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Another Great Lakes Legacy Act Success Story!

For a quarter of a century, no one in and around Ashtabula, Ohio have been able to eat local fish because of more than forty years of industrial waste that was dumped into this tributary of Lake Erie. But that is all about to change because the Environmental Protection Agency just announced that the river is officially clean! Working alongside the Ashtabula River Partnership, they dredged 630,000 cubic yards of sediment – one of the largest River clean ups in history – at a cost of $75 million. And every dollar was well spent because now this tributary Read More » »




Restoring the Connections -Stories of Ecosystem Restoration in the Great Lakes

Restoring the Connections tells the stories of real people, like you, doing the work necessary to restore ecosystems in the Great Lakes. These stories provide useful lessons and contacts that will be valuable for future efforts. They also provide inspiration to keep the momentum going for Great Lakes restoration. To order a hard copy of this publication, please call (231)347-1181 x. 100.