EPA has announced a $9M amendment for additional sediment remediation and source control work in the Grand Calumet River Area of Concern.

In Fiscal Year 2019, Great Lakes tribes continued their substantial contribution to the protection and restoration of Great Lakes environments. At the same time, they also revitalized ancestral cultures and traditions that are tied to the health of Great Lakes ecosystems.

EPA will conduct a webinar Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020 at 1:00 PM Central time about the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Trash Free Waters Request for Applications.

Sustain Our Great Lakes has announced that in early January it will solicit proposals for Great Lakes grants to restore and enhance habitat, expand green stormwater infrastructure, control invasive species, and restore and preserve natural areas and biodiversity in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan watershed. Register for a Jan. 16 webinar. Pre-proposals are due Feb. 11, 2020.

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant has published a Lake Michigan story map portraying Lake Michigan’s history and health. Lake Michigan: A Deeper Dive provides graphic illustrations of how the lake food web has changed since the influx of invasive species.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected 21 organizations to receive $11.5 million in GLRI funding to address nutrient runoff from agriculture and stormwater nonpoint sources. This includes five innovative water-quality trading projects which will promote cost-effective and market-based approaches to reducing excess nutrients to surface waters.

Presentations and posters from the 2019 Great Lakes Areas of Concern Conference are now available on EPA’s Great Lakes AOCs website..