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Strategies for Adapting Great Lakes Coastal Ecosystems to Climate Change
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces availability of the publication "Strategies for Adapting Great Lakes Coastal Ecosystems to Climate Change," a tool to bridge the gap between general climate science concepts and local conditions.
August 11, 2022
GLAB Final Report Announced
U.S. EPA has announced the public release of the Great Lakes Advisory Board’s Final Report. The Report addresses six important Great Lakes issues: (1) innovative strategies to address legacy phosphorus; (2) managing excess nutrients; (3) GLRI outreach; (4) invasive species; (5) outcome-based investments in the Great Lakes; and (6) GLRI’s role in the vitality and reinvestment of Great Lakes communities.
August 10, 2022
$14 Million Recommended for Fisheries Habitat Restoration
NOAA Fisheries is recommending more than $14 million in funding for eleven projects to continue restoration of important habitat for fisheries in the Great Lakes.
August 4, 2022
Taxonomic study of rare non-native zooplankton species Cyclops strenuus results in reclassification of earlier identifications of this species in the Great Lakes
EPA GLNPO Great Lakes Biology Monitoring Program cooperators at Cornell University reexamined zooplankton specimens identified as Cyclops strenuus from the St Marys River and from western Lake Erie. Their study reclassifies C. strenuus as two different non-native zooplankton species and resolves a long-standing debate regarding the identity of these rare Cyclops specimens in the Great Lakes.
August 4, 2022
The United States and Canada Release State of the Great Lakes 2022 Report and the 2022 Progress Report of the Parties showing continuing restoration of the Great Lakes
Fifty years ago, the United States and Canada first signed the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, a commitment to work together to restore and protect our shared and increasingly precious resource. Since 1972, the Agreement continues to be a catalyst for strong regional partnerships and innovative approaches to environmental actions.
July 29, 2022
Environmental Sensitivity Index Data Provide Key Information for Spill Response in the Great Lakes
NOAA is updating Environmental Sensitivity Index datasets in the Great Lakes to support spill responses and protect Great Lakes restoration.
July 14, 2022
EPA Awards $3 Million to the University of Minnesota Duluth to Monitor Phytoplankton Communities in the Great Lakes
EPA has awarded a grant totaling $3,000,000 to the University of Minnesota Duluth as part of the Great Lakes Biology Monitoring Program. The program will continue to assess the status of the foundation of the food web as it responds to ecological and anthropogenic stressors.
July 13, 2022
Great Lakes Commission Awards Grants to Conduct Aquatic Invasive Species Outreach to Boaters this Summer
The Great Lakes Commission awards more than $65,000 in grants to Tribes and local organizations in the Great Lakes region to conduct outreach to boaters this summer as part of the Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz.
July 1, 2022
NOAA Announces Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training 2023 Funding Opportunity
The NOAA Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training 2023 Federal Funding Opportunity is now open. This competitive grant program supports environmental and place-based educational programs in the Great Lakes watershed. The deadline for applications is September 20, 2022.
July 1, 2022
USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services and partners work to protect two state endangered turtle species in the Great Lakes region.
USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services collaborates with natural resources managers to address predation on Blanding’s and spotted turtles, both vulnerable Great Lakes reptiles requiring special conservation attention.
June 24, 2022