NOAA Great Lakes Region

On June 5, 2024, eastern Lake Ontario became the 16th marine sanctuary in an iconic system of marine protected areas.

Coordinated by a partnership between climate services organizations in the U.S. and Canada, this product provides a synthesis report summarizing the previous years’ climate trends, events, new research, assessments, and related activities in the Great Lakes region.

The annual Regional Collaboration Network meeting was held March 25-29 in Arizona.

Rebecca Held Knoche, formerly NOAA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program coordinator, is the new coordinator of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Team. Welcome, Rebecca!

New 1-meter land cover data are now available for the coastal United States, including the Great Lakes, from the NOAA Office for Coastal Management Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP). 

NOAA is highlighting its work with regional partners to restore habitat in the Great Lakes region and support the fish, ecosystems, and communities that rely on these important resources. 

Designated on April 25, 1974, the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) was established to provide a focus for NOAA’s environmental and ecosystem research in the Great Lakes and coastal marine environments.

The 10 annexes of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) have agreed on the priorities for science and action that will guide their work through 2025.

Located just outside the Calumet Area of Concern on the southeast side of Chicago, the Powderhorn Lake project restored 192 acres of wetland habitat, 630 linear feet of stream habitat, and 45 acres of native vegetation. This GLRI-funded effort was a partnership between NOAA, Great Lakes Commission, Illinois DNR, Audubon Great Lakes, and Forest Preserves of Cook County.