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ADOPT-A-BEACH TEAM OF THE WEEK

October 11, 2018

Michigan Students Make an Impact Beyond the Beach

Christine Webster makes it her mission to inspire the next generation of eco-conscious citizens. An Adopt-a-Beach team leader and science instructor of 28 years, Webster also sponsors Hudsonville High School’s […]

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September 15, 2018

Thousands of Adopt-a-Beach Volunteers Join Regional Cleanup Effort, Fight Plastic Pollution

September 15, 2018 (Chicago) — Great Lakes beaches are getting a deep clean today as thousands of volunteers head out for the Alliance for the Great Lakes’ annual September Adopt-a-Beach […]

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September 13, 2018

Global Talent Finds Local Solutions to Protect the Lakes

IBM Corporate Service Corps “USA1” members comprise four project teams embedded in nonprofits around Chicago this summer. Last month, a team of four women from around the world joined the […]

ADOPT-A-BEACH TEAM OF THE WEEK

September 12, 2018

Erie County community a model in keeping beaches clean

Six years. Sixteen sites. Seven miles of shoreline. 60 to 100-plus volunteers, every month.   All the result of one man’s decision to voice concern about his local beaches. “I […]

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August 23, 2018

Aveda Earth Month 2018 Raises $200,000 for the Great Lakes

For the 11th year in a row, the Alliance for the Great Lakes was a beneficiary of regional Aveda Earth Month efforts. Aveda celebrates Earth Month in a big way. […]

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August 20, 2018

Detroiters Explore Creative Options to Reduce Flooding, Improve Neighborhoods

It was a moment for celebration. After months of effort, residents and community organizations along Detroit’s Conner Creek Greenway were about to see their first tangible results. A professional engineering […]

Adopt-a-Beach Team of the Week

August 17, 2018

Pathways program removes 86 lbs. of litter from Foster Beach

Beachgoers flooded Chicago’s lakefront for fun and fireworks on a toasty Fourth of July. In the aftermath of the festivities, it became apparent the beach was in need of some […]

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August 8, 2018

Statement from Alliance for the Great Lakes on the Discovery of Two New Non-Native Species in the Great Lakes

Chicago, IL (August 8, 2018) – Earlier today, Cornell University Biological Field Station announced the discovery of two new non-native species of zooplankton – Diaphanosoma fluviatile and Mesocyclops pehpeiensis – […]

Adopt-a-Beach Team of the Week

August 3, 2018

Middle School Green Team supports Green Day in the Bay

When the Whitefish Bay Middle School Green Team stumbled upon a broken air conditioning unit at their local beach cleanup, they kept their cool. And, they did what they do […]

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July 12, 2018

Western Lake Erie Harmful Algal Blooms

Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual harmful algal bloom forecast for Lake Erie. Every year, agricultural runoff pollution causes harmful algal blooms. This thick, green algae […]