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Outagamie County Success from the Field: A New Beginning for Grandpa’s Dairy Farm
With the help of the Natural Resources Conservation Service through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Hunter Strebig made his dreams of turning his grandfather's farm into a successful and sustainable beef cattle operation a reality, with water quality benefits from reduced erosion and nutrient losses.
August 29, 2022
Great Lakes Education Celebrated in “20 Years and Growing” with the NOAA B-WET Program!
This year marks the Bay Watershed Education and Training program’s 20-year anniversary. In the 20 years the program has been working around the country, B-WET has been a powerful catalyst for environmental literacy.
August 29, 2022
Magee Marsh Wildlife Area Wetland Improvements Completed in Maumee Area of Concern
Improvements protect wetland by managing water flow, providing passive fish passage, and reducing threats of invasive species in Maumee Area of Concern.
August 17, 2022
Teacher mentorship program for Great Lakes place-based education brings together a dynamic father-daughter duo
A Michigan educator from Alpena Public School shines as a Center for Great Lakes Literacy mentor, working alongside a former student. This former student is launching her own science teaching career and a new local watershed investigation with Alcona Community School students.
August 11, 2022
Strategies for Adapting Great Lakes Coastal Ecosystems to Climate Change
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces availability of the publication "Strategies for Adapting Great Lakes Coastal Ecosystems to Climate Change," a tool to bridge the gap between general climate science concepts and local conditions.
August 11, 2022
$14 Million Recommended for Fisheries Habitat Restoration
NOAA Fisheries is recommending more than $14 million in funding for eleven projects to continue restoration of important habitat for fisheries in the Great Lakes.
August 4, 2022
Taxonomic study of rare non-native zooplankton species Cyclops strenuus results in reclassification of earlier identifications of this species in the Great Lakes
EPA GLNPO Great Lakes Biology Monitoring Program cooperators at Cornell University reexamined zooplankton specimens identified as Cyclops strenuus from the St Marys River and from western Lake Erie. Their study reclassifies C. strenuus as two different non-native zooplankton species and resolves a long-standing debate regarding the identity of these rare Cyclops specimens in the Great Lakes.
August 4, 2022
The United States and Canada Release State of the Great Lakes 2022 Report and the 2022 Progress Report of the Parties showing continuing restoration of the Great Lakes
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.
July 29, 2022
Environmental Sensitivity Index Data Provide Key Information for Spill Response in the Great Lakes
NOAA is updating Environmental Sensitivity Index datasets in the Great Lakes to support spill responses and protect Great Lakes restoration.
July 14, 2022
EPA Awards $3 Million to the University of Minnesota Duluth to Monitor Phytoplankton Communities in the Great Lakes
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.
July 13, 2022