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Research Reveals Hope for Managing Invasive Red Swamp Crayfish

May 3, 2024
GLRI funds support researchers working quickly to find solutions to an invasive species sweeping the Great Lakes - the red swamp crayfish. Researchers, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are hopeful as they try various combinations of management and eradication techniques.
A hand holding an invasive red swamp crayfish.
May 3, 2024
GLRI funds support researchers working quickly to find solutions to an invasive species sweeping the Great Lakes - the red swamp crayfish. Researchers, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are hopeful as they try various combinations of management and eradication techniques.
A hand holding an invasive red swamp crayfish.

Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee Releases 2024 Invasive Carp Action Plan

May 2, 2024
To support the ongoing battle to reduce the destructiveness of invasive carp and the threats they pose to the Great Lakes, the Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee announced the release of its annual Invasive Carp Action Plan for 2024.
Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee logo.
May 2, 2024
To support the ongoing battle to reduce the destructiveness of invasive carp and the threats they pose to the Great Lakes, the Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee announced the release of its annual Invasive Carp Action Plan for 2024.
Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee logo.

USGS Publishes Interactive Water Quality Dashboard for Great Lakes Tributaries

May 2, 2024
The United States Geological Survey announces the availability of a new online, interactive water-quality dashboard for 24 major U.S. tributaries to the Great Lakes.
USGS graphic example view of the Great Lakes water basin water-quality dashboard displaying the water-quality trends in phosphorous in the Fox River at Green Bay, WI.
May 2, 2024
The United States Geological Survey announces the availability of a new online, interactive water-quality dashboard for 24 major U.S. tributaries to the Great Lakes.
USGS graphic example view of the Great Lakes water basin water-quality dashboard displaying the water-quality trends in phosphorous in the Fox River at Green Bay, WI.

Toledo students help with restoration project in the Maumee AOC

May 1, 2024
Toledo Public School students contribute to a stream restoration project in the Maumee AOC funded by the GLRI with support from H2Ohio.
Students planting live stakes of willow and red osier dogwood at Hill Ditch
May 1, 2024
Toledo Public School students contribute to a stream restoration project in the Maumee AOC funded by the GLRI with support from H2Ohio.
Students planting live stakes of willow and red osier dogwood at Hill Ditch

EPA Announces more than $35 million to Selectees to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across the Great Lakes

April 30, 2024
The EPA Great Lakes National Program Office selects four applicants to run Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant Programs to provide funding to underserved and overburdened communities throughout the Great Lakes basin.
April 30, 2024
The EPA Great Lakes National Program Office selects four applicants to run Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant Programs to provide funding to underserved and overburdened communities throughout the Great Lakes basin.

Casting lines and connecting lives: The Detroit River Youth Fishing Team

April 26, 2024
GLRI funds have enabled nearly 800 participants to participate in DRYFT, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program based in Detroit, Michigan. By teaching youth to fish, this nature-focused experiential project will create opportunities to learn about local environments while developing lifelong outdoor skills.
Mobile trailer wrapped in an illustrated image of four kids from diverse backgrounds, fishing and the Detroit skyline in the background.
April 26, 2024
GLRI funds have enabled nearly 800 participants to participate in DRYFT, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program based in Detroit, Michigan. By teaching youth to fish, this nature-focused experiential project will create opportunities to learn about local environments while developing lifelong outdoor skills.
Mobile trailer wrapped in an illustrated image of four kids from diverse backgrounds, fishing and the Detroit skyline in the background.

Legacy to LLC — A Generational Tradition of Conservation Farming

April 12, 2024

Instilled with commitment to land stewardship, the next generation of Kane Dairy farmers sets out to take their parent’s vision for helping the family land to new levels with financial and technical assistance from Natural Resource Conservation Service programs.

Picture of six adults and two children at the Kane Dairy..
April 12, 2024

Instilled with commitment to land stewardship, the next generation of Kane Dairy farmers sets out to take their parent’s vision for helping the family land to new levels with financial and technical assistance from Natural Resource Conservation Service programs.

Picture of six adults and two children at the Kane Dairy..

Modification to 2024 Request for Applications for the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network

April 9, 2024

On March 7, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Great Lakes National Program Office issued a request for applications (RFA) to conduct sample collection and analyses in support of the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network (IADN). 

Atmospheric deposition samplers at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore IADN station.
April 9, 2024

On March 7, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Great Lakes National Program Office issued a request for applications (RFA) to conduct sample collection and analyses in support of the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network (IADN). 

Atmospheric deposition samplers at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore IADN station.

NOAA Announces New High-Resolution Coastal Land Cover Data for the Great Lakes

April 1, 2024

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the availability of new, high-resolution land cover data—used to document key geographic and landscape features covering Earth’s surface—for coastal communities across the country, including the Great Lakes. This new data can be used to inform wetland restoration projects and enable other activities to build climate resilience.

Top image shows map details of land coverage in Detroit, michigan. Bottom image is zoomed in different colored pixels.
April 1, 2024

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the availability of new, high-resolution land cover data—used to document key geographic and landscape features covering Earth’s surface—for coastal communities across the country, including the Great Lakes. This new data can be used to inform wetland restoration projects and enable other activities to build climate resilience.

Top image shows map details of land coverage in Detroit, michigan. Bottom image is zoomed in different colored pixels.
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