Great Lakes Links

Extensive Great Lakes information and news is available at the Great Lakes Information Network.

Note all of the links on this page open in a new window and exit the Wisconsin DNR Website.

The Wisconsin Department works with other state agencies on Great Lakes issues including:

• DOA Wisconsin Coastal Management Program
• University of Wisconsin Sea Grant
• University of Wisconsin Extension
• UWM Great Lakes WATER Institute
• USGS Groundwater in the Great Lakes
• Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey

The Great Lakes are international water bodies boarding both Canada and the United States. The following are links to binational organizations that address Great Lakes economy, management, research, policy, and culture.

• Great Lakes Commission
• Great Lakes Fisheries Commission
• International Joint Commission
• International Association for Great Lakes Research
• Binational State of the Great Lakes

The following links to federal and regional agencies and organizations also provide information on Great Lakes policy, research, and management.

• Council of Great Lakes Governors
• USEPA's Great Lakes National Program Office
• Environment Canada
• USGS Great Lakes Science Center
• NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
• Great Lakes & Ohio River Division of the Army Corps of Engineers

The following links are to non-governmental organizations that provide opportunities for citizen involvement in Great Lakes Issues. Please note that these links are provided as a convenience and that the inclusion of a link does not imply an endorsement of a site’s content.

• Great Lakes Forever
• Great Lakes United
• Alliance for the Great Lakes
• Lake Superior Alliance
• National Wildlife Federation - Great Lakes Program
• Nature Conservancy – Great Lakes Program
• Sierra Club – Great Lakes Program
• Trout Unlimited