Great Lakes Commission

The GLSC and the GLC Have the Following Four Joint Project Objectives: 1) Continuation of the Great Lakes Phragmites Initiative That Supports a Regional Collaborative Facilitating Communications That Link People, Information, and Action Around Controlling the Invasive Plant Phragmites Australis and Advances Research and Management of Non-native Phragmites Through Adaptive Management 2) Continuation of the Invasive Mussel Collaborative That Facilitates Robust Science, Communication, and an Integrated Pest Management Approach for Invasive Mussels, Such as Zebra and Quagga Mussels 3) Further Development of the Harmful Algal Bloom (HABS) Collaborative Facilitating Information Sharing Among Scientists and Decisions Makers Working on Habs in the Great Lakes and 4) Development of a New Great Lakes Blue Accounting Issue to Track the Regions Progress Toward Climate and Coastal Resiliency Goals.planned Work Will Advance Three of Four Discrete Projects During the First Year of the Five-year Cooperative Agreement Between the GLC and GLSC. the Timeline for Year One Is July 1, 2023 June 30, 2024.I. Phragmites Initiativea. Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative (GLPC) Objectives to Be ACHIEVED:1. Apply Principles of Collective Impact to Advance Coordinated and Collaborative Approaches for Controlling Invasive PHRAGMITES2. Facilitate Communication on a Basinwide Scale to Link People, Information, and ACTION3. Provide Resources and Educate Stakeholders on New Tools, Research, Best Practices, and Other Information on Invasive Phragmites Management and RESEARCH4. Provide Backbone Support to Maintain the Structure, Function and Operations of the Collaborativeb. Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF) Objectives to Be ACHIEVED:1. Engage and Enroll Phragmites Managers Across the Great Lakes Basin in PAMF2. Engage With Current Participants and Encourage Program RETENTION3. Provide Programmatic Support to the Pamf Science Advisory TEAM4. Evaluate Progress and Implement Program UPDATES5. Communicate Pamf Results With Phragmites Managers and Other Interested PARTIES6. Assess Progress Using the 2020-2026 Pamf Strategic Planc. Pamf Active Adaptive Management Objectives to Be ACHIEVED:1. Work With a Task Force Solicit and Select Phragmites Management PROJECTS2. Develop a Request for Proposals (RFP) and Distribute to Eligible Phragmites MANAGERS3. Provide Staff Support to Participating Managers to Ensure Desired Deliverables Are MET4. Evaluate Progress and Implement Program UPDATES5. Provide Equitable Phragmites Management Funding OPPORTUNITIES6. Contribute High Quality Data to the Pamf Modelii. Invasive Mussel Collaborative (IMC) Objectives to Be ACHIEVED:1. Provide Backbone Support to Maintain the Structure, Function and Operations of the COLLABORATIVE2. Advance Implementation of a Management Strategy for Zebra and Quagga Mussels in the Great Lakes Basin, Including Identifying Targeted Research NEEDS3. Develop a Roadmap to Guide Local and Regional Mussel Control Tool Development and IMPLEMENTATION4. Provide Decision-support Tools and Resources, and Educate Stakeholders on Invasive Mussel Management, Including New Tools, Research, and Best PRACTICES5. Facilitate Multidirectional Communication Among Scientists, Managers and Other Stakeholders to Share Science and Research Developments, Management Activities and Lessons Learnediii. Harmful Algal Blooms (HABS) Collaborative Objectives to Be ACHIEVED:1. Provide Backbone Support to Maintain the Structure, Function and Operations of the COLLABORATIVE2. Coordinate Science and Information Needs Across the Basins Experts and INSTITUTIONS3. Transmit Key Science to Managers, Policy Makers, and Other STAKEHOLDERS4. Integrate Relevant Science and Management Changes to Understand Progress in Addressing Sources of Habs in the Great Lakes Basin