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Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grant Program
April 16, 2007
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grant Program partners announce
funding for 22 projects across the Great Lakes Basin. Thirty-eight proposals
were submitted in response to a September 1, 2006, Request for Proposals
coordinated by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) with funds
from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes National Program
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, and Natural Resources Conservation
Service. Funding includes $1.1 million in federal dollars from the five
federal agencies and nonfederal contributions of more than $1.9 million. The
grant funds will be used to develop and implement local watershed plans that
address water quality and living resources in Great Lakes watersheds, help
restore critical sand dune, wetland, forest, and stream habitats for fish
and wildlife, and control invasive plant species.
Pending Project Abstracts
Project Title: Green River Dam Fish Passage (MI)
Grantee:
Conservation Resource Alliance
Foundation
Federal Funds (NRCS):
$50,000
Matching
Funds:
$150,000
Total Project
Costs:
$200,000
Project Area: Mancelona, Michigan
The Conservation Resource Alliance will install a step pool fish passage
structure to open up fish spawning habitat on more than five miles of the
Green River. Removal of this barrier will allow for migration of
fishes from Lake Michigan into the tributaries as well as eliminate
population fragmentation of the resident species. The Green River is
an important cold water tributary to the Jordan River, one of Michigan’s
premier trout streams and a state designated Natural River. Partners
in the effort include Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality, USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service, and four additional nonprofits.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Lake Ontario Basin Stream Barrier Assessment
Grantee: New York Rivers United
Foundation
Federal Funds (EPA):
$30,000
Matching
Funds:
$40,000
Total Project
Costs:
$70,000
Project Area: Oswego County, NY
New York Rivers United, in conjunction with federal and state agency
partners will locate, evaluate, and document barriers to fish passage on the
Little Salmon River, a tributary to the Salmon River and Lake Ontario.
These barriers will be assessed and prioritized for potential removal.
In addition, dam owners and communities will be educated about options for
removal of unwanted or abandoned dams as well as the potential ecological
and community benefits of fish passage and improved riparian zones.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Upper Black River Restoration (MI)
Grantee: Huron Pines RC&D
Foundation
Federal Funds (EPA):
$38,000
Matching
Funds:
$38,000
Total Project
Costs:
$76,000
Project Area: Tower, Michigan
Huron Pines will use bioengineering techniques to stabilize and restore
eroding banks and reduce sedimentation at key sites on the Black River.
The Black River provides critical cold-water, spanning habitat for the
state-threatened Lake Sturgeon and banks in this stretch of the river have
been compromised by foot traffic from the public interested in viewing the
Lake Sturgeon during the spawning. In addition to the restoration
effort, the project will include a public outreach component to educate the
public on the importance of this spawning habitat to the Sturgeon.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: North Park Village Wetlands Restoration
Grantee: The Nature Conservancy
Foundation
Federal Funds (FWS):
$35,000
Matching
Funds:
$42,800
Total Project
Costs:
$77,800
Project Area: Chicago, Illinois
The Chicago Park District, in conjunction with local partners, will restore
and enhance nearly 20 acres of wetland and upland in the North Park Village
Nature Center. The project will involve manual removal of European
buckthorn and other invasive species and re-vegetation with nature wetland
and upland plants. In addition, the site will be used for education
programming for school and other community groups.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Lower West Creek Stream Restoration
Grantee: West Creek Preservation Committee
Foundation
Federal Funds (EPA):
$73,000
Matching
Funds:
$150,000
Total Project
Costs:
$223,000
Project Area: Cuyahoga County, Ohio
The West Creek Preservation Committee with work to improve fish habitat on
the stream by eliminating a barrier to fish migration and creating a
step-pool cascade that will enhance fish and macro invertebrate habitat.
