Exhibition Resources

GREAT LAKES CURRENT EVENTS

Great Lakes Now

WATER

When Our Water Turns Green: Visit the National Wildlife Federation's blog and read an entry on algae and pollution in Lake Erie. Lake Erie Algal Blooms
The Charter Township of West Bloomfield has a website to give residents information about the impacts of storm water, watersheds, and rain gardens in our area.
Center for Great Lakes Literacy: Developed to advocate for Great Lakes Stewardship
Cranbrook Freshwater Forum: Information for students to learn more about the Great Lakes
The Alliance for the Great Lakes is an advocacy and volunteer group with the goal of protecting and cleaning the Great Lakes.
The Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium gives safety tips and hazards information for visitors to the Great Lakes.
The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project is about saving lives through water safety advocacy and drowning survival strategies.
The Watershed Council seeks to protect the lakes, streams, wetlands, and groundwater of Northern Michigan through research and education.
TED Talk: What's so Great About the Great Lakes

LAND

The US Environmental Protection Agency gives information about environmental action plans throughout the United States, including facts, data, and management plans about the Great Lakes.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources gives information about the invasive carp species in the Great Lakes.
The Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Consortium has information about all the lighthouses on the Great Lakes.

TOURISM

Pure Michigan is a tourism initiative that gives information about Michigan lighthouses.
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum was founded by a group of divers and educators to commence exploration of historic shipwrecks in the Upper Peninsula.
The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project is about saving lives through water safety advocacy and drowning survival strategies.
SeaGrant Michigan, a program run through U of M and MSU, supports research, education and outreach about coastal regions in Michigan
The Watershed Council seeks to protect the lakes, streams, wetlands, and groundwater of Northern Michigan through research and education.
The Great Lakes Environmental Assessing and Mapping Project (GLEAM) has interactive maps youwww.michigan.gov/invasives can look at, including maps that show lake stressors.
The Great Lakes Echo is a news site all about what's happening in and around the Great Lakes.
Great Lakes Today: Information about current issues about the Great Lakes

ANIMALS

Living With Michigan Wildlife: Information about wildlife in Michigan

INVASIVE SPECIES

Michigan Invasives:

PLASTICS POLLUTION

Plastics Pollution Quiz: Great Lakes Alliance