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Excerpt from A Governor's Conference on Lake Michigan, Illinois' Great Lake: Protecting and Developing a Valuable Natural Resource; Proceedings of the Fourteenth Annual Enr Conference, September 26 and 27, 1985, Chicago, Illinois If there is any truth to the saying, Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm, then great things must surely come from the September 1985 Governor's Conference on Illinois' Great Lake Lake Michigan. The remarkable enthusiasm shown by the 300 Conference participants and guests concerning the activity, controversy and questions centering around the Great Lakes will long be a high point for me as the Director of the Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources. Well versed speakers and panelists from government, the private sector and academia provided a candid exchange of ideas necessary for all of us to fully appreciate the significance of, and our dependence upon, the Great Lakes as a source of water, recreation, fishing, transportation and natural beauty. A multi-talented coalition of Great Lakes specialists taught us about past, present and future dangers to these inland seas. Also, we were challenged and encouraged to learn about the enlightened approaches currently being taken to eliminate these threats. Prudent Great Lakes management efforts and an efficient scientific and political Support system to improve these efforts is the clear message contained in the following Conference proceedings. As you read through the papers presented by our scientists and political leaders, keep in mind that Great Lakes' water is international in nature. It flows into and around the provinces and states of Canada and the United States, and necessitates a common bond in protecting and improving our Great Lakes. As Illinois Governor James Thompson and Indiana Governor Robert Orr both noted in their Conference Speeches, our economies and the quality of life of our citizens and future generations depend on the positive action we are taking and need to take in the future to protect and preserve the Lakes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
In 1978 Canada and the United States concluded an agreement for the protection and enhancement of water quality in the Great Lakes based on the ecosystem approach to management. Since ratification of this agreement, little progress has been made in practical application of this concept to basin-wide management for the Great Lakes. At the same time public concern for the quality of the Great Lakes and their future has risen dramatically. As a result, the need has arisen for a practical, authoritative explanation of the ecosystem concept. This volume, written by highly qualified authorities, addresses these important ecological, political, and economic issues in a systematic and informative manner. In this study, the ecosystem concept and its objectives are defined. The institutional structure that has evolved for governance of the Great Lakes, the need for a more effective governance structure, and prospects for rehabilitation of the Great Lakes Waters are crucial issues considered. The management question is the single most important policy question with respect to the Great Lakes and this is the only study available that brings together all pertinent information and provides steps for new and constructive management of the Great Lakes.