NOAA’s habitat restoration work in the Great Lakes strengthens healthy fisheries and ecosystems, benefits local economies, and supports resilient communities.
Funding for two ongoing and two new cooperative agreements will support habitat restoration efforts that strengthen Great Lakes fisheries, ecosystems, and communities.
A NOAA-supported project in Akron, Ohio, restored nearly 60 acres of habitat for fish as part of an effort to transform the site of a former golf course.
NOAA worked with the Great Lakes Commission to restore the natural shoreline and improve community access to the waterfront along Lake St. Clair in Michigan.
Through a multi-year partnership with the Great Lakes Commission, NOAA has helped restore what was once one of the Great Lakes region’s most degraded areas.
NOAA and partners are working through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to restore wetlands and improve fish passage at Powderhorn Lake in Illinois.
NOAA is seeking proposals for new 2022 grant awards that will restore habitat for Great Lakes fisheries, helping to support local ecosystems, economies, and communities.
