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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.

NOAA is updating Environmental Sensitivity Index datasets in the Great Lakes to support spill responses and protect Great Lakes restoration.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Great Lakes Coastal Assembly is pleased to share their new website where you can find information about their work and the upcoming Great Lakes Coastal Symposium.

Award-winning Johnson Creek and Tamarack Creek restoration projects are creating wetlands and restoring tributary habitat in the Rouge River Area of Concern.

EPA Regional Administrator and Great Lakes National Program Manager Debra Shore joined Carrie Robinson, director of the NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation; Liesl Clark, director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy; Mayor Ken Johnson and community leaders at an event to celebrate the completion of cleanup, remediation and restoration work at the Muskegon Lake Area of Concern.

Small and urban farmers throughout the Western Lake Erie Basin gain access to free soil testing, trainings, technical assistance, and more through a contribution agreement between USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District.