The project will also involve bioengineering for stream bank stabilization
that will enhance riparian habitat by reducing erosion and sedimentation.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Outreach Video on Terrestrial Invasive Species
Grantee: Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
Foundation
Federal Funds (EPA):
$15,000
Matching
Funds:
$60,000
Total Project
Costs:
$75,000
Project Area: Great Lakes Basin
The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, in conjunction with a
private production company, will develop, publicize and broadcast a
half-hour documentary on the spread of terrestrial invasive species in the
Great Lakes basin. The documentary will discuss the effects of
terrestrial invasives on the upland systems of the Great Lakes as well as
educate viewers about what they can do to limit the spread of these species.
In addition to the documentary, a web site and a series of radio spots will
also be developed.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Ford River Streambank Stabilization Project
Grantee: Delta Conservation District
Foundation
Federal Funds (NRCS):
$50,000
Matching
Funds:
$150,000
Total Project
Costs:
$200,000
Project Area: Ford River, Michigan
The Delta Conservation District, in conjunction with several local partners,
will develop a streambank stabilization project to restore habitat along
1,375 feet of Ford River. The project will utilize bioengineering
techniques to stabilize eroding banks and reduce the sediment load carried
by the river to Lake Michigan. The project is estimated to reduce soil
erosion by 1,100 tons annually into the Lake.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Rouge Green Corridor Habitat Restoration
Grantee:
Oakland Land Conservancy
Foundation
Federal Funds (EPA):
$64,800
Matching
Funds:
$140,900
Total Project
Costs:
$204,700
Project Area: Southeast Michigan
The Oakland Land Conservancy will work with partners to prepare a plan to
manage habitat along a stretch of the Rouge River. This plan will
utilize opportunities to develop “green” infrastructure to enhance fish and
wildlife resources in this relatively urban, intact corridor. In
addition, the project will develop and implement four demonstration
restoration projects that will serve as a vehicle for public involvement and
education as well as habitat enhancement. Finally, the Conservancy
will reach out to private landowners in the project area through an
educational workshop on private land management.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Calumet is My Back Yard
Grantee: BOLD Chicago Institute
Foundation
Federal Funds (FWS):
$36,350
Matching
Funds:
$36,350
Total Project
Costs:
$72,700
Project Area: Chicago, Illinois
BOLD Chicago Institute will work with high school students on Chicago’s
Southeast side to engage them in a service learning project focused on
biodiversity, invasive species, and ecological restoration in the Lake
Michigan watershed. The program pairs an environmental classroom
curriculum with hands-on education at four sites along Lake Calumet.
In total the project will engage more than 150 students at five high schools
in the Calumet watershed. These students, along with their teachers
will remove invasive species and restore native plant communities on more
than 30 acres of protected land and develop an on-going water quality
testing program as well as a habitat monitoring protocol.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: St. Louis River Sturgeon Habitat Restoration
Grantee: The Nature Conservancy
Foundation
Federal Funds (EPA--$62k/FWS--$10k):
$73,000
Matching
Funds:
$87,000
Total Project
Costs:
$160,000
Project Area: Duluth, Minnesota
The Nature Conservancy, along with Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources, will improve spanning habitat for the Lake Sturgeon within the
historic spanning grounds of the St. Louis River estuary. The project
will improve channel configuration, quality and quantity of suitable
spawning substrate immediate downstream of the Fond du Lac dam. In
totally more than 8800 square feet of river channel will be enhanced to
providing high quality spawning habitat over a much wider range of flow
conditions than currently exists.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Kinnickinnic River Watershed Improvement
Grantee: Milwaukee Community Service Corps
Foundation
Federal Funds (EPA):
$19,800
Matching
Funds:
$93,000
Total Project
Costs:
$112,800
Project Area: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Milwaukee Community Service Corps will work with partners to promote
voluntary land use practices that reduce non-point source pollution and
improve water quality in the Kinnickinnic and down stream in Lake Michigan.
