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Restrictions on Dredging Activities BUI Removed at Buffalo River AOC
After extensive remediation work and monitoring led by the Buffalo River Restoration Partnership, levels of harmful industrial contaminants historically present in sediments within the Buffalo River AOC have been sufficiently reduced to remove the Restrictions on Dredging Activities BUI. This is the third BUI to be removed from the Buffalo River AOC.
October 26, 2022
Van Fleet Ditch Drainage Improvement Project Complete
Local, state, and regional guests toured Van Fleet Ditch in Lucas County, Ohio, the site of the county’s latest two-stage ditch restoration project.
October 25, 2022
Fish and Wild Rice Inspire the Next Generation of Great Lakes Leaders
What's up with the fish in the library and the wild rice in the classroom? Through a Center for Great Lakes Literacy program, one Wisconsin mentor worked with her mentees to provide opportunities for their students to help raise brown trout and wild rice to increase their interest in the Great Lakes.
October 12, 2022
Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproduction Problems BUI Removed at Rochester Embayment AOC
Evidence of healthy mink reproduction and reduced contaminants in the AOC as a result of sediment remediation work has led to the removal of the Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproduction Problems Beneficial Use Impairment. One BUI remains in the Rochester Embayment AOC.
September 28, 2022
U.S. Forest Service Requests for Applications: (i) Forest Restoration and (ii) Cooperative Weed Management Areas
Grant applications requested by November 14 for Forest Restoration and for Cooperative Weed Management Areas. Informational webinars will be held September 22 and September 27, respectively.
September 20, 2022
Demo Farms Improve the Health of Wisconsin Watersheds
Demonstration Farm Networks demonstrate the best, leading-edge conservation practices to reduce phosphorus and sediment from entering the Great Lakes.
August 30, 2022
Outagamie County Success from the Field: A New Beginning for Grandpa’s Dairy Farm
With the help of the Natural Resources Conservation Service through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Hunter Strebig made his dreams of turning his grandfather's farm into a successful and sustainable beef cattle operation a reality, with water quality benefits from reduced erosion and nutrient losses.
August 29, 2022
Great Lakes Education Celebrated in “20 Years and Growing” with the NOAA B-WET Program!
This year marks the Bay Watershed Education and Training program’s 20-year anniversary. In the 20 years the program has been working around the country, B-WET has been a powerful catalyst for environmental literacy.
August 29, 2022
Magee Marsh Wildlife Area Wetland Improvements Completed in Maumee Area of Concern
Improvements protect wetland by managing water flow, providing passive fish passage, and reducing threats of invasive species in Maumee Area of Concern.
August 17, 2022
Teacher mentorship program for Great Lakes place-based education brings together a dynamic father-daughter duo
A Michigan educator from Alpena Public School shines as a Center for Great Lakes Literacy mentor, working alongside a former student. This former student is launching her own science teaching career and a new local watershed investigation with Alcona Community School students.
August 11, 2022