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NOAA’s Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training Program Announces 2024 Awards
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $652,117 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding for seven projects that will engage K-12 students in meaningful watershed education experiences under the Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) programSeptember 20, 2024
NOAA Announces Indigenous Communities Awards Under the Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $255,973 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding for four projects that will engage Indigenous youth in meaningful watershed education experiences under the Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program.August 20, 2024
Sampling Ballast Water Management Systems Onboard Ships in the Great Lakes
Thanks to funding from GLRI, the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Great Waters Research Collaborative has been working with shipping companies to collect data on board Laker vessels to assess the performance of ballast water management systems.July 10, 2024
USGS Publishes Interactive Water Quality Dashboard for Great Lakes Tributaries
The United States Geological Survey announces the availability of a new online, interactive water-quality dashboard for 24 major U.S. tributaries to the Great Lakes.May 2, 2024
Casting lines and connecting lives: The Detroit River Youth Fishing Team
GLRI funds have enabled nearly 800 participants to participate in DRYFT, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program based in Detroit, Michigan. By teaching youth to fish, this nature-focused experiential project will create opportunities to learn about local environments while developing lifelong outdoor skills.April 26, 2024
NOAA Announces New High-Resolution Coastal Land Cover Data for the Great Lakes
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the availability of new, high-resolution land cover data—used to document key geographic and landscape features covering Earth’s surface—for coastal communities across the country, including the Great Lakes. This new data can be used to inform wetland restoration projects and enable other activities to build climate resilience.
April 1, 2024
EPA Request for Applications to support the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network
: The EPA Great Lakes National Program Office has issued a request for applications to conduct sample collection and analysis in support of the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network. The deadline to apply is May 6, 2024.
March 11, 2024
NOAA Announces 2024 Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training for Indigenous Communities Funding Opportunity
The NOAA Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) for Indigenous Communities 2024 Federal Funding Opportunity is now open. This competitive grant program supports meaningful, place-based educational experiences that incorporate Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2024.
December 8, 2023
Using the Hydrolab, student scientists study their own environment
Indiana biology teacher keeps his Penn High School students actively engaged as scientists by equipping them with professional monitoring equipment to study their local water way.
November 9, 2023
NOAA Announces 2024 Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training Funding Opportunity
The NOAA Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) 2024 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 February 29, 2024.
November 8, 2023