The project will use several techniques including rain gardens, downspout
disconnection and rain barrels to demonstrate the benefits of improved
stormwater management. In addition, the Corps will conduct community
trainings to introduce these techniques to individuals and business in the
target area.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Suamico/Little Suamico Habitat Restoration
Grantee: Brown County Land Conservation Department
Foundation
Federal Funds (NRCS):
$60,500
Matching
Funds:
$200,000
Total Project
Costs:
$260,500
Project Area: Southwest Michigan
The Brown County Land Conservation Department will work with farmers and
other landowners enhance spawning habitat for northern pike, a predator fish
that resides in Green Bay. The project will reduce sediment and
nutrient loads and improve water quality by establishing vegetated riparian
buffers and restoring and enhancing wetland areas in the watershed. A
total of 3.8 miles of buffers will be established including 51 acres of
grass buffers and 13 acres of tree buffers and six acres of wetlands
restored.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Dowagiac River Restoration
Grantee: Partnership for MEANDRS
Foundation
Federal Funds (FWS):
$20,000
Matching
Funds:
$60,000
Total Project
Costs:
$80,000
Project Area: Cass County, Michigan
The Partnership for MEANDRS will restore the historic sinuosity and channel
structure to the Dowagiac River by enhancing and restoring 1,600 feet of
meandering channel that will significantly enhance cold water habitat.
The project will reconnect the river to its historic floodplain while
restoring a 1.4 acre wetlands and significantly enhancing instream habitat
by creating a riffle-pool sequence. Together these features will
re-create a natural channel and provide habitat for a variety of coldwater
species.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: River Raisin Watershed Restoration Initiative
Grantee: River Raisin Institute
Foundation
Federal Funds (EPA):
$37,400
Matching
Funds:
$38,380
Total Project
Costs:
$75,780
Project Area: Southeast Michigan
The River Raisin Institute, in conjunction with the local school districts,
and state and local government, will identify and design 10 small
restoration projects that will be implemented in conjunction with local
schools to improve fish and wildlife habitat and water quality in the River
Raisin watershed. Projects will include wetlands vegetative and
hydrologic restoration, invasive plant removal, and stormwater management
techniques. When all restoration projects are complete, a
restoration forum will be organized to share information about each project
with the public and bring attention to the environmental restoration needs
of the watershed.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Frank and Poet Stream Restoration
Grantee: Friends of the Detroit River
Foundation
Federal Funds (FWS):
$40,000
Matching
Funds:
$40,000
Total Project
Costs:
$80,000
Project Area: Southeast Michigan
The Friends of the Detroit River will work to restore habitat along Frank
and Poet Creek, a tributary to the Detroit River. The project is
designed to convert an area of turf grass into an upland prairie buffer and
restore emergent wetlands in the stream course. The project will also
restore and enhance instream fish habitat. The site was chosen for its
visibility and potential to educate the public as the importance of such
habitat restoration efforts. In total the project will restore more
than 38,400 square feet of urban stream bed and buffer.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Great Lakes Coastal and Wetland Restoration
Grantee: The Nature Conservancy
Foundation
Federal Funds (FWS):
$75,000
Matching
Funds:
$93,700
Total Project
Costs:
$168,700
Project Area: Southern Lake Michigan
The Nature Conservancy, in conjunction with state and federal agencies and
other non profits organizations, will identify the specific attributes of
migratory bird stopover sites in Southern Lake Michigan. This project
will produce a comprehensive, spatially-explicit map of stopover sties for
different bird groups (raptors, shorebirds, waterfowl, landbirds).
