News by Topics - Foundations for Future Restoration Actions
EPA Announces Notice of Funding Opportunity to Support the Phytoplankton and Chlorophyll-a Components of the Great Lakes Biology Monitoring Program
The EPA Great Lakes National Program Office has issued a notice of funding opportunity to assess Great Lakes water quality and ecosystem conditions through phytoplankton sampling and analysis. The deadline for applications is June 30, 2026.May 5, 2026
EPA Announces Notice of Funding Opportunity to Support the Zooplankton, Mysis, and Benthic Invertebrate Components of the Great Lakes Biology Monitoring Program
The EPA Great Lakes National Program Office has issued a notice of funding opportunity to assess Great Lakes water quality and ecosystem conditions through phytoplankton, Mysis, and benthic invertebrate sampling and analysis. The deadline for applications is June 30, 2026.May 5, 2026
EPA’s Research Vessel Lake Guardian Begins Annual Sampling of Great Lakes
On April 4, 2026, the R/V Lake Guardian began its annual Spring Water Quality Survey. During the month-long survey, scientists will collect water and aquatic life samples from all five Great Lakes to assess the health of the lakes.April 8, 2026
EPA’s Research Vessel Lake Guardian Begins Summer Survey of Great Lakes
During the survey, scientists on the R/V Lake Guardian will collect samples of water and aquatic organisms such as plankton, zooplankton, and benthic invertebrates to assess water quality in the Great Lakes.August 1, 2025
EPA’s 2025 Lake Michigan Benthic Survey Underway
Scientist aboard EPA’s largest research vessel, the R/V Lake Guardian, are collecting benthic samples in Lake Michigan to monitor the abundance and spread of invasive quagga mussels.July 18, 2025
Clean Waters Ahead: Inside Filter Testing at University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Great Waters Research Collaborative
Filter testing at Great Waters Research Collaborative land-based facility leads to design improvements for shipboard filters.July 18, 2025
USGS Publishes Updated Interactive Water Quality Dashboard for Great Lakes Tributaries
The updated Interactive Water Quality Dashboard includes data through 2023 and adds chloride to the existing database of water quality variables.May 5, 2025
New Dashboard for Collaborative Great Lakes Benthic Habitat Mapping Project
The release of a new tool depicting bathymetric data and benthic habitat mapping for the Great Lakes Basin is released by NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management.April 21, 2025
Environmental DNA helps detect new Great Lakes invasive species
Using eDNA to detect new Great Lakes invasive species.April 2, 2025
EPA Announces New 5-Year Plan to Accelerate Restoration of the Great Lakes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces an updated action plan for federal agencies and their partners under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to restore and protect the Great Lakes over the next five years
November 29, 2024