
Coordinate the safe and efficient movement of commercial vessels in congested harbors
through the Vessel Traffic Services system.
Issue permits for bridge construction, orders obstructive bridges to be removed, and oversees
drawbridge operations.
Enforce federal regulations to reduce the dumping of refuse and sewage from vessels of all
types.
Promote the importance of a clean marine environment through a public education program
called Sea Partners.
Work closely with foreign nations and international agencies to reduce the number of marine
accidents (and resulting spills) by establishing and rigorously enforcing improved safety
standards for commercial vessels and their crews.
Protect and enhance the nation's natural resource base and environment
Ensure drinking water is safe. Restore and maintain oceans, watersheds, and their aquatic
ecosystems to protect human health, support economic and recreational activities, and
provide healthy habitat for fish, plants, and wildlife.
Protect and improve the air so it is healthy to breathe and risks to human health and the
environment are reduced. Reduce greenhouse gas intensity by enhancing partnerships with
businesses and other sectors.
Preserve and restore the land by using innovative waste management practices and cleaning
up contaminated properties to reduce risks posed by releases of harmful substances.
Protect, sustain, or restore the health of people, communities, and ecosystems using
integrated and comprehensive approaches and partnerships.
Protect human health and the environment through ensuring compliance with environmental
requirements by enforcing environmental statutes, preventing pollution, and promoting
environmental stewardship. Encourage innovation and provide incentives for governments,
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Recreation
Disaster response
Navigation
Navigation
Transportation
Harbors
Permitting
Pollutants
vessel dumping
Education
Safety
Everything
Human health
Human health
Pollutants
management
Human health
Pollutants
everything
Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources
Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources
Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources
Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
businesses, and the public that promote environmental stewardship and long-term sustainable
outcomes.
To ensure state's ecosystems are balanced and diverse. Protect, manage and use through
sound decisions that reflect long-term considerations for a healthy environment and a
sustainable economy.
Our lands, surface waters, groundwater and air are safe for humans and other living things
that depend upon them.
Our citizens and visitors enjoy outdoor recreation and have access to a full range of naturebased outdoor recreational opportunities
Priorities should be framed around the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration (GLRC) Strategy
Identify and quantify the key physical, chemical and biological processes and mechanisms
that control the transport, distribution and fate of chemical contaminants and nutrients in
coastal waters and the Great Lakes.
Develop biotechnological tools for addressing the problems of beach closings, harmful algal
blooms and other water quality issues.
Apply GIS and/or other state-of-the-art techniques to improve coastal resources management
by assisting decision makers in the wise, science-based planning and development of coastal
watersheds and shorelands.
Develop methods and models to improve management of Great Lakes commercial and
recreational fisheries from a whole-ecosystem perspective.
Explore the genetics of native and invasive species as a tool for improving management of
Great Lakes fisheries and ecosystems.
Provide engineering guidance, education and innovative tools to assist Great Lakes harbor
and marina operators with sediment management and maintenance dredging issues.
Develop technologies, methods and strategies for remediation of harbors, bays and other
areas degraded by chemical contaminants and/or nutrient overloading.
Identify the mechanisms, sources and fate of bacterial and viral contamination responsible for
beach closing in the Great Lakes and other coastal areas.
Identify the principal sources and the long-range atmospheric transport and deposition
mechanisms by which chemical contaminants from far outside the basin accumulate in Great
Lakes waters.
Improve the design, function and assessment of coastal habitat rehabilitation and restoration
projects.
Develop an understanding of how shoreline and harbor structure affect nearshore habitat,
aquatic species and water quality, and how aquatic species use this habitat and interact with
these structures.
Develop and apply GIS for assessing and reducing natural coastal hazard risks.
Develop research and monitoring tools and methods - including in situ as well as remote
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Ecosystems
protect/restore
Everything
Recreation
Collaboration
Pollutants
identify
Water
quality
Management
Fisheries
AIS
genetics
Dredging
Pollutants
harbors
Pollutants
beaches
Pollutants
atmosphere
Habitat
Habitat
Hazards
Monitoring
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
sensing technology, geographical information systems and computer modeling tools - for
continuously tracking and assessing in real time the nature and extent of chemical, biological,
geological and physical changes in marine and Great Lakes waters.
