The State of Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
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EcoAdapt's Great Lakes Program aims to survey, catalog, and assess climate adaptation activities in the Great Lakes region. The State of Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region Final Report, published in 2012, details natural resource management and conservation efforts in relation to climate...
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