USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services collaborates with natural resources managers to address predation on Blanding’s and spotted turtles, both vulnerable Great Lakes reptiles requiring special conservation attention.

The Great Lakes Coastal Assembly is pleased to share their new website where you can find information about their work and the upcoming Great Lakes Coastal Symposium.

Award-winning Johnson Creek and Tamarack Creek restoration projects are creating wetlands and restoring tributary habitat in the Rouge River Area of Concern.

EPA Regional Administrator and Great Lakes National Program Manager Debra Shore joined Carrie Robinson, director of the NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation; Liesl Clark, director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy; Mayor Ken Johnson and community leaders at an event to celebrate the completion of cleanup, remediation and restoration work at the Muskegon Lake Area of Concern.

Small and urban farmers throughout the Western Lake Erie Basin gain access to free soil testing, trainings, technical assistance, and more through a contribution agreement between USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District.