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National Park Service assists in improving the Waabizheshikana trail in the second largest Area of Concern in the U.S.
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Fri, 01/17/2025 – 2:48 pm

Dredging operations near Munger Landing as part of remediation efforts on the St. Louis River Estuary.

Through a unique cooperative effort with the EPA and the City of Duluth, Minnesota, the Midwest Region of RTCA is currently providing technical assistance to a trails effort along the St. Louis River Estuary. This effort is called Waabizheshikana, or the Marten Trail.

“We’ve got a great project with several components,” said Cliff Knettel, Assistant Manager of the City of Duluth – Parks and Recreation department. “We’re connecting people back to the River and providing opportunities for folks to recreate on the Estuary again.” Read the full story about the initiative.

Fri, 01/17/2025 – 2:48 pm

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Dredging operations near Munger Landing as part of remediation efforts on the St. Louis River Estuary.

Through a unique cooperative effort with the EPA and the City of Duluth, Minnesota, the Midwest Region of RTCA is currently providing technical assistance to a trails effort along the St. Louis River Estuary. This effort is called Waabizheshikana, or the Marten Trail.

“We’ve got a great project with several components,” said Cliff Knettel, Assistant Manager of the City of Duluth – Parks and Recreation department. “We’re connecting people back to the River and providing opportunities for folks to recreate on the Estuary again.” Read the full story about the initiative.

Fri, 01/17/2025 – 2:48 pm

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dredging

EPA announces Notice of Funding Opportunity to support the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program
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Tue, 01/14/2025 – 9:28 am

Scientists set a net for coastal wetland fish in a Lake Michigan wetland.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes National Program Office has issued a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to support the Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Monitoring Program. EPA is seeking applications for a project to continue monitoring of the Great Lakes ecosystem in order to assess and report on long-term conditions of coastal wetlands and to understand the outcomes of wetland restoration and protection. The deadline for applications is March 14, 2025.

Applications are requested for a project to conduct monitoring of coastal wetland conditions using a comprehensive approach to sample and assess all major coastal wetlands though out the Great Lakes Basin. EPA expects to provide funding for one cooperative agreement of up to $12,000,000 under this NOFO over an approximate six-year period.

The Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Monitoring Program is funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

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Science crew anchored in a Great Lakes coastal wetland preparing water and invertebrate samples for analysis. 

Learn more about this funding opportunity.

Tue, 01/14/2025 – 9:28 am

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funding

coastal wetlands

Scientists set a net for coastal wetland fish in a Lake Michigan wetland.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes National Program Office has issued a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to support the Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Monitoring Program. EPA is seeking applications for a project to continue monitoring of the Great Lakes ecosystem in order to assess and report on long-term conditions of coastal wetlands and to understand the outcomes of wetland restoration and protection. The deadline for applications is March 14, 2025.

Applications are requested for a project to conduct monitoring of coastal wetland conditions using a comprehensive approach to sample and assess all major coastal wetlands though out the Great Lakes Basin. EPA expects to provide funding for one cooperative agreement of up to $12,000,000 under this NOFO over an approximate six-year period.

The Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Monitoring Program is funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

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Science crew anchored in a Great Lakes coastal wetland preparing water and invertebrate samples for analysis. 

Learn more about this funding opportunity.

Tue, 01/14/2025 – 9:28 am

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funding

coastal wetlands

EPA announces Notice of Funding Opportunity to support the Great Lakes Fish Monitoring and Surveillance Program
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Mon, 01/13/2025 – 3:40 pm

Lake trout collection at the Keweenaw Point sampling location in Lake Superior. Photo credit: Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes National Program Office has issued a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to support the Great Lakes Fish Monitoring and Surveillance Program. EPA is seeking applications for a project to continue analysis for legacy and emerging chemicals in composite top-predator whole-fish samples to report on long-term temporal trends of chemicals in fish tissue. The deadline for applications is March 14, 2025.

Applications are requested for a project to conduct contaminant analyses of whole-fish composite samples in support of The Great Lakes Fish Monitoring and Surveillance Program. EPA expects to provide funding for one cooperative agreement of up to $7,200,000 under this NOFO over an approximate six-year period.

The Great Lakes Fish Monitoring and Surveillance Program is funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Learn more about this funding opportunity.

Mon, 01/13/2025 – 3:40 pm

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funding

fish

Lake trout collection at the Keweenaw Point sampling location in Lake Superior. Photo credit: Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes National Program Office has issued a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to support the Great Lakes Fish Monitoring and Surveillance Program. EPA is seeking applications for a project to continue analysis for legacy and emerging chemicals in composite top-predator whole-fish samples to report on long-term temporal trends of chemicals in fish tissue. The deadline for applications is March 14, 2025.

Applications are requested for a project to conduct contaminant analyses of whole-fish composite samples in support of The Great Lakes Fish Monitoring and Surveillance Program. EPA expects to provide funding for one cooperative agreement of up to $7,200,000 under this NOFO over an approximate six-year period.

The Great Lakes Fish Monitoring and Surveillance Program is funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Learn more about this funding opportunity.

Mon, 01/13/2025 – 3:40 pm

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funding

fish

Ohio Lake Erie Commission Releases Request for Proposals for Environmental Justice Grant Program
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Mon, 01/13/2025 – 9:59 am

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The Lake Erie Environmental Justice Grant Program is one of five Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant Programs funded by U.S. EPA through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The goal of these programs is to fund GLRI projects in disadvantaged and other communities with environmental justice concerns by providing technical assistance and reducing the administrative barriers to applying for and managing federal grant funds. 

 Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC) has released the Request for Proposals for their Lake Erie Environmental Justice Grant Program. This grant program will support environmental restoration and education projects in the Lake Erie Watershed with a specific focus on historically underserved and overburdened communities. OLEC has partnered with Black Environmental Leaders (BEL) and Rural Action (RA) as equity partners
to help connect these underserved communities to funding. Eligible projects include habitat restoration, invasive species control, nonpoint source runoff reduction, aquatic connectivity, storm water management, and environmental education.  

OLEC’s website with a link to the Request for Proposals and application materials. 

Mon, 01/13/2025 – 9:59 am

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RFA

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The Lake Erie Environmental Justice Grant Program is one of five Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant Programs funded by U.S. EPA through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The goal of these programs is to fund GLRI projects in disadvantaged and other communities with environmental justice concerns by providing technical assistance and reducing the administrative barriers to applying for and managing federal grant funds. 

 Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC) has released the Request for Proposals for their Lake Erie Environmental Justice Grant Program. This grant program will support environmental restoration and education projects in the Lake Erie Watershed with a specific focus on historically underserved and overburdened communities. OLEC has partnered with Black Environmental Leaders (BEL) and Rural Action (RA) as equity partners
to help connect these underserved communities to funding. Eligible projects include habitat restoration, invasive species control, nonpoint source runoff reduction, aquatic connectivity, storm water management, and environmental education.  

OLEC’s website with a link to the Request for Proposals and application materials. 

Mon, 01/13/2025 – 9:59 am

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RFA

Ashland, Green Bay, Two Harbors, and Oscoda Township selected for engineering and design support through Great Lakes coastal resilience program
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Mon, 12/30/2024 – 9:49 am

Overhead view of Bay City Creek area along Lake Superior’s shoreline in Ashland, WI. (Photo Credit: Ed Monroe)

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have selected Ashland (WI), Green Bay (WI), Two Harbors (MN) and Oscoda Township (MI) for engineering and design support through the Initiative for Resilient Great Lakes Coasts. Over the next year, the Cities Initiative, NOAA and technical partners from Dewberry and LimnoTech will work with community collaborators to plan and design their habitat-focused projects that address coastal challenges—like flooding and stormwater runoff—and improve climate resilience. Read the full story about the initiative. 

 

Mon, 12/30/2024 – 9:49 am

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habitat

stormwater

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Overhead view of Bay City Creek area along Lake Superior’s shoreline in Ashland, WI. (Photo Credit: Ed Monroe)

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have selected Ashland (WI), Green Bay (WI), Two Harbors (MN) and Oscoda Township (MI) for engineering and design support through the Initiative for Resilient Great Lakes Coasts. Over the next year, the Cities Initiative, NOAA and technical partners from Dewberry and LimnoTech will work with community collaborators to plan and design their habitat-focused projects that address coastal challenges—like flooding and stormwater runoff—and improve climate resilience. Read the full story about the initiative. 

 

Mon, 12/30/2024 – 9:49 am

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habitat

stormwater

infrastructure