Links
Do you need information or want to learn more about the Great Lakes and the environment? This page consists of comprehensive links to information and resources about partnerships, governing documents, research, environmental activities, etc. related to the Great Lakes.
Laws & Agreements
- Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA)
- Canada Ontario Agreement (COA)
- Canada Water Act
- International Boundary Waters Treaty Act
- Ontario Water Resources Act
- Ontario's Drinking Water Protection Legislation
- Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act
- International Rivers Improvement Act
- Federal Water Policy
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act
- Environmental Management Agreement
Ecosystem Initiatives
- Canada's Large Ecosystem Initiatives - (also in Flash)
- Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP)
- Great Lakes Program
- Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative
- Georgia Basin Ecosystem Initiative (GBEI)
- Northern Ecosystem Initiative
Federal Great Lakes Program Partners
- Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans
- Health Canada
- Natural Resources Canada
- Parks Canada
- Public Works and Government Services Canada
- Our Great Lakes - Federal Great Lakes Partners
Provincial Partners
- Ontario Ministry of the Environment
- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Regional Conservation Authorities
- Conservation Authorities in Ontario
- Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
- Central Lake Ontario Conservation
- Credit Valley Conservation Authority
- Essex Region Conservation Authority
- Grand River Conservation Authority
- Hamilton Region Conservation Authority
- Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
- Long Point Regional Conservation Authority
- Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority
- Quinte Conservation
- St. Clair Region Conservation Authority
Canadian Environmental / Non-Governmental Organizations
- Carolinian Canada
- Friends of the Environment
- World Wildlife Fund (WWF) - Canada
- Pollution Probe
- Sierra Club
US Federal Agencies
U.S State Agencies in the Great Lakes Basin
- Living in Illinois - Environment
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
- Access Indiana - Environmental
- Indiana State Department of Natural Resources
- Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Detroit District
- Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Wisconsin Farm *A* Syst: Pollution Prevention for Farms
- Council of Great Lakes Governors
U.S. Non- Governmental Organizations
- Shirley Heinze Environmental Fund
- Great Lakes Forecasting System
- Save the Dunes Council
International Organizations
- International Joint Commission
- Great Lakes Fishery Commission
- International Institute for Sustainable Development
- World Wildlife Fund - Global Network
- Science Traveller International - Wide World of Activated Sludge
- International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
- United Nations
Universities and Research Institutes
- National Water Research Institute (NWRI)
- Ecological Monitoring & Assessment Network (EMAN)
- Environment Canada Water Portal
- Water Quality in Ontario Region
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McMaster Institue of Environment and Health
- Ecowise - McMaster University
- University at Buffalo - Great Lakes Program
- Univierities Water Information Network (UWIN)
- Ohio Sea Grant College Program
- F.T. Stone Lab - Ohio's Lake Erie Laboratory
- Great Lakes Aquatic Ecosystem Research Consortium
- Center for Lake Erie Area Research
- Queen's School of Environmental Studies
- Brock University & Niagara College - Centre for the Environment
- Carleton University - Institute of Environmental Science
- McGill University - Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- University of Guelph - Faculty of Environmental Sciences
- University of Waterloo - Faculty of Environmental Studies
- University of Western Ontario - Faculty of Environmental Science
- York University - Faculty of Environmental Studies
- Great Lakes Research
Information Networks
Others
- Great Lakes Maps
- Great Lakes Atlas
- Our Great Lakes - Data & Information
- Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
- Canadian Global Change Program
- National Pollutant Release Inventory
