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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant improves soil, helps protect water quality in Ohio

October 29, 2024

 

A $193,500 USDA Forest Service Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant is helping maintain and improve water quality in Euclid, Ohio. The grant to Cleveland Metroparks is allowing partners to plant trees, reduce soil compaction and enhance a riparian buffer along Euclid Creek. 

Tractor with spader after decompaction was completed on July 22, 2022. Courtesy photo by Cleveland Metroparks.
October 29, 2024

 

A $193,500 USDA Forest Service Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant is helping maintain and improve water quality in Euclid, Ohio. The grant to Cleveland Metroparks is allowing partners to plant trees, reduce soil compaction and enhance a riparian buffer along Euclid Creek. 

Tractor with spader after decompaction was completed on July 22, 2022. Courtesy photo by Cleveland Metroparks.

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Emerald Shiner Fish Passage Project

October 16, 2024
The US Army Corps of Engineers builds a 700-foot-long fish passage at the City of Buffalo’s Freedom Park on Unity Island to support Emerald Shiner fish.
Metal baffle along a riverfront. Construction and excavation equipment on a walkway above the river and behind a railing. The river water is brown.
October 16, 2024
The US Army Corps of Engineers builds a 700-foot-long fish passage at the City of Buffalo’s Freedom Park on Unity Island to support Emerald Shiner fish.
Metal baffle along a riverfront. Construction and excavation equipment on a walkway above the river and behind a railing. The river water is brown.

EPA Announces $4 Million Funding Opportunity for Phosphorus Reduction Efforts in Western Lake Erie Basin

September 27, 2024
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the availability of $4 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding to support phosphorus reduction efforts in the western Lake Erie basin through farmer outreach and technical assistance. Applications will be accepted until November 22, 2024.
Hands holding small pitcher and water bottle that contains green water.
September 27, 2024
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the availability of $4 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding to support phosphorus reduction efforts in the western Lake Erie basin through farmer outreach and technical assistance. Applications will be accepted until November 22, 2024.
Hands holding small pitcher and water bottle that contains green water.

NOAA’s Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training Program Announces 2024 Awards

September 20, 2024
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) program
Six people along the banks of a stream. 5 of them are hunched over examining things on the ground. A sixth person is squatting in the forefront, his back to us, looking at the water.
September 20, 2024
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) program
Six people along the banks of a stream. 5 of them are hunched over examining things on the ground. A sixth person is squatting in the forefront, his back to us, looking at the water.

$4.2 Million Recommended for Great Lakes Habitat Restoration

September 18, 2024
Funding for three ongoing cooperative agreements will support habitat restoration efforts that strengthen Great Lakes fisheries, ecosystems, and communities.
Overhead view of ralph wilson park conservancy showing river and habitat restoration.
September 18, 2024
Funding for three ongoing cooperative agreements will support habitat restoration efforts that strengthen Great Lakes fisheries, ecosystems, and communities.
Overhead view of ralph wilson park conservancy showing river and habitat restoration.

Major Strides in Maumee AOC Restoration as 17 GLRI-Funded Projects Advance

September 9, 2024

The EPA Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) celebrates significant progress in the Maumee Area of Concern (AOC) through the implementation of 17 habitat restoration projects

Students at the Toledo Natural Science Technology Center participating in the Hill Ditch Restoration. Photo Credit: Cherie Blair, Ohio EPA.
September 9, 2024

The EPA Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) celebrates significant progress in the Maumee Area of Concern (AOC) through the implementation of 17 habitat restoration projects

Students at the Toledo Natural Science Technology Center participating in the Hill Ditch Restoration. Photo Credit: Cherie Blair, Ohio EPA.

$12 Million Available for Great Lakes Habitat Restoration

September 5, 2024
NOAA is seeking proposals for new grant awards that will restore habitat for Great Lakes fisheries, helping to support local ecosystems and communities.
Area view of a car bridge over a river where a rapids restoration project is ongoing.
September 5, 2024
NOAA is seeking proposals for new grant awards that will restore habitat for Great Lakes fisheries, helping to support local ecosystems and communities.
Area view of a car bridge over a river where a rapids restoration project is ongoing.

EPA Will Soon Announce New Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding Opportunity

September 4, 2024
EPA expects to announce a new, competitive funding opportunity within the next month under the GLRI. The opportunity will be for up to $4 million to support phosphorus reduction efforts in the western Lake Erie basin through farmer outreach and technical assistance. This preliminary announcement is intended to alert potential applicants of this upcoming funding opportunity. Once the full funding opportunity is formally announced by EPA, applicants are expected have between 45 to 60 days to apply.
Example of a no till farm.
September 4, 2024
EPA expects to announce a new, competitive funding opportunity within the next month under the GLRI. The opportunity will be for up to $4 million to support phosphorus reduction efforts in the western Lake Erie basin through farmer outreach and technical assistance. This preliminary announcement is intended to alert potential applicants of this upcoming funding opportunity. Once the full funding opportunity is formally announced by EPA, applicants are expected have between 45 to 60 days to apply.
Example of a no till farm.

Significant Restoration Milestones reached in Buffalo Outer Harbor Slip #3

August 30, 2024

The US Army Corps of Engineers, EPA, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and local partners have reached a significant milestone by beginning the construction of a multi-year coastal wetland habitat restoration project in the Buffalo Outer Harbor Slip #3. The project uses clean sediment dredged from the navigation channel to create wetland habitat that will benefit native plants, fish, and birds and the local community.

An aerial image shows turbidity curtains placed adjacent to the breakwater at the end of Buffalo Outer Harbor Slip #3. (Credit: USACE Buffalo District)
August 30, 2024

The US Army Corps of Engineers, EPA, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and local partners have reached a significant milestone by beginning the construction of a multi-year coastal wetland habitat restoration project in the Buffalo Outer Harbor Slip #3. The project uses clean sediment dredged from the navigation channel to create wetland habitat that will benefit native plants, fish, and birds and the local community.

An aerial image shows turbidity curtains placed adjacent to the breakwater at the end of Buffalo Outer Harbor Slip #3. (Credit: USACE Buffalo District)

Forest Service Grant Supports Invasive Species Control In the Saginaw Bay Watershed

August 28, 2024
With Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding provided by the USDA Forest Service, Saginaw Bay Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area established a two-person strike team to monitor and prioritize invasive plant species including phragmites, European frog-bit, and Japanese knotweed. The strike team monitored over 700 acres for invasive plants and treated over 250 acres to control phragmites, Japanese knotweed and European frog-bit population and spread.
Saginaw Bay CISMA’s strike team member Jami VanScoyoc conducts European frog-bit treatment in July 2024 along a roadside ditch of Sagatoo Road in Arenac County, which leads to the Saginaw Bay. Invasive European frog-bit can spread through roadside ditches, drains and canals further inland or into the bay. Courtesy photo by Stephanie Hoyle, Saginaw Bay CISMA.
August 28, 2024
With Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding provided by the USDA Forest Service, Saginaw Bay Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area established a two-person strike team to monitor and prioritize invasive plant species including phragmites, European frog-bit, and Japanese knotweed. The strike team monitored over 700 acres for invasive plants and treated over 250 acres to control phragmites, Japanese knotweed and European frog-bit population and spread.
Saginaw Bay CISMA’s strike team member Jami VanScoyoc conducts European frog-bit treatment in July 2024 along a roadside ditch of Sagatoo Road in Arenac County, which leads to the Saginaw Bay. Invasive European frog-bit can spread through roadside ditches, drains and canals further inland or into the bay. Courtesy photo by Stephanie Hoyle, Saginaw Bay CISMA.
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