News

The Environmental Protection Agency’s research vessel Lake Guardian has begun its spring water quality survey. EPA has conducted these surveys every spring and summer since 1983, but in 2020 the surveys were canceled due to COVID-19.

A network of farmers in the Saginaw River watershed in Michigan will improve nutrient management and conservation efforts in the area.

A new EPA Report summarizes the status and trends of several key components of the lower food web from the late 1990s-2018. The proliferation of invasive mussels coincides with major food web changes, especially in Lakes Ontario, Michigan, and Huron.

The Great Lakes Regional Sediment Team is hosting a series of webinars every Tuesday this April. The webinars will focus on water quality, nutrient reduction and regional sediment management in the Great Lakes.

A special Department of Interior news feature highlights GLRI-funded native fish restoration and DOI’s diverse role in providing science and operational support to Great Lakes fishery managers and partners.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has begun dredging contaminated sediment in a 7-mile stretch of Otter Creek which flows into Maumee Bay on Lake Erie.

The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee has announced the release of the 2021 Asian Carp Action Plan.

A recent NOAA blog post describes how NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration uses Environmental Sensitivity Index maps to protect Great Lakes habitats.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District is implementing a variety of GLRI restoration projects to clean up areas of concern, stop the spread of invasive species, and restore fish and wildlife habitat.

The U.S. Geological Survey has measured phosphorus loads at major tributaries to the Great Lakes since 2011. Results for 2014-18 are published in a new report that describes which tributaries contributed the largest phosphorus loads to the Lakes and implications for current and future phosphorus control actions.