The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $255,973 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding for four projects that will engage Indigenous youth in meaningful watershed education experiences under the Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $255,973 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding for four projects that will engage Indigenous youth in meaningful watershed education experiences under the Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program.

Major strides made in water quality and habitat improvement efforts by New York’s State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation at Woodlawn Beach State Park.

Major strides made in water quality and habitat improvement efforts by New York’s State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation at Woodlawn Beach State Park.

The USDA Forest Service is requesting grant applications for projects that address invasive plant species that pose major ecological threats in the Great Lakes Basin or for protection and restoration of forests in the Great Lakes Basin. Applications are due September 18th, 2024.

The USDA Forest Service is requesting grant applications for projects that address invasive plant species that pose major ecological threats in the Great Lakes Basin or for protection and restoration of forests in the Great Lakes Basin. Applications are due September 18th, 2024.

The city of Dunkirk, NY received the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative’s Wege Award in recognition for projects done as part of the Lake Erie Green Infrastructure Project. Since 2022 Dunkirk has used GLRI funding for stormwater management projects that use engineered wetlands to help protect local beaches and water quality in Lake Erie.

The city of Dunkirk, NY received the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative’s Wege Award in recognition for projects done as part of the Lake Erie Green Infrastructure Project. Since 2022 Dunkirk has used GLRI funding for stormwater management projects that use engineered wetlands to help protect local beaches and water quality in Lake Erie.

The EPA invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates who desire to serve as members of the EPA’s Great Lakes Advisory Board. For appointment consideration, nominations should be submitted by July 30, 2024.

The EPA invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates who desire to serve as members of the EPA’s Great Lakes Advisory Board. For appointment consideration, nominations should be submitted by July 30, 2024.

Thanks to funding from GLRI, the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Great Waters Research Collaborative has been working with shipping companies to collect data on board Laker vessels to assess the performance of ballast water management systems.

Thanks to funding from GLRI, the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Great Waters Research Collaborative has been working with shipping companies to collect data on board Laker vessels to assess the performance of ballast water management systems.

The Forest Service is awarding $6.28 million in grants to support restoration projects on nonfederal lands in Great Lakes states. These projects improve the quality of water flowing into the Great Lakes through planting trees to intercept stormwater runoff and controlling invasive species.

The Forest Service is awarding $6.28 million in grants to support restoration projects on nonfederal lands in Great Lakes states. These projects improve the quality of water flowing into the Great Lakes through planting trees to intercept stormwater runoff and controlling invasive species.

A 10,000-acre national wildlife refuge in Michigan is the site of impressive GLRI-funded habitat restoration that reconnects rivers to floodplains. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is partnering with researchers and biologists to study how aquatic species use this coastal ecosystem.

A 10,000-acre national wildlife refuge in Michigan is the site of impressive GLRI-funded habitat restoration that reconnects rivers to floodplains. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is partnering with researchers and biologists to study how aquatic species use this coastal ecosystem.

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.

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.

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.

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.