Spring is right around the corner and we are looking for volunteers (you!) to help monitor restoration results! Join in these fun and interesting activities! March 11 &25: Warbler Wednesday Bird Walks, 8:00 am, meet at Esslingen Park: You might beat the warblers, but there are bound to be waterfowl and others to see! No registration required for […]
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Sustain Our Great Lakes is soliciting applications for competitive funding to restore and enhance habitat in the Great Lakes basin. Details about this funding opportunity are provided in the Request For Proposals. Additional application information can be viewed at ww.sustainourgreatlakes.org. The submission deadline is February 18, 2015. In 2015, grant funding will be awarded in two categories: Stream and Riparian Restoration Coastal Wetland Restoration […]
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(Chicago – July 21, 2014) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a solicitation for a second round of Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Grants. EPA will award grants totaling up to $4.5 million to eligible shoreline cities to fund green infrastructure projects that will improve Great Lakes water quality. This year, shoreline cities with […]
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In late June or early July, EPA expects to release a competitive announcement (Request For Applications or RFA) requesting the submission of grant applications for over $20 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding in support of the GLRI Action Plan. Full applications are expected to be due approximately 30 days after the RFA […]
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Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern Friends, I wanted to share this with you in case you had interest in what the Advisory Board is planning for the next 4 years of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. If you remember, they sought public comment here at the Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee last year. Many of […]
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Congress expands Great Lakes dredging Congress expands Great Lakes dredging Everybody knows water flows, but not many people know that the sediment below it does too. That’ s why harbors need dredging, or excavating the gradually accumulated material at the bottom of the water and transporting it elsewhere. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District had […]
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Final Report of Great Lakes Advisory Board The Great Lakes Advisory Board provided recommendations to the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force on the development of the FY2015-2019 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative action plan on December 23, 2013. The board’s advisory report can be found here: http://glri.us/public.html.
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This fall John Gurda’s Built on Water lecture tour traveled throughout the greater Milwaukee region reaching almost one thousand individuals with many important messages about our relationship with our rivers and lakes and our role in Milw aukee’s water history. You can now watch the video of John’s final lecture at Discovery World’s Center for Public […]
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Sweet Water is now seeking submissions for its 2013 Water Quality Mini-Grant Program. Follow this link for the RFP. The deadline for submissions is November 15. The program will provide grants of $1,000 – $5,000 to established non-profit organizations, community and civic groups for projects or activities which advance the following goals: To make measurable […]
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Grants to help protect Great Lakes fish from toxins : News : UpNorthLive.com.
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