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<p>Multiple small grants have been awarded to Buffalo, New York, area organizations through the New York Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program. The projects aim to promote sustainable land use, improve water quality and manage natural resources using ecosystem-based approaches. <a href="https://www.buffalorising.com/2024/01/transforming-the-watershed-how-lo…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the full story by Buffalo Rising. </a></p>






<p>The Superior Watershed Partnership recently received a Great Lakes grant to benefit water quality, coastal habitat and climate adaptation in the city of Marquette, Michigan. The $323,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Sustain Our Great Lakes Program will be used to install green infrastructure that incorporates native plant species to improve stormwater runoff at numerous sites along the ten miles of Lake Superior coastline within the city of Marquette. <a href="https://www.radioresultsnetwork.com/2024/01/21/local-group-receives-323…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the full story by Radio Results Network. </a></p>






<p>The Lake Michigan shoreline transformed this week into a whimsical land of ice after a recent winter storm hit the Great Lakes region. Drone footage of both the South Haven and St. Joseph, Michigan, lighthouses covered in ice was captured last week. <a href="https://www.mlive.com/weather/2024/01/drone-video-captures-iconic-lake-…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the full story by MLive.</a></p>






<p>After netting its largest-ever catch of invasive carp in the Mississippi River in November, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is moving ahead with a revised plan to keep the bottom-feeding fish from spreading across the Land of 10,000 Lakes. <a href="https://www.twincities.com/2024/01/20/minnesota-dnr-doubles-down-on-inv…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the full story by the Pioneer Press.  </a></p>






<p>Farmers in Scott County, Minnesota, will have access to $8 million in grant money from the United States Department of Agriculture to implement conservation practices aimed at improving water quality and soil health, preventing erosion, and creating wildlife habitat. <a href="https://qctimes.com/news/local/8-million-grant-will-fund-scott-county-c…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the full story by The Quad-City Times. </a></p>






<p>In Richland Township, Michigan, state and federal environmental regulators are investigating a “significant” oil leak in Saginaw County. Local residents say the oil has been leaking since before the holidays. <a href="https://www.abc12.com/news/local/epa-and-egle-investigating-significant…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the full story by WJRT-TV – Flint, MI.</a></p>
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