The Latest from the Coalition
On this page you can find the latest news from the Coalition, including stories of restoration successes, profiles of ongoing clean water issues, policy updates, and press releases.
Once-polluted Waterway Becoming Natural Playground
Restoration of fish and wildlife habitat on Hog Island is transforming a Great Lakes Area of Concern into a haven for anglers, fish and wildlife, including the federally endangered piping plover.
Small project creates big benefits for Wisconsin stream
The project gave fish access to two miles of invaluable spawning habitat in Troutmere Creek, a tributary of the Marengo River.
Massive cleanup transforms lower Ashtabula River
A sediment cleanup and habitat restoration project have restored the lower two miles of the Ashtabula River and advanced efforts to get it de-listed as a Great Lakes Area of Concern.
Fish passage project bolsters a steelhead fishery
A fish passage structure built in a Lake Erie tributary in Pennsylvania created a steelhead fishery and gave residents and migratory fish access.
Streamside hatchery boosts sturgeon population
An innovative streamside fish-rearing facility allowed biologists to release 100 sturgeons in the Kalamazoo River in 2011.
Great Lakes Restoration Projects: Producing Results for People, Communities
The Great Lakes provide drinking water for 30 million people, but they remain threatened by toxic pollution, invasive species, polluted runoff, and habitat destruction. The report chronicles Great Lakes restoration success stories throughout the region.
Dam removal brings a trout stream back to life
Removing an obsolete dam from Wheeler Creek, a tributary of the Manistee River, restored the natural conditions in several miles of a coldwater trout stream and removed a safety hazard.
Removing dams boosts brook trout population
Removing several dams in northern Michigan restored natural conditions in 37 miles of a trout stream, which increased the native brook trout population.