2013 Conference Funders, Partners and Sponsors
$25,000 Level
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District$20,000 Level
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Fresh Water Sciences$10,000 Level
The Brookby Foundation$5,000 Level
The Fund for Lake Michigan$2,500 Level
Ducks Unlimited$500 Level
Gathering Waters Conservancy
Natural Resource Technology$250 Level
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
The John G. Shedd Aquarium
Session Summary: Restoration Successes: Healthy Beaches, Healthy Perceptions
Great Lakes beaches are vital to our economy, ecology and way of life. Keeping beaches healthy is our responsibility. Great Lakes Restoration funding is critical for improving our beaches by providing dollars for public education, monitoring to pinpoint pollution sources, projects to eliminate pollution sources, and monitoring to ensure restoration success.
Lead Organization/Person: Alliance for the Great Lakes
Presenters:
- Jamie Cross, Adopt-a-Beach Manager, Alliance for the Great Lakes
- Jill Lis (tentative), Supervisor in the Environmental Public Health Service Area Cuyahoga County Board of Health
- Andy Knott, Executive Director, Watershed Center of Grand Traverse Bay
- Shelley Billingsley, Assistant Engineer, Stormwater Unit and Parks City of Kenosha