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NOAA Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program announced $941,100 in funding for seven environmental education projects throughout the Great Lakes basin.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and partners celebrate the release of federally endangered piping plover chicks back into the wild at Montrose Beach in Chicago, Illinois.

Fourth-generation farmers and owners of Brey Cycle Farm in Door County highlight the environmental and financial benefits of conservation practices that improve soil health and protect water quality.

After implementing an extensive shoreline and wetland habitat restoration plan in Muskegon Lake and portions of its tributaries, the Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat and Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations Beneficial Use Impairments have been removed from the Muskegon Lake Area of Concern. There are two remaining BUIs in this AOC.

With funding from the GLRI through the USDA Forest Service, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe removed ash trees plagued by emerald ash borer and replaced them with a diverse selection of trees to restore a forest in upstate New York.

First public session to be in Cleveland on June 7

EPA’s new Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant program was made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda and will advance environmental justice in underserved communities across the Great Lakes

The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and partners target problematic road-stream crossings on the Crystal River, restoring connection for aquatic species.

Public-private partnership funds six projects to improve water quality, enhance habitat, and increase accessibility to public green space.

Federal authorities completed the installation of a $1.67 million trap to capture invasive sea lamprey on the East Branch Au Gres River, part of the Lake Huron watershed.