News by Year 2025
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Using GLRI Funds to Set Up Habitat Restoration Projects for Success
NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management and other partners are leveraging funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to advance habitat restoration projects in all eight Great Lakes states.November 25, 2025
Great Lakes Commission Awards More Than $1.7M to Reduce Runoff and Improve Great Lakes Water Quality
Seven projects in Indiana, Minnesota, New York and Wisconsin were selected for funding through the Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program.November 24, 2025
Giving Lake Sturgeon a Strong Start
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and its partners are helping restore and reintroduce this vital Great Lakes species by intervening as caretakers early in the lake sturgeon’s lifecycle.November 17, 2025
Marking Fish for Maximum Impact
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s mass marking program is supporting the recovery of lake trout populations thanks to funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.November 13, 2025
EPA and EGLE Celebrate Removal of Muskegon Lake Area of Concern from List of Most Environmentally Degraded Areas in the Great Lakes
In September, Muskegon Lake became the 8th overall U.S. AOC delisted and the 7th delisted under the GLRI. The designation comes after years of restoration and remediation work which restored more than 134 acres of habitat and 6,000 linear feet of shoreline.October 8, 2025
A GLRI Demonstration Project is Showing How Drainage Water Recycling Can Increase Yields for Farmers While Keeping Waters Clean
In Lima, Ohio, researchers at The Ohio State University are testing an innovative water retention system to passively treat runoff before recycling the water back onto the field to irrigate crops.September 10, 2025
Treating Manure Waste with Electricity to Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms
A GLRI demonstration project is testing the potential for cell lysis technology to protect water quality by lowering the phosphorus content of manure.September 8, 2025
EPA and Partners Celebrate Completion of Major Restoration Work in Ohio’s Cuyahoga River Area of Concern
The West Creek Flume Spillway Project, completed with a $7M Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant, stabilized 6,500 linear feet of shoreline and restored fish passage.August 14, 2025
NOAA Develops New Method to Forecast Toxins in Harmful Algal Blooms on Lake Erie
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and various partner institutions are currently testing a forecast model to better predict the timing and location of toxins in harmful algal blooms in the Western Lake Erie Basin.August 8, 2025
EPA’s Research Vessel Lake Guardian Begins Summer Survey of Great Lakes
During the survey, scientists on the R/V Lake Guardian will collect samples of water and aquatic organisms such as plankton, zooplankton, and benthic invertebrates to assess water quality in the Great Lakes.August 1, 2025