News and Updates

GLRI grant improves soil, helps protect water quality in Ohio

A $193,500 USDA Forest Service Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant is helping maintain and improve water quality in Euclid, Ohio. T

November 21, 2024

GLRI Funds Help Pollinators Thrive on Finger Lakes National Forest

In Schuyler County, NY, GLRI funds enabled the USDA Forest Service’s Finger Lakes National Forest to replace nonnative grasses with pollinator habitat.

November 15, 2024

EPA completes Drum Removal Pilot Study in the Hubbell Processing Area of the Torch Lake Area of Concern

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency completed a Drum Removal Pilot Study in the Hubbell Processing Area of the Torch Lake Area of Concern.

November 13, 2024

Great Lakes Commission Distributing Over $500,000 To Improve Management of Invasive Wetland Plant

Over $500,000 of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding is being distributed by the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) through the Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF) to improve management outcomes for treatment of the non-native Phragmites australis (common reed). 

November 7, 2024

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant improves soil, helps protect water quality in Ohio

 

A $193,500 USDA Forest Service Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant is helping maintain and improve water quality in Euclid, Ohio. The grant to Cleveland Metroparks is allowing partners to plant trees, reduce soil compaction and enhance a riparian buffer along Euclid Creek. 

Cleveland Metroparks is the grant recipient and leads the project operations. The GLRI grant provided all the funding for the trees and herbaceous plants, plus rain gardens and deer fencing, and funds for the contractors to plant trees.

October 29, 2024

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Emerald Shiner Fish Passage Project

The US Army Corps of Engineers builds a 700-foot-long fish passage at the City of Buffalo’s Freedom Park on Unity Island to support Emerald Shiner fish.

October 16, 2024

EPA Announces $4 Million Funding Opportunity for Phosphorus Reduction Efforts in Western Lake Erie Basin

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the availability of $4 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding to support phosphorus reduction efforts in the western Lake Erie basin through farmer outreach and technical assistance. Applications will be accepted until November 22, 2024.

September 27, 2024

NOAA’s Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training Program Announces 2024 Awards

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $652,117 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding for seven projects that will engage K-12 students in meaningful watershed education experiences under the Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program

September 20, 2024

$4.2 Million Recommended for Great Lakes Habitat Restoration

Funding for three ongoing cooperative agreements will support habitat restoration efforts that strengthen Great Lakes fisheries, ecosystems, and communities.

September 18, 2024

Major Strides in Maumee AOC Restoration as 17 GLRI-Funded Projects Advance

The EPA Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) celebrates significant progress in the Maumee Area of Concern (AOC) through the implementation of 17 habitat restoration projects

September 9, 2024