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Modification to 2024 Request for Applications for the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network
On March 7, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Great Lakes National Program Office issued a request for applications (RFA) to conduct sample collection and analyses in support of the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network (IADN).
April 9, 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
Tribes in Wisconsin use innovative technologies to manage invasive species
Several tribes in Wisconsin are making progress removing invasive plant species through this USDA Forest Service Eastern Region grant.
March 22, 2024
Community Forest Project connects vital river habitat in northern Michigan
A 226-acre parcel of pristine waterfront land in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has been conserved through USDA Forest Service’s Community Forest program.
March 18, 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
2024 Request for Proposals: Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program
The Great Lakes Commission has issued a request for proposals for the 2024 Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Grants Program. Applications are due at 5 p.m. Eastern on April 29, 2024.
March 6, 2024
Buffalo River Habitat Restoration Completed at Katherine Street
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has completed closeout of the habitat restoration along the Buffalo River near Katherine Street.
January 24, 2024
Habitat restoration complete at Powderhorn Lake near Illinois/Indiana Border
A three-year restoration project at Powderhorn Lake has restored more than 100 acres of wetland habitat and reestablished fish passage to Lake Michigan.
January 12, 2024
Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat BUI removed at Rochester Embayment AOC
The Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI) was removed from the Rochester Embayment Area of Concern (AOC) after state, federal, and non-profit partners implemented multiple habitat restoration projects within the AOC and in critical wetland areas adjacent to the AOC, leading to improved habitat conditions for target fish and wildlife species. This marks the final BUI to be removed from this AOC.
December 14, 2023
Fish Tumors or Other Deformities BUI removed at Black River and Cuyahoga River AOCs
Tumors and deformities were historically elevated in fish populations in the Black River and Cuyahoga River Areas of Concern (AOCs) as a result of legacy industrial pollution and poor water quality. Contaminant source control and water quality improvements in both AOCs, and remediation work in the Black River AOC, reduced rates of fish tumors and deformities to meet Ohio’s AOC restoration targets, prompting the removal of the Fish Tumors and Other Deformities Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI) from these AOCs.
December 8, 2023