These maps will serve as the basis for implementing conservation strategies
and protecting land deemed important to migratory birds. The maps will
be used by The Nature Conservancy and other partners to implement strategies
to address land protection and remediation of these sites.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Thumbs Up! Restoration
Grantee: Michigan Nature Association
Foundation
Federal Funds (FWS):
$35,000
Matching
Funds:
$79,500
Total Project
Costs:
$114,500
Project Area: Huron County, Michigan
The Michigan Nature Association will conduct a series of research projects
that will enhance critical habitat along the Lake Huron shoreline for native
lakeplain species including the rare prairie fringed orchid. This
effort will involve direct invasive species control as well as management
techniques such as fire to enhance and restore the vegetative community on
three protected areas that together encompass more than one mile of
undeveloped shoreline on Lake Huron. The responses to each of the
management techniques will be tracked and the resulting research will
contribute to the native plan management in the region.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Great Lakes, Clean Boats
Grantee: Isaac Walton League of America
Foundation
Federal Funds (FWS):
$40,000
Matching
Funds:
$41,850
Total Project
Costs:
$81,850
Project Area: Great Lakes Basin
The Isaac Walton League will engage recreational boaters and anglers in
stopping the spread of destructive aquatic, invasive species through a
series of print ads and in-store displays that will demonstrate the need to
protect our waterways from aquatic invaders. In addition, the outreach
effort will include a web-based contest that will further educate
participants about how to properly clean boats. Finally, the effort
will include a series of articles by outdoor writers in local newspapers and
other publications. In total, the outreach effort will aim to reach
more than one million recreational users of the Great Lakes.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Conneaut Creek Watershed Plan
Grantee: Lake Erie Regional Conservancy
Foundation
Federal Funds (EPA):
$50,000
Matching
Funds:
$50,000
Total Project
Costs:
$100,000
Project Area: Erie County, Pennsylvania
The Lake Erie Regional Conservancy will work with local stakeholders to
develop a conservation plan for the Conneaut Creek Watershed emphasizing
fish and wildlife resources and open space protection. The plan will
include priorities for land acquisition as well as a long term management
plan for protection of natural areas identified through the planning
process. The process will include inventories of rare species,
significant plant communities, and unique natural areas. The final
plan will also include ownership information about priorities sites
identified through the effort.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to
support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of
wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and
assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Northeast Ohio Habitat Restoration
Grantee: The Nature Conservancy
Foundation
Federal Funds (NRCS--$50k/FWS--$8k):
$58,000
Matching
Funds:
$120,000
Total Project
Costs:
$178,000
Project Area: Northeast, Ohio
The Nature Conservancy will remove and control invasive species in 75 acres of wetlands and uplands in the Lake Erie watershed. Invasive species have spread rapidly and represent a major management challenge and threat to the quality of native plan communities in the Great Lakes. This effort will use approve herbicides to control and remove reed canary grass, phragmities, gloss buckthorn, narrow-leaved cattail and hybrid cattail. Control of these species is critical to the survival of globally rare plant communities in the region.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: March Monitoring Program
Grantee: Bird Studies Canada
Foundation
Federal Funds (NOAA--$70k/EPA--$30k):
$100,000
Matching
Funds:
$100,000
Total Project
Costs:
$200,000
Project Area: Great Lakes Basin
Bird Studies Canada, in conjunction with several partners, will develop an innovative approach to wetlands monitoring activities within Areas of Concern (AOC) in the Great Lakes. This project will establish a formal network of trained volunteers in each AOC to address wetland function. In addition, the project will develop a plan for monitoring and assessment needs identified as AOCs develop targets for beneficial use impairments. Bird Studies Canada will produce monitoring protocols that are designed to address the information needs associated with specific impairments. The information collected with then feed directly into the delisting process.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Project Title: Fish Creek Watershed Restoration and Management
Grantee: City of Ashland
Foundation
Federal Funds (USFS--$50k/NOAA--$30k):
$80,000
Matching
Funds:
$100,000
Total Project
Costs:
$180,000
Project Area: Ashland County, Wisconsin
The City of Ashland, with a variety of local partners, will develop a restoration and watershed management plan to address the ecological resources of the Fish Creek watershed including Chequamegon Bay, Kakagon Slough and the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The plan will address the causes of significant increases in water temperature, nonpoint source loading, and turbidity in the Bay over the last 20 years. Building on other efforts around Lake Superior, this project will develop a strategic plan to reestablish riparian and coastal woodlands and wetlands, enhance aquatic and terrestrial habitat, restore eroding bluffs and stream banks, and establish conservation design guidelines aimed at minimizing the affects of future development in the watershed.
The Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Grants Program provides grants to support innovative, community‑based conservation projects in the areas of wildlife habitat restoration and watershed and habitat planning and assessment. Collectively, these projects help achieve the goals of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration to restore the health and resources of the Great Lakes ecosystem.