Success Stories

March 16th 2012

GLRI is beginning to pay off for the Great Lakes

The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is beginning to produce significant benefits, according to a federal official. Projects launched during the first two years of funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative have restored thousands of acres of wetlands, reduced beach … Continue reading

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March 15th 2012

Small project creates big benefits for Wisconsin creek

A fish passage project in the northern Wisconsin town of Marengo cost less than $15,000, but it could provide huge dividends for a popular trout stream.

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March 4th 2012

Project improves fishery in Pennsylvania stream

Steelhead and other Lake Erie fish now have access to four miles of spawning habitat in a Pennsylvania stream, thanks to an innovative approach to an unusual problem.

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February 17th 2012

Cleanup removes tons of toxins from Milwaukee River

State and federal agencies on Friday announced the completion of a $24.6 million sediment cleanup that moves the Milwaukee Estuary closer to being removed from a list of Great Lakes Areas of Concern. The $24.6 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative … Continue reading

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February 17th 2012

What a deal: $246,000 restores miles of trout stream

The Conservation Resource Alliance in northern Michigan has proven yet again that restoring the Great Lakes is a  bargain. The Alliance recently removed a dam on a creek in northern Michigan and, in the process, restored natural conditions in seven … Continue reading

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