Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition

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The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition is a coalition of local, state, and regional #CleanWater advocates working together to establish #GreatLakes restoration and protection as a national conservation priority. Website: HealthyLakes.org

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Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· 16d

It'll be hard to choose what sessions to go to at this year's Great Lakes Conference! Here are those in the themes of emerging issues and addressing environmental injustices. See the full list of sessions and get registered at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #Michigan

Text graphic. 2026 Great Lakes Conference. Emerging issues sessions: Exploring Policy Tools for the Protection of Groundwater and Wetland Hydrology; Sustainable Water Management Solutions in Data Center Development: Strategies and Guidance. Addressing environmental injustices sessions: Who Pays for Clean Water? The Cost of Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie.

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· 19d

Is your state cool enough to have a state duck? 😎 If it doesn't, what duck would you choose? #GreatLakes #FunFact #Duck #Birds

Wood duck with overlay text: Great Lakes Fun Fact. Michigan's State Duck. Michigan's state duck is the wood duck! It's actually one of only three states to have a state duck and was only named state duck in March of 2026.

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· 22d

Thank you @mottfoundation.bsky.social for being a #LakeSuperior level sponsor of our 2026 Great Lakes Conference! Interested in being a sponsor or attending the conference? Learn more at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #Michigan

Celebratory graphic with streamers and confetti with text: Thank you. Charles Steward Mott Foundation. 2026 Great Lakes Conference Lake Superior Level Sponsor.

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· 22d

We've got more breakout sessions than ever at this year's Great Lakes Conference! Check out these ones covering skills, training, and organizational development; and Great Lakes science research and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Register now at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #Michigan

Text graphic. 2026 Great Lakes Conference. Skills, Training, and Organizational Development Sessions: Ripple Effect: Growing the Next Generation of Great Lakes Champions; Using EJ Values to Guide Outreach in Wyandotte; and Know Your Audience: Best Practices for Organizational Communications. Great Lakes Science Research and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Sessions: Advancing Multinational Collaboration for a Resilient Great Lakes System; and What Will It Take for Wisconsin’s Agricultural Sector to Meet Net-Zero?. September 24-25. Detroit, Michigan.

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· 26d

Lake sturgeon are not only the biggest fish in the Great Lakes, they're also the oldest! #GreatLakes #FunFact #Fish

Three biologists hold up a large lake sturgeon on a boat on a sunny day.

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· 27d

Thank you Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation for being a #LakeSuperior level sponsor of our 2026 Great Lakes Conference! Interested in being a sponsor or attending the conference? Learn more at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #Michigan

Celebratory graphic with streamers and confetti with text: Thank you. Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation. 2026 Great Lakes Conference Lake Superior Level Sponsor.

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· 29d

Thank you @joycefdn.bsky.social for being a #LakeSuperior level sponsor of our 2026 Great Lakes Conference! Interested in being a sponsor or attending the conference? Learn more at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Detroit

Celebratory graphic with streamers and confetti with text: Thank you. The Joyce Foundation. 2026 Great Lakes Conference Lake Superior Level Sponsor.

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Jul 8

Breakout sessions run the gamut at the 2026 Great Lakes Conference! These sessions are within the theme of innovative and compelling Great Lakes restoration stories and case studies. Get registered at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Detroit #Michigan

Shoreline of Lake Erie on a sunny day with Cedar Point amusement park in the background. Overlay text: 2026 Great Lakes Conference. Innovative and compelling Great Lakes restoration stories and case studies: RainSmart Rebates: Working with Residents to Combat Stormwater Pollution in Combined Sewer Systems; It Takes a Watershed: How Partnerships Are Restoring Great Lakes Tributaries; Economic and Community Benefits of GLRI Investments: Update to the 2018 GLRI Economic Impact Study; Sediment in Motion: A Discussion of Nature-Based Solutions and Impacts on Sediment Transport; Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Shoreline Softening Techniques. September 24-25. Detroit, Michigan.

