Great Lakes Basin

Great Lakes Basin - click on image for larger display

The Great Lakes Basin encompasses the following 8 states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.  Due to its vast importance there are many efforts to keep the lakes from being invaded by non-native plants and animal species.  The links below will give you information about the Great Lakes Basin and what efforts are currently underway to protect this natural resource.

The Great Lakes form the largest surface freshwater system on the Earth. More than 30 million people live in the Great Lakes basin, and the impact of their daily   activities, from the water consumed to the waste returned, directly affects the Great Lakes environment.

EPA

http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/

The Great Lakes: An Environmental Atlas and Resource Book

http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/atlas/index.html

About the Lakes

http://www.seagrant.wide.edu/Communications/greatlakes/GlacialGift/map.html

Protection of Lakes

http://www.fws.gov/midwest/greatlakes/

Ecosystem Team

http://www.fws.gov/midwest/greatlakes/gli.htm

Great Lakes Basin Compact

http://glc.org/about/glbc.html