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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Funding Opportunity The Wisconsin Coastal Management Program in the Department of Administration is soliciting grant applications to support public land acquisition within Wisconsin’s Areas of Concern (AOCs) and their associated watersheds. The intent of this grant competition is to support the acquisition of ecologically significant coastal habitats, as well as areas in need of habitat restoration activities. Projects should […]
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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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EPA Announces Removal of Two Toxic Hotspots on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan from Binational List CHICAGO (Oct. 30, 2014) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that two U.S. Areas of Concern, Deer Lake in the Lake Superior basin and White Lake in the Lake Michigan basin, have been removed from the binational […]
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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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CHICAGO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued a Request for Applications soliciting proposals from states, municipalities, tribes, universities and nonprofit organizations for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants to fund new projects to restore and protect the Great Lakes. Up to $27.5 million will be available during the current funding cycle. Grants will be […]
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It’s the Walking Dead, alewives-style. Looking like eyeless zombies strewn across the sandy landscape, alewives are dying in droves and washing ashore on some Lake Michigan beaches in the Milwaukee area. Depending on weather conditions and wind direction, the odor has ranged from a slight fishy smell with a soupçon of algae to “Oh my […]
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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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We invite you to join us in charting a fresh and hopeful course in the care, governance and defence of the Great Lakes — the life sustaining watery heart of the North American continent. Join us for an on-line meeting about the Great Lakes Commons Charter — an emerging strategy to transform our human relationship with the […]
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