iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 07/10/2026

We're so excited to be up in Duluth for next year's Great Lakes Conference! We hope to have you join us in the Land of 10,000 Lakes 💦 #GreatLakes #Minnesota

Text graphic. Mark your calendars! The 2027 Great Lakes Conference will be September 29-30 in Duluth, Minnesota.

000 0

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 05/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2026 Great Lakes Conference! These pictures are just a few of the many highlights, from field trips out on the water, energizing sessions, and a fun reception. We hope to see you next year in Duluth! #GreatLakes #Detroit

020 2

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 30/09/2026

Thank you to all of our partners in the region who advocated for the GLRI's passage! And thank you to members of the Great Lakes delegation who moved this important legislation through, includ. leadership of @peters.senate.gov, Senator Moreno & Senator Husted www.healthylakes.org/latest-news/...

Lake Erie on a sunny day with overlay text: Federal Great Lakes program advances through Senate. The Senate has reauthorized the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), a federal program integral to the health of the Great Lakes and the 30 million people who depend on them for drinking water.

The legislation now goes to the House for consideration and we look forward to Congress reauthorizing this bill before the end of the year.

033 3

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 30/09/2026

Post a vampire that isn't Dracula (Great Lakes edition)

Sea lamprey taking the place of a vampire in a vintage horror movie poster

030 3

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 18/09/2026

Online registration for the Great Lakes Conference ends TODAY at 5 PM Eastern! After that, registration will only be available onsite during the conference. Go to bit.ly/GLConference26 to get that registration in! #GreatLakes

000 0

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 14/09/2026

Online registration closes at 5 PM Eastern this Friday for the #GreatLakes Conference! Onsite registration will be available during the conference. We hope to see you there!

Skyline of Detroit as the sun is setting. Overlay text: 2026 Great Lakes Conference. Registration ends Friday! September 23-25. Detroit, Michigan. bit.ly/GLConference26

000 0

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 11/09/2026

Though everyone knows about the Edmund Fitzgerald, there are way more shipwrecks than that in the Great Lakes! #GreatLakes #FunFact

A sunken ship rests at the bottom of a lake. Overlay text: Great Lakes fun fact. The Great Lakes are full of shipwrecks! No one knows exactly how many shipwrecks lie at the bottom of the Great Lakes, but researchers estimate that the number is between 4,000 and 10,000!

001 1

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 04/09/2026

All the cool kids are part of the Coalition 😎 Learn more about our work and how to join at HealthyLakes.org/become-a-member #GreatLakes

A large group of people smiling in the rain while standing in front of the national Capitol building. Overlay text: Great Lakes fun fact. Having your nonprofit organization join the Coalition is free and easy! We're always looking for new members to join in our fight to protect and restore the Great Lakes! Learn more at HealthyLakes.org/become-a-member

000 0

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 03/09/2026

The stop work order on Brandon Road has been lifted! Thank you to everyone across the region who spoke out in support of the construction, including Great Lakes Taskforce Co-Chairs, Rep. Bill Huizenga, @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social @debbiedingell.house.gov & Rep. Dave Joyce

Brandon Road Lock and Dam from above with overlay text: stop work order lifted on Brandon Road. Work on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, a critical set of barriers to stop invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes, will now be restarting.

000 0

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 28/08/2026

Work needs to restart on the Brandon Road barrier to keep invasive carp out of the #GreatLakes!

Alt text: An invasive carp jumps up out of the water. Overlay text: Great Lakes not so fun fact. All four invasive carps grow to large sizes approaching or exceeding 100 pounds and four feet in length! Invasive carp include bighead carp, silver carp, black carp, and grass carp. The primary threat from invasive carps is competition with other fish for food resources, and the likely ability of these invaders to outcompete native fish.

051 5

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 27/08/2026

We need the Army Corps of Engineers to restart work at Brandon Road, a critical barrier to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan! #GreatLakes

A meme with a raccoon cartoon character labeled "Lake Michigan" looking into what appears to be an empty box. A hand from a blue jay cartoon character labeled "invasive carp" then punches through the box, knocking the racoon back.

041 4

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 26/08/2026

Invasive carp are closer to the Great Lakes than ever before, but construction on a critical barrier to stop them was recently halted. We need construction back on track before it’s too late to keep them out! #GreatLakes

People holding nets on a boat look out in surprise at a huge amount of invasive carp jumping out of the water. Overlay text: invasive carp are closing in on the Great Lakes. Juvenile invasive carp were recently found a mere 80 miles from Lake Michigan, closer than they’ve ever been seen.

An aerial view of the Brandon Road Lock and Dam. Overlay text: construction of carp barrier has halted. Work on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, a critical set of barriers to stop invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes, was recently stopped by the Army Corps of Engineers without warning. No reason has been given for the stoppage.

