Grants awarded to improve regional management of invasive Phragmites across the Great Lakes basin

Grants awarded to improve regional management of invasive Phragmites across the Great Lakes basin
Great Lakes Commission
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Nearly $315,000 will be awarded to support local organizations in controlling nonnative Phragmites australis, one of the most aggressive plant species invading the
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Ohio Department of Agriculture receives $1M grant to expand conservation of Western Lake Erie Basin

Ohio Department of Agriculture receives $1M grant to expand conservation of Western Lake Erie Basin
Great Lakes Commission
The U.S. EPA’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative awarded the Ohio Department of Agriculture a $1 million grant to help expand conservation efforts in the Western Lake Erie Basin to help […]
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John Ball Zoo Fights for Great Lakes’ Rarest Butterflies

John Ball Zoo Fights for Great Lakes’ Rarest Butterflies
Great Lakes Echo

By Donté Smith 
Butterfly populations are in decline across the continental U.S., dropping by 22% between 2000 and 2020 according to a study in the journal Science. Almost a third of the 342 species studied have seen their numbers fall by more than half.  To help combat that trend, the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, launched its Great Lakes Rare Butterfly Program in 2021 to protect the region’s most threatened species.

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Lake trout restoration gains momentum

Lake trout restoration gains momentum
Great Lakes Commission
A lake trout recently caught off Sheboygan, Wisconsin, may offer a sign of the long-term success of Great Lakes restoration efforts. Read the full story by the Huron Daily Tribune.
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