News by Topics - Habitats and Species
Further Recovery for The Freshwater Filter Feeding Saginaw Bay
A 10,000-acre national wildlife refuge in Michigan is the site of impressive GLRI-funded habitat restoration that reconnects rivers to floodplains. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is partnering with researchers and biologists to study how aquatic species use this coastal ecosystem.May 3, 2024
Toledo students help with restoration project in the Maumee AOC
Toledo Public School students contribute to a stream restoration project in the Maumee AOC funded by the GLRI with support from H2Ohio.May 1, 2024
Community Forest Project connects vital river habitat in northern Michigan
A 226-acre parcel of pristine waterfront land in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has been conserved through USDA Forest Service’s Community Forest program.
March 18, 2024
Buffalo River Habitat Restoration Completed at Katherine Street
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has completed closeout of the habitat restoration along the Buffalo River near Katherine Street.
January 24, 2024
Habitat restoration complete at Powderhorn Lake near Illinois/Indiana Border
A three-year restoration project at Powderhorn Lake has restored more than 100 acres of wetland habitat and reestablished fish passage to Lake Michigan.
January 12, 2024
Northland College highlights restoration of Fish Creek in northwestern Wisconsin
Northland College recently highlighted this restoration work in a video on the first two phases of its Sediment Reduction Project on North Fish Creek—the largest source of sediment flowing into Lake Superior’s Chequamegon Bay.
November 7, 2023
USDA Forest Service takes a partnership-based approach to aquatic habitat restoration
One stream at a time, Forest Service and partners are restoring aquatic habitat in Cadillac, Michigan through replacing undersized and poorly aligned culverts that block fish passage and contribute harmful sediment into streams and rivers.
November 3, 2023
USDA Wildlife Services and partners work to protect state endangered terns in the Great Lakes region
USDA Wildlife Services collaborates with natural resources managers to address predation on Ohio’s breeding colonies of common terns, fortifying the future for populations of this state endangered species.
September 28, 2023
Native tree planting builds resilience in Duluth
More than 45,000 newly planted trees are providing important ecological benefits in Duluth, Minnesota.
September 1, 2023