Develop technologies for better spatial and temporal characterization of nearshore
environments and coastal ecosystem dynamics.
Evaluate the significance of invertebrate species to planktonic and benthic food webs and the
role of these organisms in the Great Lakes food web transfer of energy and contaminants.
Quantify the potential effects of climate change on Great Lakes hydrology and ecosystems,
including water budgets and levels, wetlands, food web structure and fisheries productivity.
Develop more accurate approaches for assessing and predicting the risks to feral fish
populations exposed to persistent bioaccumulative chemical contaminants.
Identify factors and conditions necessary for rehabilitation of self-sustaining populations of
native fish species.
Conduct research, outreach and education activities for deterring, eradicating and/or
controlling invasive ANS, nuisance algae and aquatic toxins.
Evaluate the biological and economic impacts of exotic aquatic species on the Great Lakes'
fisheries, and develop scientific approaches to guide control practices for dealing with exotic
aquatic species.
Conduct research on the effects of invasive species on the Great Lakes ecosystem, including
food webs, nutrient and contaminant cycling, a socio-economic implication. Develop
predictive tools for understanding effects of future invasions.
Provide training to industrial and commercial partners on how to control the spread of AIS in
their harvest and stocking activities
Develop monitoring tools and methods - including in situ as well as remote sensing
technology, geographical information systems and computer modeling tools - for
continuously tracking and assessing the nature and extent of AIS-related biological and
physical changes in and Great Lakes ecosystem.
Conduct research, outreach and economic activities for deterring, identifying, eradicating
and/or controlling invasive species, nuisance algae and aquatic toxins.
Discover and develop new, novel and beneficial uses for invasive aquatic species.
Assess the threats to human health and aquatic life posed by the introduction of exotic
parasites, bacteria and other pathogens to the Great Lakes.
Assess the threats to human health and aquatic life posed by chemical and pathogenic
contamination of the Great Lakes and other aquatic ecosystems.
Assimilate digital spatial data from multiple distributed online sources (local, academic, state,
regional, federal data custodians) through Web-based applications, and enable remote access
and real-time integration of these data by multiple users for specific applications,
management and educational purposes.
Develop and/or enhance formal and informal educational opportunities on Great Lakes,
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Ecosystems
nearshore
Pollutants
food web
Climate
Pollutants
fish
Fish
AIS
control
AIS
economics
AIS
food web
AIS
training
AIS
monitoring
AIS
AIS
everything
control
Human health
Pollutants
Communication
Education
human health
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
Wisconsin Sea Grant
coastal and marine subjects.
Initiate new policy-relevant research and outreach on Great Lakes issues, such as the
valuation, ownership and stewardship of fresh water.
Enhance public appreciation of Great Lakes and coastal historical and cultural resources by
engaging public interest in the exploration of these resources.
Develop an understanding and communicate scientific, technical and public information on
the impacts of climate change on Great Lakes coasts.
Develop an understanding and communicate to user groups the causes of and effective
strategies for coping with coastal bluff failures, shore erosion and flooding due to storm
surges and high Great Lakes water levels.
Increase public safety through greater awareness of Great Lakes hazards.
Foster increased public understanding and appreciation for Great Lakes ecosystems and
habitats.
Enhance public awareness and understanding of Great Lakes issues and appreciation for
Great Lakes history, culture and resources.
Evaluate and document the value and impacts of Great Lakes-based businesses to coastal
communities.
Develop and validate new techniques for economic valuation of Great Lakes resources and
their thriving coastal communities and businesses.
Evaluate impacts of low Great Lakes water levels on coastal infrastructure.
Evaluate potential impacts of climate change and lake levels on the vulnerability of coastal
urban infrastructure.
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Policy
Education
appreciation
Climate
Erosion
Hazards
Education
appreciation
Education
appreciation
Economics
Economics
Lake level
Climate