Spring 2026 Lakes Letter

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Contents

Features

• It’s our turn: Stepping into Great Lakes governance by Scott Sowa
• Great Lakes region needs data center transparency   by Helena Volzer 
• Incorporating climate risks in the management of Great Lakes water  by Gail Krantzberg
• A snapshot of Great Lakes conditions: State of the Great Lakes 2025 by Matthew Pawlowski & Jacob Orlandi
• On the road to disaster: How road salt policy gaps are threatening the Great Lakes by Gabrielle Parent-Doliner, Dani Lindamood, Jérôme Marty & Monica Seidel
• Connecting global science to local action: How IPBES & Indigenous knowledge are together reshaping Great Lakes policy by Catherine Febria
• Sustaining the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Region: Integrating freshwater stewardship with economic modernization by Vance Badawey

Research Briefs

• Securing the sustainability of Great Lakes basin groundwater resources by James Polidori
• Bridging policy and practice in New York State: Barriers to shoreline adaptation along Lake Ontario by Rewa Phansalkar & Kristen Hychka

Association News

• Executive director’s note
• IAGLR 2025 Annual Report released
• IAGLR participates in Canadian National Water Security Strategy planning
• Great Lakes Day in Ottawa and Washington

Member News

• Kudos
• Welcome new members
• Member spotlight: Janessa Esquible and Ian Stone

Community News

• Grand opening of the Walpole Island First Nation fish hatchery by Trevor Pitcher