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The Great Lakes

The five Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario, together with the St. Lawrence River are among the world's most precious natural resources. The Great Lakes basin is the world's largest freshwater ecosystem, home to some 40 million Canadians and Americans, and countless species of animals, birds, fish and plants.

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Great Lakes Atlas The Great Lake Atlas helps readers understand the Great Lakes and other natural resources in the Great Lakes region as an interdependent system across an international border.
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Lakewide Management Plans (LaMPs) are an ecosystem approach to protecting the Great Lakes.
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