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Alliance for the Great Lakes: Adopt-a-Beach Event

On September 20, thousands of volunteers from across the Midwest will come together to clean up hundreds of Great Lakes beaches from Minnesota to Ohio. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of it! Join the Alliance and our amazing … Continue reading

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Plastic Pollution in the Great Lakes

Where does the trash on our beaches come from? And what happens to all that plastic when it breaks down and gets into our waters? Join us for a webinar to hear the latest information about plastic pollution in the … Continue reading

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Adopt a Beach Training

Alliance for the Great Lakes presents trainings for teams interested in its Adopt-a-Beach program. New and experienced team leaders are encouraged to attend to brush up on their data collection and entry skills. Training sessions improve the accuracy of the data … Continue reading

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Adopt a Beach Training

Alliance for the Great Lakes presents trainings for teams interested in its Adopt-a-Beach program. Tier One Introductory Training Perfect for the returning or first-time adopter: We invite all new and returning teams to attend an Adopt-a-Beach™ training. We will review … Continue reading

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Adopt a Beach Training

Alliance for the Great Lakes presents trainings for teams interested in its Adopt-a-Beach program. Tier One Introductory Training Perfect for the returning or first-time adopter: We invite all new and returning teams to attend an Adopt-a-Beach™ training. We will review … Continue reading

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The Great Lakes: Only as great as the people who use them

By Rachel Carnahan Around the Great Lakes, it seems like we have more than enough water to go around. After all, the Great Lakes contain 21 percent of the world’s fresh surface water. However, this vital resource is slowly disappearing … Continue reading

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How can we advance the Great Lakes region over the next 100 years? Five experts weigh in

By Rachel Carnahan, videos by Ryan Griffin-Stegink In 100 years—2113—the Chicago region is sure to be a dramatically different place. People, technology and even our changing climate will reinvent our city and region, perhaps several times over. Lake Michigan will … Continue reading

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Beach cleanups a practice worth “parroting”

Story and photos by Abby Crisostomo Lake Michigan’s sandy shores may not be the first to spring to mind when imagining oneself lounging on the beach listening to “Margaritaville.” Yet Terri Dale of Northwest Indiana, and her band of fellow … Continue reading

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