U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $188,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to educate students and train educators about Great Lakes environmental issues.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced four separate grants to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to continue work cleaning up and restoring Areas of Concern throughout the state, restore wetland habitats, and control and prevent invasive species.

Educators learned about traditional knowledge and western maritime history and science on their August voyage aboard a historical replica schooner. The professional learning experience through the Center for Great Lakes Literacy was facilitated by the Minnesota and Wisconsin Sea Grants and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.