Great Lakes Hearing Announced: March 7

Friends of the Great Lakes:

As part of the Great Lakes Day in Washington events (March 6-7), the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment, has announced a hearing on "The Impact of Aquatic Invasive Species on the Great Lakes."

2:00 p.m. - Wednesday, March 7
Location: 2167 Rayburn House Office Building

All Great Lakes interests are encouraged to attend.

Information will be posted at
http://transportation.house.gov/hearings/
hearingdetail.aspx?NewsID=75 as it becomes available.

REMINDER: registration for Great Lakes Day events closes
Friday, Feb. 23.
Register now at www.glc.org/greatlakesday

The Great Lakes Commission, chaired by Lt. Gov. John Cherry (Mich.), is a nonpartisan, binational compact agency established under state and U.S. federal law and dedicated to promoting a strong economy, healthy environment and high quality of life for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region and its residents. The Commission consists of governors' appointees, state legislators, and agency officials from its eight member states. Associate membership for Ontario and Québec was established through the signing of a "Declaration of Partnership." The Commission maintains a formal Observer program involving U.S. and Canadian federal agencies, tribal authorities, binational agencies and other regional interests. The Commission offices are located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.