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Regional Collaboration
Federal agencies, Great Lakes Governors, Great Lakes Mayors,
Great Lakes Tribes, and Members of the Great Lakes States
Congressional Delegation together have convened a collaboration
to restore and protect the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Current
Background
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The Great Lakes - Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie,
and Ontario - form the largest surface freshwater system on the Earth.
More than 30 million people live in the Great Lakes basin, and the daily
activities of these people, from the water consumed to the waste returned,
directly affects the Great Lakes environment.
In May 2004, President Bush signed a Presidential
Executive Order recognizing the Great Lakes as a national treasure, calling
for the creation of a "Regional
Collaboration of National Significance," and a cabinet-level
Interagency Task Force.
The official launch of this collaborative effort was a
Conveners
Meeting held in Chicago on December 3, 2004.
A Strategy to Restore and Protect
the Great Lakes is the result of this
collaborative process and was released on December
12, 2005 in Chicago at Summit II.
The Great Lakes Interagency Task
Force has prepared a
Report to the President on the Implementation of
the Great Lakes Executive Order
This site provides information about efforts to keep
the lakes clean for the people, animals, and plants that depend on them.
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