A couple of invasive carp jumping out of the water behind a boat on a lake. Overlay text: lives at risk. Not only do the Great Lakes provide drinking water for 30 million people, but fishing and boating are important to communities across the Great Lakes region for recreational and economic reasons. $5.1 billion regional fishing industry. $16 billion regional recreational boating industry.

053 5

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 24/08/2026

It's the LAST DAY for early bird registration for the Great Lakes Conference! Get registered on our website: bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Detroit

Detroit, Michigan skyline with text: 2026 Great Lakes Conference. September 24-25 in Detroit, MI. Early bird ends today! bit.ly/GLConference26

010 1

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 17/08/2026

Early bird registration for the Great Lakes Conference ends in one week! Take advantage of this offer while you can and get registered on our website: bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Detroit

Detroit, Michigan skyline with text: 2026 Great Lakes Conference. September 24-25 in Detroit, MI. Early bird ends 1 week! bit.ly/GLConference26

010 1

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 11/08/2026

Thank you Great Lakes Protection Fund for being a Lake Michigan level sponsor of our 2026 Great Lakes Conference! Interested in being a sponsor or attending the conference? Learn more at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Detroit

Celebratory graphic with streamers and confetti with text: Thank you. Great Lakes Protection Fund. 2026 Great Lakes Conference Lake Michigan Level Sponsor.

021 2

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 10/08/2026

The early bird rate for the Great Lakes Conference ends in 2 weeks! Get this discounted rate while you can at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #Detroit

Detroit skyline as the sun sets with overlay text: 2026 Great Lakes Conference. Early bird ends in 2 weeks!

021 2

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 06/08/2026

Our final post about this year's conference agenda (we told you it was our biggest yet!). These sessions cover policy issues related to the Great Lakes and clean water. See the rest of the agenda and get registered at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #Michigan

Outside of United States capitol building on a sunny day with overlay text: 2026 Great Lakes Conference. Great Lakes policy issues sessions: getting resources flowing: lessons from New York's clean water spending; water infrastructure: tools to help you engage beyond Intended Use Plans; and Clean Water Act plenary (title to be determined).

232 3

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 06/08/2026

Thank you Ducks Unlimited for being a Lake Michigan level sponsor of our 2026 Great Lakes Conference! Interested in being a sponsor or attending the conference? Learn more at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Detroit

Celebratory graphic with streamers and confetti with text: Thank you. Ducks Unlimited. 2026 Great Lakes Conference Lake Michigan Level Sponsor.

010 1

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 05/08/2026

Check out our 2026 Great Lakes Conference breakout sessions in the theme of community engagement and movement building. We hope you'll join us in Detroit! Get registered at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #Detroit

Hands planting small seedlings. Overlay text: 2026 Great Lakes Conference. Community engagement and building building sessions: from rain gardens to resilience: activating community-centered green stormwater infrastructure; first-hand water shutoff stories of fear, resilience, and advocacy toward policy change; working towards a dam removal network in Michigan and building a template for the Great Lakes region; people have the power: successes and lessons learned by communities leading PFAS work; and Detroit water leaders (title to be determined).

211 2

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 31/07/2026

Lake Superior is not only the largest of the Great Lakes, but also bigger than some states! 😮 #GreatLakes #LakeSuperior #FunFact

Lake Superior on a sunny day with overlay text: Great Lakes fun fact. Lake Superior is bigger than some states! With a massive surface area of 31,700 square miles, this Great Lakes is larger than Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Maryland, and West Virginia.

040 4

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 28/07/2026

Thank you Fund for Lake Michigan for being a #LakeMichigan level sponsor of our 2026 Great Lakes Conference! Interested in being a sponsor or attending the conference? Learn more at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Detroit

Celebratory graphic with streamers and confetti with text: Thank you Fund for Lake Michigan. 2026 Great Lakes Conference Lake Michigan Level Sponsor.

010 1

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 27/07/2026

It'll be hard to choose what sessions to go to at this year's Great Lakes Conference! Here are those in the themes of emerging issues and addressing environmental injustices. See the full list of sessions and get registered at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #Michigan

Text graphic. 2026 Great Lakes Conference. Emerging issues sessions: Exploring Policy Tools for the Protection of Groundwater and Wetland Hydrology; Sustainable Water Management Solutions in Data Center Development: Strategies and Guidance. Addressing environmental injustices sessions: Who Pays for Clean Water? The Cost of Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie.

143 4

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 24/07/2026

Is your state cool enough to have a state duck? 😎 If it doesn't, what duck would you choose? #GreatLakes #FunFact #Duck #Birds

Wood duck with overlay text: Great Lakes Fun Fact. Michigan's State Duck. Michigan's state duck is the wood duck! It's actually one of only three states to have a state duck and was only named state duck in March of 2026.

