GLRI-funded Initiative for Resilient Great Lakes Coasts supports projects in WI, MN, and MI offsite link
September 30, 2024
Ashland (WI), Green Bay (WI), Two Harbors (MN) and Oscoda Township (MI) have been selected for engineering and design support through the Initiative for Resilient Great Lakes Coasts, a collaborative program between the NOAA Office for Coastal Management and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative.
NOAA’s Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training Program Announces 2024 Awards
September 20, 2024
NOAA 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.
$4.2 million recommended for Great Lakes habitat restoration
September 10, 2024
Funding for three ongoing cooperative agreements will support habitat restoration efforts in Ohio, New York and Michigan that strengthen Great Lakes fisheries, ecosystems, and communities.
NOAA Great Lakes Fish Habitat Restoration Partnership Grants
August 27, 2024
Up to $12 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding is available to restore habitat for Great Lakes native fish species. Application deadline: Oct. 28, 2024.
NOAA announces new high-resolution Coastal Land Cover Data for the Great Lakes
April 8, 2024
New 1-meter land cover data are now available for the coastal United States, including the Great Lakes, from the NOAA Office for Coastal Management Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP)
Habitat restoration in the Great Lakes: By the numbers
March 4, 2024
NOAA is highlighting its work with regional partners to restore habitat in the Great Lakes region and support the fish, ecosystems, and communities that rely on these important resources.
New Great Lakes Regional Coordinator
Feb. 26, 2024
Rebecca Held Knoche, formerly NOAA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program coordinator, is the new coordinator of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Team. Welcome, Rebecca!
Habitat restoration complete at Powderhorn Lake near Illinois/Indiana border offsite link
Jan. 12, 2024
Located just outside the Calumet Area of Concern on the southeast side of Chicago, the Powderhorn Lake project restored 192 acres of wetland habitat, 630 linear feet of stream habitat, and 45 acres of native vegetation. This GLRI-funded effort was a partnership between NOAA, Great Lakes Commission, Illinois DNR, Audubon Great Lakes, and Forest Preserves of Cook County.