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The Sturgeon in the Classroom program educates school districts near the Ontonagon River watershed about lake sturgeon biology and restoration, and the importance of conservation and stewardship in the Great Lakes.

The Great Lakes DNA Barcoding project supports scientific efforts to quickly and accurately catalog native species and detect the presence of invasive species. The project brings together several international partners to understand the aquatic invertebrate biodiversity in the Laurentian Great Lakes.

A new video from NOAA profiles one of its Great Lakes B-WET 2019 grantees, Inland Seas Education. The video shows how the program impacted students in the Great Lakes basin and supported their hands-on experience studying Great Lakes ecosystems out in the field.

The NOAA Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) 2021 Federal Funding Opportunity is now open. This competitive grant program supports environmental and place-based educational programs in the Great Lakes watershed. The deadline for applications is August 21, 2020, 11:59 pm (EST).

A newly published study of zooplankton addresses a key priority of the Lake Superior Partnership. This Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative study suggests that crustacean zooplankton biomass in nearshore, midshore and offshore depth zones of the lake were stable from 2006 to 2016.

Local stakeholders, state and federal agencies are celebrating the first steps in removing the Canal Diversion Dam, also known as the Brecksville Dam. Removing this structure in the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern will improve conditions in the Cuyahoga River.

U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler has announced membership of the Great Lakes Advisory Board, an EPA federal advisory committee. Administrator Wheeler re-established the GLAB in December 2018 to provide advice and recommendations on matters related to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the implementation of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the United States and Canada.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Environment and Climate Change Canada have released the 2019 State of the Great Lakes Highlights report, which provides an overview of the status and trends of the Great Lakes ecosystem. Overall, Great Lakes water quality is assessed as “fair and unchanging.”

USDA Forest Service announces funding of over $880 thousand for Great Lakes Cooperative Weed Management Area grants. Funding supports control of harmful invasive plants in the region.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a GLRI grant of $1,834,555 to the Alliance of Rouge Communities for habitat restoration projects at Colonial Park and Venoy Dorsey Park along the Lower Rouge River in Wayne County, Mich. The Rouge River has been identified as an Area of Concern, one of 43 areas experiencing severe environmental degradation identified by the United States and Canada in the Great Lakes basin.