040 4

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 21/07/2026

Thank you @mottfoundation.bsky.social for being a #LakeSuperior level sponsor of our 2026 Great Lakes Conference! Interested in being a sponsor or attending the conference? Learn more at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #Michigan

Celebratory graphic with streamers and confetti with text: Thank you. Charles Steward Mott Foundation. 2026 Great Lakes Conference Lake Superior Level Sponsor.

010 1

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 20/07/2026

We've got more breakout sessions than ever at this year's Great Lakes Conference! Check out these ones covering skills, training, and organizational development; and Great Lakes science research and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Register now at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #Michigan

Text graphic. 2026 Great Lakes Conference. Skills, Training, and Organizational Development Sessions: Ripple Effect: Growing the Next Generation of Great Lakes Champions; Using EJ Values to Guide Outreach in Wyandotte; and Know Your Audience: Best Practices for Organizational Communications. Great Lakes Science Research and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Sessions: Advancing Multinational Collaboration for a Resilient Great Lakes System; and What Will It Take for Wisconsin’s Agricultural Sector to Meet Net-Zero?. September 24-25. Detroit, Michigan.

120 2

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 17/07/2026

Lake sturgeon are not only the biggest fish in the Great Lakes, they're also the oldest! #GreatLakes #FunFact #Fish

Three biologists hold up a large lake sturgeon on a boat on a sunny day.

040 4

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 16/07/2026

Thank you Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation for being a #LakeSuperior level sponsor of our 2026 Great Lakes Conference! Interested in being a sponsor or attending the conference? Learn more at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #Michigan

Celebratory graphic with streamers and confetti with text: Thank you. Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation. 2026 Great Lakes Conference Lake Superior Level Sponsor.

000 0

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 13/07/2026

Thank you @joycefdn.bsky.social for being a #LakeSuperior level sponsor of our 2026 Great Lakes Conference! Interested in being a sponsor or attending the conference? Learn more at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Detroit

Celebratory graphic with streamers and confetti with text: Thank you. The Joyce Foundation. 2026 Great Lakes Conference Lake Superior Level Sponsor.

010 1

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 08/07/2026

Breakout sessions run the gamut at the 2026 Great Lakes Conference! These sessions are within the theme of innovative and compelling Great Lakes restoration stories and case studies. Get registered at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Detroit #Michigan

Shoreline of Lake Erie on a sunny day with Cedar Point amusement park in the background. Overlay text: 2026 Great Lakes Conference. Innovative and compelling Great Lakes restoration stories and case studies: RainSmart Rebates: Working with Residents to Combat Stormwater Pollution in Combined Sewer Systems; It Takes a Watershed: How Partnerships Are Restoring Great Lakes Tributaries; Economic and Community Benefits of GLRI Investments: Update to the 2018 GLRI Economic Impact Study; Sediment in Motion: A Discussion of Nature-Based Solutions and Impacts on Sediment Transport; Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Shoreline Softening Techniques. September 24-25. Detroit, Michigan.

120 2

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 06/07/2026

Not only do we have breakout sessions at the 2026 Great Lakes Conference, we've also got field trips! Make sure to sign up for one of them when you get registered at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Detroit #Michigan @audubon.org @umich.edu @michigandnr.bsky.social

Skyline of Detroit with text overlay: 2026 Great Lakes Conference Field trips: Using Placemaking, Art and Storytelling in Our Green Stormwater; Infrastructure Practices; Detroit and Rouge River Tour: Past, Present, and Future; Paddle the Lower Rouge River Water Trail Industrial Corridor; Detroit River Story Lab: Educational Schooner Sail; Mapping Detroit’s Ghost Waters Bike Tour; Exploring Restored Urban Waterways on Belle Isle; Detroit Environmental Justice Bus Tour; The Birds of Belle Isle; and The Transformation of the Detroit Riverfront. September 24-25. Detroit, Michigan.

172 7

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 25/06/2026

Registration for the 2026 Great Lakes Conference is OPEN! Come join us in Detroit to learn, celebrate, and network with advocates from across the region. Register and learn more about the conference at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Michigan #Detroit

Detroit, Michigan skyline with text: 2026 Great Lakes Conference. September 24-25 in Detroit, MI. Registration now open! bit.ly/GLConference26

030 3

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 17/06/2026

Welcome to our new members! You can learn more about having your nonprofit join at HealthyLakes.org/become-a-member #GreatLakes #CleanWater @cayugalake.bsky.social

logos of new organization to the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition: Cayuga Lake Watershed Network, Light Up Lawndale, Historic Pullman Empowerment Organization, Michigan Sustainable Business Forum, Gary Advocates for Responsible Development, Genesee Land Trust, Wisdom Institute, and Eastside Community Network

011 1

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 08/06/2026

Over 117,000 federal employees at science agencies have been lost in just over a year. Explore the history of American science, how we got here, and what you can do you to protect civil servants who keep us healthy and our country safe. science.federalharmstracker.org #GreatLakes #CleanWater

alt="a scenic mountain background with overlay text: the cost of cutting American science. Tracking impacts to the people and programs powering America, from labs to the land."

