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August 30, 2024 - The US Army Corps of Engineers, EPA, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and local partners have reached a significant milestone by beginning the construction of a multi-year coastal wetland habitat restoration project in the Buffalo Outer Harbor Slip #3. The project uses clean sediment dredged from the navigation channel to create wetland habitat that will benefit native plants, fish, and birds and the local community.
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August 28, 2024 - With Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding provided by the USDA Forest Service, Saginaw Bay Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area established a two-person strike team to monitor and prioritize invasive plant species including phragmites, European frog-bit, and Japanese knotweed. The strike team monitored over 700 acres for invasive plants and treated over 250 acres to control phragmites, Japanese knotweed and European frog-bit population and spread.
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August 27, 2024 - The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) is supporting innovative projects in the Finger Lakes region of New York that are increasing aquatic habitat connectivity and helping to improve water quality in Seneca Lake by reducing excess phosphorus pollution.
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August 26, 2024 - A new paper by NOAA researchers identifies the top ten invasive species with the greatest negative impacts in the Great Lakes, serving as a reference point for educators and science communicators throughout the region.
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August 20, 2024 - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $255,973 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding for four projects that will engage Indigenous youth in meaningful watershed education experiences under the Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program.
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August 7, 2024 - Major strides made in water quality and habitat improvement efforts by New York’s State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation at Woodlawn Beach State Park.
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August 2, 2024 - The USDA Forest Service is requesting grant applications for projects that address invasive plant species that pose major ecological threats in the Great Lakes Basin or for protection and restoration of forests in the Great Lakes Basin. Applications are due September 18th, 2024.
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July 23, 2024 - The city of Dunkirk, NY received the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative’s Wege Award in recognition for projects done as part of the Lake Erie Green Infrastructure Project. Since 2022 Dunkirk has used GLRI funding for stormwater management projects that use engineered wetlands to help protect local beaches and water quality in Lake Erie.
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July 12, 2024 - The EPA invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates who desire to serve as members of the EPA’s Great Lakes Advisory Board. For appointment consideration, nominations should be submitted by July 30, 2024.
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July 10, 2024 - Thanks to funding from GLRI, the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Great Waters Research Collaborative has been working with shipping companies to collect data on board Laker vessels to assess the performance of ballast water management systems.
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