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Jul 6

Not only do we have breakout sessions at the 2026 Great Lakes Conference, we've also got field trips! Make sure to sign up for one of them when you get registered at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Detroit #Michigan @audubon.org @umich.edu @michigandnr.bsky.social

Skyline of Detroit with text overlay: 2026 Great Lakes Conference Field trips: Using Placemaking, Art and Storytelling in Our Green Stormwater; Infrastructure Practices; Detroit and Rouge River Tour: Past, Present, and Future; Paddle the Lower Rouge River Water Trail Industrial Corridor; Detroit River Story Lab: Educational Schooner Sail; Mapping Detroit’s Ghost Waters Bike Tour; Exploring Restored Urban Waterways on Belle Isle; Detroit Environmental Justice Bus Tour; The Birds of Belle Isle; and The Transformation of the Detroit Riverfront. September 24-25. Detroit, Michigan.

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Jun 25

Registration for the 2026 Great Lakes Conference is OPEN! Come join us in Detroit to learn, celebrate, and network with advocates from across the region. Register and learn more about the conference at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Michigan #Detroit

Detroit, Michigan skyline with text: 2026 Great Lakes Conference. September 24-25 in Detroit, MI. Registration now open! bit.ly/GLConference26

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Jun 17

Welcome to our new members! You can learn more about having your nonprofit join at HealthyLakes.org/become-a-member #GreatLakes #CleanWater @cayugalake.bsky.social

logos of new organization to the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition: Cayuga Lake Watershed Network, Light Up Lawndale, Historic Pullman Empowerment Organization, Michigan Sustainable Business Forum, Gary Advocates for Responsible Development, Genesee Land Trust, Wisdom Institute, and Eastside Community Network

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Jun 8

Over 117,000 federal employees at science agencies have been lost in just over a year. Explore the history of American science, how we got here, and what you can do you to protect civil servants who keep us healthy and our country safe. science.federalharmstracker.org #GreatLakes #CleanWater

alt="a scenic mountain background with overlay text: the cost of cutting American science. Tracking impacts to the people and programs powering America, from labs to the land."

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Jun 3

Read our full release with more details about the House's proposed budget at HealthyLakes.org/latest-news/great-lakes-coalition-responds-to-federal-water-programs-funding-proposal #GreatLakes #CleanWater

alt="text graphic. Great Lakes funding update. House budget proposes flat funding for federal Great Lakes restoration program but slashes water infrastructure programs, despite over $290 billion needed for water infrastructure in Great Lakes region, alone."

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· May 5

Get your proposals in for the 2026 Great Lakes Conference before it's too late! bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes

alt="text graphic. Request for proposals. Deadline Friday! Great Lakes Conference breakout sessions and field trips. This year's conference will be held September 24-25 in Detroit, Michigan. For more information and to submit your proposal, go to bit.ly/GLConference26. Deadline: May 8, 2026."

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Apr 29

Deadline approaching! Get in your proposal for a breakout session or field trip at the 2026 Great Lakes Conference in Detroit #GreatLakes bit.ly/GLConference26

alt="Text graphic. Deadline coming soon! Request for proposals: Great Lakes Conference breakout sessions & field trips. This year's conference will be held September 24-25 in Detroit, Michigan. For more information and to submit your proposal, go to bit.ly/GLConference26. Deadline: May 8, 2026."

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Apr 22

From our waters to yours, we wish you a happy Earth Day! #EarthDay #GreatLakes #CleanWater

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Apr 21

Want to learn more about the Great Lakes? We've now got a page full of Great Lakes fun facts on our website at HealthyLakes.org/great-lakes-statistics #GreatLakes

alt="text graphic: did you know? The Great Lakes hold about 20% of the world’s supply of surface freshwater."

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Apr 20

If you missed "The Story of the GLRI" webinar, you can now view the recording at this link: buff.ly/DPLoWhg #GreatLakes

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Apr 13

Across administrations and political lines, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has remained a rare bipartisan success story. Discover how GLRI transformed restoration—and what we can learn from it. Join us for a conversation on April 16. Register: nwf-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Apr 8

Get your proposals in for breakout sessions and field trips at the 2026 Great Lakes Conference in Detroit! Learn more and apply at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Conference #Michigan

alt="This year's conference will be held September 24-25 in Detroit, Michigan. Deadline: May 8, 2026."

