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.
Senators to Appropriators Regarding Great Lakes Priorities
As Great Lakes Senators, we are writing to express our support for two programs run by the State Department that are important to the Great Lakes region.
Coalition and Others to House Appropriators Regarding the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
The coalition asks that Members of the House provide $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) in Fiscal Year 2013.
Streamside hatchery boosts sturgeon population
An innovative streamside fish-rearing facility allowed biologists to release 100 sturgeons in the Kalamazoo River in 2011.
The Case for Federal Farm Bill Conservation Programs in the Great Lakes Region
This report documents how conservation measures on farms across the Great Lakes region are protecting natural resources, helping farmers improve productivity and providing jobs.
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.
Nature returns to an urban creek in Cleveland
Restoring Big Creek reduced polluted runoff and created wetlands and other habitat that benefited fish, wildlife and people who live near the creek.