Ohio

A GLRI Demonstration Project is Showing How Drainage Water Recycling Can Increase Yields for Farmers While Keeping Waters Clean

September 10, 2025

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.

Treating Manure Waste with Electricity to Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms

September 8, 2025

A GLRI demonstration project is testing the potential for cell lysis technology to protect water quality by lowering the phosphorus content of manure.

EPA Selects Four Recipients to Receive $3.7 Million in Grants to Assist Farmers with Nutrient Management in the Western Lake Erie Basin

July 1, 2025

The Nature Conservancy, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Lenawee County Soil and Water Conservation District, and Regents of the University of Michigan will receive $3,712,124 in grants funded under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. By providing technical assistance and outreach to farmers, these organizations will help reduce the amount of nutrient runoff entering Lake Erie resulting in harmful algal blooms.

Port Clinton Coastal Restoration Project Restores Costal Wetland Along Ohio’s Lake Erie Shoreline

March 13, 2025

March 2025 - Federal, state, and local agencies celebrate significant progress in Lake Erie’s shoreline expansion through the implementation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Great Lakes Fishery and Ecosystem Restoration Program and support from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

The ultimate invader: USDA Wildlife Services works to minimize feral swine threats to the Great Lakes ecosystem

December 3, 2024

Feral swine are a highly destructive invasive species with populations that have expanded across the country, resulting in damage to a wide range of resource types. Wildlife biologists and field specialists from USDA Wildlife Services work to reduce feral swine damage by providing technical assistance and conducting targeted management activities in the field.

GLRI grant improves soil, helps protect water quality in Ohio

November 21, 2024

A $193,500 USDA Forest Service Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant is helping maintain and improve water quality in Euclid, Ohio. T

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.

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

Toledo students help with restoration project in the Maumee AOC

May 1, 2024

Toledo Public School students contribute to a stream restoration project in the Maumee AOC funded by the GLRI with support from H2Ohio.

Fish Tumors or Other Deformities BUI removed at Black River and Cuyahoga River AOCs

December 8, 2023

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.

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