020 2

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 03/06/2026

Read our full release with more details about the House's proposed budget at HealthyLakes.org/latest-news/great-lakes-coalition-responds-to-federal-water-programs-funding-proposal #GreatLakes #CleanWater

alt="text graphic. Great Lakes funding update. House budget proposes flat funding for federal Great Lakes restoration program but slashes water infrastructure programs, despite over $290 billion needed for water infrastructure in Great Lakes region, alone."

030 3

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 05/05/2026

Get your proposals in for the 2026 Great Lakes Conference before it's too late! bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes

alt="text graphic. Request for proposals. Deadline Friday! Great Lakes Conference breakout sessions and field trips. This year's conference will be held September 24-25 in Detroit, Michigan. For more information and to submit your proposal, go to bit.ly/GLConference26. Deadline: May 8, 2026."

000 0

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 29/04/2026

Deadline approaching! Get in your proposal for a breakout session or field trip at the 2026 Great Lakes Conference in Detroit #GreatLakes bit.ly/GLConference26

alt="Text graphic. Deadline coming soon! Request for proposals: Great Lakes Conference breakout sessions & field trips. This year's conference will be held September 24-25 in Detroit, Michigan. For more information and to submit your proposal, go to bit.ly/GLConference26. Deadline: May 8, 2026."

000 0

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 21/04/2026

Want to learn more about the Great Lakes? We've now got a page full of Great Lakes fun facts on our website at HealthyLakes.org/great-lakes-statistics #GreatLakes

alt="text graphic: did you know? The Great Lakes hold about 20% of the world’s supply of surface freshwater."

000 0

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 20/04/2026

If you missed "The Story of the GLRI" webinar, you can now view the recording at this link: buff.ly/DPLoWhg #GreatLakes

066 6

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 13/04/2026

Across administrations and political lines, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has remained a rare bipartisan success story. Discover how GLRI transformed restoration—and what we can learn from it. Join us for a conversation on April 16. Register: nwf-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

041 4

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 08/04/2026

Get your proposals in for breakout sessions and field trips at the 2026 Great Lakes Conference in Detroit! Learn more and apply at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Conference #Michigan

alt="This year's conference will be held September 24-25 in Detroit, Michigan. Deadline: May 8, 2026."

000 0

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 06/04/2026

We are deeply concerned by the federal budget proposal for its sweeping, reckless cuts to the agencies and programs that protect the #GreatLakes, enforce #CleanWater laws, and safeguard the drinking water of more than 30 million Americans across the region. Read our full statement: buff.ly/eG8ecFV

alt="quote graphic. 'Clean water is a basic need, not a line item to be slashed. Rather than fixing problems, this budget moves us in the wrong direction.'"

023 3

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 30/03/2026

Welcome to the newest members of the Coalition! Western New York Land Conservancy @younggiftedgreen.bsky.social Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park Bright Neighborhood Community Development Corporation Friends of the Crooked River Black Environmental Leaders Organic Connects

110 1

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 30/03/2026

We can't improve outdated and crumbling water infrastructure without federal funding! And the state of Ohio has great need of it, with over $36 billion of water infrastructure updates needed. Learn more at HealthyLakes.org/in-your-state #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Ohio

alt="text graphic. $36.627 billion needed for water infrastructure in Ohio over the next 20 years ($16.072 billion for drinking water infrastructure + $20.555 billion for wastewater infrastructure)."

020 2

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 26/03/2026

New York needs over $89 billion to upgrade its water infrastructure(!) and it can only do so with continued federal funding for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvements. Learn more at HealthyLakes.org/in-your-state #GreatLakes #CleanWater #NewYork

alt="text graphic. $89.065 billion needed for water infrastructure in New York over the next 20 years ($35.148 billion for drinking water infrastructure + $53.917 billion for wastewater infrastructure)."

010 1

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 25/03/2026

We're looking for proposals for breakout sessions and field trips for the 2026 Great Lakes Conference in Detroit! Learn more and apply at bit.ly/GLConference26 #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Michigan

alt="text graphic. Request for proposals: Great Lakes Conference breakout sessions & field trips. This year's conference will be held September 24-25 in Detroit, Michigan. For more information and to submit your proposal, go to bit.ly/GLConference26. Deadline: May 8, 2026."

010 1

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 25/03/2026

The American Water Stewardship Act passed the House yesterday, an important step in the reauthorization of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Thank you Reps McDonald Rivet (MI-8), Stauber (MN-8) and Joyce (OH-14) for your leadership in getting this program extended another 5 years. #GreatLakes

alt="a rocky lakeshore on a sunny day with waves coming in."

042 4