News
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GLRI Helps CDC Study Harmful Algal Blooms
(August 2018) Summer is often a time for picnics, ballgames, and backyard fun. But it’s also when cyanobacteria are more likely to overgrow, resulting in harmful algal blooms (HABs).
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Partners are Revitalizing the Detroit River’s Ecosystem and Supporting a Healthy Economy
NOAA’s Great Lakes partnership with the Friends of the Detroit River is helping the area go from polluted to an international icon of hope for habitat.
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CDC at Work: Harmful Algal Blooms
Studying the Impact of a “Do Not Drink” Water Advisory in Ohio
After a 2014 "Do Not Drink" water advisory in response to a harmful algal bloom, public health officials conducted a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) to find out the effectiveness of their communication strategies, how many people and animals were exposed to the contaminated water after the advisory announcement, and how the advisory itself affected people’s lives. -
EPA to Host First GLRI Action Plan III Public Engagement Session in Toledo June 13
CHICAGO (June 7, 2018) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host the first of six informal public engagement sessions on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan III next week in Toledo. The session will run from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 13, at the University of Toledo Law Auditorium at 1825 West Rocket Drive.
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EPA to host public engagement sessions across Great Lakes basin
U.S. EPA will host a series of public engagement sessions this summer to update the public on the GLRI and to seek their input on future priorities. EPA and its federal partners are in the process of developing Action Plan III, which will outline priorities and goals for the GLRI for 2020-2024.
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New GLRI Project Map
(May 2018) EPA has published a new interactive ESRI mapping application to display GLRI projects! The map is linked to project information provided by each RWG agency.
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EPA awards over $1.6 million to protect, restore Wisconsin’s coastal wetlands
(May 21, 2018) – U.S. EPA has awarded a GLRI grant of $1,679,104 to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to increase its efforts to protect and restore Wisconsin’s Great Lakes coastal wetlands. Work will focus on the shoreline of Lake Michigan.
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Piping Plovers in the Great Lakes
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - May 2018: GLRI-funded efforts to support conservation of the endangered piping plover are paying off around the Great Lakes. 2017 proved to be a record year for endangered Great Lakes piping plovers, with 76 breeding pairs located throughout the Great Lakes, a record number of pairs since the population was listed in 1985. The 2017 count is about half way to the recovery goal of 150 breeding pairs.
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EPA provides $980,000 to Michigan to restore fish and wildlife habitat in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron
CHICAGO − (April 12, 2018) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $980,000 to the state of Michigan to restore rock reef in Saginaw Bay and improve fish and wildlife habitat in the Lake Huron watershed. Saginaw Bay is located within Lake Huron on the eastern side of the state of Michigan. Its recreational fishery is currently valued at more than $33 million per year.
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U.S. Forest Service announces 2018 GLRI Request for Applications
(April 2018) The U.S. Forest Service anticipates approximately $3.7 million in new funds will be available for tree planting and restoring native vegetation in the Great Lakes Basin. This funding will be competitively awarded to the best proposals received through the May 11, 2018 deadline at grants.gov.