Intensive cleanup activities have improved water quality, fish health and reduced phosphorus concentrations in White Lake.

Reducing storm water runoff into an urban stream restored the waterway and kept tons of sediment from reaching Lake Erie.

Removing a small dam in the Rouge River, near Detroit, has restored fish passage and reconnected the lower river to the larger Great Lakes ecosystem.

Restoring the natural channel of a northern Michigan creek stopped the flow of mercury from underground mines into nearby Deer Lake and Lake Superior.

Curbing storm water runoff and reducing erosion in a ravine near Chicago will keep hundreds of tons of sediment from washing into Lake Michigan.

A project that tracked bird movements in the Great Lakes could reduce the number of birds and bats killed by new wind turbines planned for the basin.

The Buffalo River is being transformed from an industrial wasteland into a greenway that beautifies the community and creates habitat.

A wetland in Michigan that was drained for agricultural purposes was restored into habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife.