The governments of Canada and the United States want to keep
everyone in the Great Lakes area informed about what is happening
to the lakes, why it is happening, what is being done to restore and
protect them, and how all of us can reduce our environmental
impacts. The federal governments collaborated with state and
provincial governments, industry, Tribes and First Nations, and
non-governmental organizations in writing this report. It discusses
six key indicators of how the lakes are doing. These indicators relate
to the questions that people ask most often about the Great Lakes,
questions concerning the safety of drinking water and beach water,
the edibility of fish, and the health of our fish, birds, and wildlife.