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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan

GLRI partners have begun efforts to draft a plan that will cover actions in FY2025-2029. EPA will regularly post updates on these efforts.

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  • Students at the Toledo Natural Science Technology Center participating in the Hill Ditch Restoration. Photo Credit: Cherie Blair, Ohio EPA.
    Major Strides in Maumee AOC Restoration as 17 GLRI-Funded Projects Advance
    September 9, 2024 -

    The EPA Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) celebrates significant progress in the Maumee Area of Concern (AOC) through the implementation of 17 habitat restoration projects

  • Area view of a car bridge over a river where a rapids restoration project is ongoing.
    $12 Million Available for Great Lakes Habitat Restoration
    September 5, 2024 - NOAA is seeking proposals for new grant awards that will restore habitat for Great Lakes fisheries, helping to support local ecosystems and communities.
  • Example of a no till farm.
    EPA Will Soon Announce New Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding Opportunity
    September 4, 2024 - EPA expects to announce a new, competitive funding opportunity within the next month under the GLRI. The opportunity will be for up to $4 million to support phosphorus reduction efforts in the western Lake Erie basin through farmer outreach and technical assistance. This preliminary announcement is intended to alert potential applicants of this upcoming funding opportunity. Once the full funding opportunity is formally announced by EPA, applicants are expected have between 45 to 60 days to apply.
  • An aerial image shows turbidity curtains placed adjacent to the breakwater at the end of Buffalo Outer Harbor Slip #3. (Credit: USACE Buffalo District)
    Significant Restoration Milestones reached in Buffalo Outer Harbor Slip #3
    August 30, 2024 -

    The US Army Corps of Engineers, EPA, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and local partners have reached a significant milestone by beginning the construction of a multi-year coastal wetland habitat restoration project in the Buffalo Outer Harbor Slip #3. The project uses clean sediment dredged from the navigation channel to create wetland habitat that will benefit native plants, fish, and birds and the local community.

  • Saginaw Bay CISMA’s strike team member Jami VanScoyoc conducts European frog-bit treatment in July 2024 along a roadside ditch of Sagatoo Road in Arenac County, which leads to the Saginaw Bay. Invasive European frog-bit can spread through roadside ditches, drains and canals further inland or into the bay. Courtesy photo by Stephanie Hoyle, Saginaw Bay CISMA.
    Forest Service Grant Supports Invasive Species Control In the Saginaw Bay Watershed
    August 28, 2024 - With Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding provided by the USDA Forest Service, Saginaw Bay Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area established a two-person strike team to monitor and prioritize invasive plant species including phragmites, European frog-bit, and Japanese knotweed. The strike team monitored over 700 acres for invasive plants and treated over 250 acres to control phragmites, Japanese knotweed and European frog-bit population and spread.
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