Forum participants can chose from nearly 20 scientific and policy sessions that focus on issues such as human health benefits of improving water quality, implications of land use and growth policies, the decline of Great Lakes fisheries and the status of high-profile binational Great Lakes initiatives.
Young people can collaborate and present their projects at the student forum .
More than a dozen tours will highlight efforts to mobilize communities and restore local watersheds. New this year is the addition of a Great Lakes Environmental Expo with over 60,000 square feet of display space. Everyone from local groups to business and industry will showcase the latest technology and initiatives to protect the environment with educational and hands-on exhibits. The IJC invites you to express your views on Agreement progress, encourage action and change, and identify issues and possible solutions. Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the governments of the United States and Canada have primary responsibility to restore and protect the environmental quality of our Great Lakes.