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Apr 6

We are deeply concerned by the federal budget proposal for its sweeping, reckless cuts to the agencies and programs that protect the #GreatLakes, enforce #CleanWater laws, and safeguard the drinking water of more than 30 million Americans across the region. Read our full statement: buff.ly/eG8ecFV

alt="quote graphic. 'Clean water is a basic need, not a line item to be slashed. Rather than fixing problems, this budget moves us in the wrong direction.'"

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Mar 30

Welcome to the newest members of the Coalition! Western New York Land Conservancy @younggiftedgreen.bsky.social Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park Bright Neighborhood Community Development Corporation Friends of the Crooked River Black Environmental Leaders Organic Connects

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Mar 30

We can't improve outdated and crumbling water infrastructure without federal funding! And the state of Ohio has great need of it, with over $36 billion of water infrastructure updates needed. Learn more at HealthyLakes.org/in-your-state #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Ohio

alt="text graphic. $36.627 billion needed for water infrastructure in Ohio over the next 20 years ($16.072 billion for drinking water infrastructure + $20.555 billion for wastewater infrastructure)."

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Mar 26

New York needs over $89 billion to upgrade its water infrastructure(!) and it can only do so with continued federal funding for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvements. Learn more at HealthyLakes.org/in-your-state #GreatLakes #CleanWater #NewYork

alt="text graphic. $89.065 billion needed for water infrastructure in New York over the next 20 years ($35.148 billion for drinking water infrastructure + $53.917 billion for wastewater infrastructure)."

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Mar 25

We're looking for proposals for breakout sessions and field trips for the 2026 Great Lakes Conference in Detroit! Learn more and apply at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Michigan

alt="text graphic. Request for proposals: Great Lakes Conference breakout sessions & field trips. This year's conference will be held September 24-25 in Detroit, Michigan. For more information and to submit your proposal, go to bit.ly/GLConference26. Deadline: May 8, 2026."

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Mar 25

The American Water Stewardship Act passed the House yesterday, an important step in the reauthorization of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Thank you Reps McDonald Rivet (MI-8), Stauber (MN-8) and Joyce (OH-14) for your leadership in getting this program extended another 5 years. #GreatLakes

alt="a rocky lakeshore on a sunny day with waves coming in."

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Mar 25

Minnesota needs over $16 billion to upgrade outdated and crumbling wastewater and drinking water infrastructure. Now is the time for more federal investments, not less! Learn more at HealthyLakes.org/in-your-state #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Minnesota

alt="text graphic. $16.894 billion needed for water infrastructure in Minnesota over the next 20 years ($10.178 billion for drinking water infrastructure + $6.716 billion for wastewater infrastructure)."

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Mar 24

$31.33 billion is needed in Michigan, alone, for water infrastructure upgrades. We need continued federal funding for this necessary work! Learn more at HealthyLakes.org/in-your-state #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Michigan

alt="text graphic. $31.33 billion needed for water infrastructure in Michigan over the next 20 years ($16.258 billion for drinking water infrastructure + $15.072 billion for wastewater infrastructure)."

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Mar 19

Indiana needs a staggering $21.916 billion for water infrastructure upgrades. The Great Lakes region is struggling with outdated and failing water infrastructure and we need funding to change that. Learn more at HealthyLakes.org/in-your-state #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Indiana

alt="text graphic. $21.916 billion needed for water infrastructure in Indiana over the next 20 years ($11.784 billion for drinking water infrastructure + $10.132 billion for wastewater infrastructure)"

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition@healthylakes· Mar 18

Illinois needs $33.586 billion over the next 20 years for water infrastructure investments. After decades of underinvestment, we need to put forward funding to meet these challenges. Learn more at HealthyLakes.org/in-your-state #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Illinois