Report of a Survey of Great Lakes Policy Issues

Great Lakes Science & Policy: Strengthening the Connection

Prepared for the Joyce Foundation
July 2001

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Contents

List of Figures and Tables
Executive Summary

  1. Introduction
  2. Survey Methods
  3. Description Of Survey Respondents
  4. Identification Of Priority Issues
  5. Sources Of Information
  6. Recommendations
  7. Policy Advisory Board Input And Recommendations
  8. Next Steps
  9. References

Appendix 1: Great Lakes Science & Policy Project Steering Committee
 
 Appendix 2: Invited Stakeholders And Respondents
 
 Appendix 3: Survey Instrument
 
 Appendix 4: Invitation Letter
 
 Appendix 5: Reminder Letter
 
 Appendix 6: Responses Regarding Priority Issues
 
 Appendix 7: List Of Participants, Great Lakes Science-Policy Initiative, Policy Advisory Board Meeting, June 13, 2001

The Purpose of this Report

During winter/spring 2001, IAGLR conducted the Survey of Great Lakes Policy Issues, which asked organizations to identify and rank high-priority policy issues in the region, and to identify information that could assist policymakers in decision-making regarding these issues. Data collected through the survey will enable IAGLR and partner organizations to develop more focused information exchanges among Great Lakes science and policy communities and, in so doing, will help advance the scientific foundations of Great Lakes policy.

Interested representatives of participating organizations were asked to serve on a Great Lakes Science-Policy Advisory Board to further guide the project. The advisory board's first tasks included reviewing the survey results and reaching agreement on key issues and sets of questions for which IAGLR and partner organizations could strengthen the linkage between Great Lakes science and policy. Survey findings were presented at the Advisory Board's inaugural meeting held June 13, 2001, in conjunction with IAGLR's annual conference at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

This report describes the research methods used in IAGLR's Survey of Great Lakes Policy Issues, and it presents survey findings and Advisory Board recommendations for key issues to guide the Association's remaining project activities.

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