Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funds are helping to clean up marine debris and abandoned boats to increase recreational opportunities on island.

A 1998 sediment cleanup in Newburgh Lake, an impoundment in the Rouge River, removed 544,000 tons of toxic mud and restored a healthy fishery.

Ford Motor Co.’s massive Rouge plant now has a living roof that conserves energy and reduces stormwater runoff, which was a problem for the nearby river.

Preservation of the Humbug Marsh near Detroit protected the last mile of natural shoreline on the U.S. side of the Detroit River.

Restoring the natural shoreline along the Detroit River will improve coastal habitat, and advance efforts to clean up the Detroit River Area of Concern.

Removing invasive plants and restoring a 15-acre oxbow wetland on Buffalo Creek dramatically improved fish and wildlife populations in the creek.

Federal Great Lakes restoration funds helped support the removal of more than 500,000 pounds of harmful pollutants from the St. Marys River that helped make the river safer for fish and, ultimately, the people who eat those fish.

Removing an old dam from Euclid Creek in Ohio improved water quality and allowed for the return of fish and other aquatic life to the waterway.