2006 Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle Now Available

2006 Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle Now Available; Publication Details Issues Affecting Lakes Michigan and Superior

In conjunction with Governor Jim Doyle's proclamation of September as Coastal Awareness Month, the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program (WCMP) today announced the publication of the 2006 Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle. An annual publication covering significant initiatives and emerging issues affecting Wisconsin's coasts, the Chronicle is presented in an easy-to-read style that makes it accessible to all readers no matter what their knowledge of the Great Lakes.

"Life in Wisconsin is greatly enhanced by our ties to Lake Michigan and Lake Superior," said Governor Doyle. "By looking at important issues affecting those lakes, the Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle is helping both government and the general public better understand the important stewardship role we all play in caring for the lakes so that they may be enjoyed by future generations."

Protecting the Great Lakes has been a priority for the Doyle Administration. As chairman of the Council of Great Lakes Governors, Governor Doyle led the effort to sign ANNEX 2001- an agreement to promote water conservation and protect the Great Lakes waters from diversion to places like Arizona or Las Vegas. He has also led the fight against invasive species, and used his veto pen to protect grant dollars used by coastal communities to guide future growth in a way that protects and enhances the Great Lakes coasts.

This year's edition of the Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle features articles on:

• Great Lakes water diversion and the Annex 2001 agreement
• Stormwater pollution control efforts in the City of Superior
• Milwaukee Public Library's "ShipShape" historic marine vessel information project
• Bad River Band of Chippewa Indians' work restoring native cranberries
• National Estuarine Research Reserve initiative for Lake Superior's south shore
• Milwaukee Urban Water Trail
• Coastal Community Planning

Authors published in the Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle include WCMP staff, state agency and local government partners.

The Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle is distributed yearly to public policy and opinion leaders, public schools and libraries in the fifteen Great Lakes coastal counties, and the general public. Copies of the 2006 Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle may be requested by calling 608-267-7982 or e-mailing coastal@wisconsin.gov.