The Nature Conservancy - Five Great Lakes, Two Countries, One Chance

The Nature Conservancy's Leadership Presents: A Vision for the Great Lakes
A Global Lakes and Rivers Priority in the Campaign for a Sustainable Planet

Our historic gathering in June of conservationists from around the Great Lakes launched an unprecedented regional collaboration to help make the Great Lakes among the best managed ecosystems in the world. Scientists, policy experts and leaders from around the Great Lakes basin provided a wealth of materials (see below) designed to stimulate thoughts and provoke comments about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Latest Updates (as of August 2008)

Summary of Outcomes [58KB PDF]
Late Summer 2008 Interim Report [194KB PDF]

Meeting Presentations:

Session 1 –

Session 2 –

Session 3 –

Session 4 –

Session 5 –

Session 6 –

Opening Ceremony Address [45.4KB PDF]
by Helen Taylor

Lake Basin & Watershed Planning (coming soon)
by David Klein & Mike Grimm
Policy [108KB PDF]
by Rich Bowman & Claudia Emken
Canada [3.67MB PDF]
by John Lounds (Nature Conservancy of Canada) & John Andersen
Science [792KB PDF]
by Patrick Doran
Aquatic Invasive Species [828KB PDF]
by Lindsay Chadderton & David Lodge (University of Notre Dame)
New Migratory Bird Initiatives [3.69MB PDF]
by Dave Ewert

Climate Change [6.42MB PDF]
by George Kling (University of Michigan)

Closing Ceremony
Presentation
[10.0MB PDF]

Pre-Meeting Materials – Trustee Forums:

Session 1 – Lake Basin & Watershed Planning
Session 2 – Policy
Session 3 – Canada
Session 4 – Science
Session 5 – Aquatic Invasive Species
Session 6 – New Migratory Bird Initiatives

Great Lakes Project Background:	Resources:
Overview of the Great Lakes Campaign Project [101KB PDF] Great Lakes Pledge [65KB PDF] Great Lakes Board Charter [96KB PDF] Great Lakes OGSP [322KB PDF]	Agenda [88KB PDF] Travel Details [38KB PDF] General Information [42KB PDF] Contact Us [70KB PDF]