This list of deliverables will be updated soon (July 2006). Below is a list of deliverables from the Binational Conservation of Great Lakes Islands project funded by the U.S. EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office. Several PowerPoint presentations can be viewed below. Forthcoming links include SOLEC island indicators and the draft Framework Report . Please feel free to email with any questions or comments.

A. Biological Ranking Criteria for Conservation of Islands in the Laurentian Great Lakes

Status: Completed

B. International Association for Great Lakes Research Conference- May 2004 Papers

Status: completed

Session: Great Lakes Islands Policy and Conservation [most PowerPoints will be forthcoming]

1. The Big Picture

Vigmostad, K.E. Erecting the Scaffolding to Support the Binational Conservation of Great Lakes Islands: Part 1 The islands and Part 2 Island conservation

Greenwood, R.H. Great Lakes fish and wildlife landscape-level approach to conservation

Ewert, D.N. Ranking Great Lakes islands for biodiversity protection

2. Birds

Cuthbert, F.J. and Wires, L.R. Prioritization of colonial waterbird sites for conservation in the U.S. Great Lakes

Weseloh, D.V. Unrecognized uses of Great Lakes islands by (colonial) waterbirds

3. Fish

Manny, B.A. and Kennedy, G.W. Island conservation from a fishery perspective

4. Policy and Conservation

Stewart, K.M. Freshwater biological preserves [not available]

Jackson, G.L. The Superior Archipelago: Too unique to be a National Park

Flaspohler, D.J. and Hurley, P.M. Setting restoration goals for disturbed Great Lakes island ecosystems: Policy considerations after you've got the data

5. Conservation in action

Seymour, M.M. The Lake Erie Watersnake: Blending research, management, outreach, and policy to recover a federally listed island endemic species

6. Human Dimensions

Stacey, A. The Great Lakes islands' human saga

7. Dialogue: What else do we need to put in place to improve the conservation of the islands of the Great Lakes?

Vigmostad. K.E. [summary of dialogue among participants is forthcoming]

This binational Great Lakes islands conservation project is kindly supported by a habitat grant from the Great Lakes National Program Office of the U.S Environmental Protection Agency

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