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About Us

Who We Are

​The Great Lakes Coastal Assembly is a binational, voluntary partnership that works through member collaboration. We are comprised of coastal and natural resource driven organizations throughout the Great Lakes region conducting research and monitoring, implementing on-the-ground projects, and working on policy, planning, and outreach.  

What We Do

Together, we have taken steps towards large-scale conservation in the Great Lakes region with a primary focus on coastal wetlands.  Specific goals and initiatives are outlined in our Action Plan.
Aligning Great Lakes Planning Efforts
Pilot the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Framework
Saginaw Bay Wetland (Michigan Sea Grant)
Finalize the Saginaw Bay-Western Lake Erie Coastal Wetland Blueprint
Saginaw Bay to Western Lake Erie Partner Meeting (Heather Stirratt, NOAA)
Host a bi-annual Great Lakes Coastal Symposium
Erosion along Lake Michigan (Todd Marsee, Michigan Sea Grant)
Explore Coastal Priorities Beyond Wetlands
Pitcher's thistle and Lake Huron Tansy on the west side of Beaver Island (Eric Ellis)
Establish a Great Lakes Islands Conservation Workgroup
2019 Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Symposium participants tour Howard Marsh 3 (Jason Hill, Ducks Unlimited)
Strengthen connections throughout Great Lakes coastal systems

​Our Members

State & Interstate

Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources ∙ Michigan Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy ∙ Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources ∙ Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources ∙ New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation ∙ Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources ∙ Ohio Lake Erie Commission ∙ Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection ∙ Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources ∙ Great Lakes Commission

Federal & Tribal

Environment and Climate Change Canada ∙ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ∙ Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians ∙ Bay Mills Indian Community ∙ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ∙ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ∙ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ∙ U.S. Geological Survey 

Nongovernmental

Coastal States Organization ∙  Ducks Unlimited ∙ National Audubon Society ∙ Michigan Natural Features Inventory ∙ ​The Nature Conservancy ∙ Nature Conservancy of Canada

Universities

Central Michigan University ∙ Michigan Sea Grant ∙ Muskegon Community College 
GLCA Fact Sheet

History

​Conservation and management of coastal ecosystems and associated resources requires a diverse assemblage of, and collaboration among, federal, state, tribal, nongovernmental, and private interests. Bringing together that diverse assemblage was the intent of Great Lakes Coastal Conservation Working Group a cross-organizational team initiated in 2013 by the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC). With our charter, the CCWG evolved into an independent, collaborative group outside of the LCC structure: the Great Lakes Coastal Assembly. 

2010

Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) are unveiled, including the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes LCC.  

2013

The Great Lakes Coastal Conservation Working Group is formed. 

2015

The Great Lakes Coastal Conservation Working Group launches the Saginaw Bay to Western Lake Erie Landscape Conservation Design (Coastal Wetland Blueprint).

2017

LCCs phased out.

2019

The Great Lakes Coastal Conservation Working Group transitions to a voluntary partnership, the Great Lakes Coastal Assembly.

​Contact Us to Learn More

​​Liz Berg | Assembly Coordinator and Midwest Coastal Program Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, elizabeth_berg@fws.gov

Christie Deloria-Sheffield | Assembly Co-Chair and Midwest Coastal Program Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, christie_deloria@fws.gov

​Cherie Hagen | Assembly Co-Chair and Lake Superior Supervisor, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, cherie.hagen@wisconsin.gov

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Thank You To Our 2022 Symposium Sponsors!

The Symposium is funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program

USFWS Dept of the Interior
Great Lakes Resoration
Coastal Program

Black Tern Sponsor

Audubon Great Lakes

Brook Trout Sponsor

Ducks Unlimited
GEI Consultants

Piping Plover Sponsor

Michigan Natural Features Inventory
The Nature Conservancy
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Michigan EGLE
WI DNR Office of Great Waters

​Canada Warbler Sponsor

International Joint Commission
Center for Freshwater Research and Education, Lake Superior State University
Superior Watershed Partnership
Upper Mississippi / Great Lakes Joint Venture
Biohabitats
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