Minnesota Agencies
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Great Lakes Protection Fund Board of Directors
Active dates:1989-
Function: Awards grants to support projects that protect and restore the Great Lakes.
History:
The Great Lakes Protection Fund was established in 1989 by the governors of eight states bordering the Great Lakes. The governors of the Great Lakes states pledged $97 million to create the Fund to help protect and restore their shared Great Lakes resources. It is a private, nonprofit corporation and a permanent environmental endowment that supports collaborative actions to improve the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem. The Fund is the first private, permanent endowment created to benefit a specific ecosystem.
Membership:
16 members; Each governor appoints 2 members to serve two-year terms.
Documents/Articles:
News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1989-2009.
Record last updated:
04/18/2016
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