Restoration Tours
The Healing Our Waters Coalition is excited to announce a new initiative for the summer of 2025 focused on engaging and educating decision makers on the restoration successes in the Great Lakes. The restoration tours provide our partners, and local advocates and organizations with the opportunity to showcase the important work the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has contributed to improving the health of the Great Lakes. Check out the list below to learn about tours happening in your area!
While tours are happening in partnership with the Coalition, invitations are closed to a select audience. If you are interested in learning more about a specific tour, please reach out to Sophee Langerman at LangermanS@nwf.org for more information.
INDIANA
Great Calumet River Area of Concern and Roxana Marsh
Hosted by: The Nature Conservancy
Floodplain Corridor of Little Calumet River
Hosted by: The Wetlands Initiative
Indiana Dunes National Park
Hosted by: Save the Dunes
MICHIGAN
Grand River Green Schools, Grandville
Hosted by: Grand Valley Metro Council and Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds
St. Clair River Area of Concern
Hosted by: Friends of the St. Clair River and Alliance of the River Rouge
Muskegon Lake Area of Concern
Hosted by: West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission
St. Clair Flats – Harsens Island Unit, St. Clair County
Hosted by: Ducks Unlimited
Detroit River Area of Concern (Celeron Island, Sugar Island and Stoney Island)
Hosted by: Friends of the Detroit and Alliance of Rouge Communities
Ottawa Sands County Park
Hosted by: Audubon Great Lakes
Stormwater Improvements in Grand Traverse and Kalkaska Counties
Hosted by: Conservation Resource Alliance
MINNESOTA
St. Louis River Area of Concern
Hosted by: Minnesota Environmental Partnership and Family Freedom Center
NEW YORK
Buffalo River Area of Concern
Hosted by: Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper
OHIO
Howard Marsh Metropark, Lucas County
Hosted by: Ducks Unlimited
Cuyahoga River Area of Concern
Hosted by: Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District
Coastal Wetland Restoration in the Eastern Portion of the Maumee Area of Concern
Hosted by: Partners for Clean Streams
Habitat Restoration in Large Rivers and Urban Areas of the Maumee Area of Concern
Hosted by: Partners for Clean Streams
Oak Openings Region and Stream Restoration of the Western Portion of the Maumee Area of Concern
Hosted by: Partners for Clean Streams
Secor Metropark and Howard Marsh Metropark
Hosted by: Junction Coalition and Ohio Environmental Council
WISCONSIN
Chiwaukee Prairie-Illinois Beach Lake, Plain
Hosted by: Lake County Forest Preserve District
Green Bay, Brown County
Hosted by: Ducks Unlimited
Ozaukee County Parks
Hosted by: Ozaukee County Planning and Parks Department