A total of 33 conservation and restoration projects throughout the Great Lakes basin will receive $13.8 million in grants from the Sustain Our Great Lakes partnership, with 11 going to Michigan. Read the full story by Second Wave Media.
State and local agencies, as well as federally recognized tribes and higher educational institutions, are encouraged to apply for new money the federal government is making available to support phosphorus-reduction outreach and technical assistance efforts in the western Lake Erie basin. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.
The H. Lee White Maritime Museum in Oswego, New York, will host “Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario – A Journey of Discovery” by Jim Kennard as part of their History Lecture Series on Sunday, October 20th at 1:30pm. Kennard will dive into some of the most important shipwrecks discovered in Lake Ontario by his team and shipwreck peers. Read the full story by Oswego County Today.
Every $1 in federal funding to clean up pollution and other environmental damage to the Great Lakes area yields more than $3 in economic activity, and restoration activities have bipartisan support. Passing the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024 will not only reverse the environmental harms of the past, but is also a critical investment in the future of Great Lakes communities. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun Times.
The Great Lakes Observing System is leading a campaign to map every meter of the bottom of the Great Lakes. The effort will pinpoint hundreds of underwater shipwrecks, illuminate topographical features, and locate infrastructure. Read the full story by the Associated Press.
The Great Lakes Water Authority and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday they will partner on a multi-year study to improve flood resiliency in southeast Michigan. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
No matter the outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the country will have a vice president from the Great Lakes region. How have Vance and Walz advocated for the Great Lakes region thus far? Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The Shedd Aquarium, in partnership with Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and Purdue University, has been tracking fish movements to understand how fish use large urban rivers. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
In an innovative project propelled by the Great Lakes Protection Fund, water nonprofit Freshwater is teaming up with several land trusts on a regional approach to improving water quality around the Great Lakes. A primary goal is to restore select croplands to perennial vegetation, which reduces runoff and erosion while trapping carbon in the soil. Read the full story by Midland Daily News.
Lake Michigan’s surface temperature has been above average nearly every day this year so far. As heat trapping-greenhouse gasses continue to accumulate in the atmosphere, the Great Lakes region is projected to grow warmer and wetter in the years and decades to come. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.
Western Lake Erie’s summer 2024 algal bloom appears to remain strong going into October, though it’s unclear for the time being if it’s started to recede as extensive cloud cover has blocked satellite imagery. Read the full story by The Blade.
The number of properties located in flood zones is expected to increase significantly in Greater Montreal, corresponding to 15,508 buildings worth $9.9 billion. The updated flood zones consider the uncertainty linked to climate change, which is expected to increase the frequency of floods in the coming years. Read the full story by the CBC.