Wisconsin's Great Lakes Areas of Concern

The following narrated slide presentations will give you an in-depth look at various aspects of the sediment cleanup and fish and wildlife habitat restoration work on the Sheboygan River Area of Concern. The first two presentations were given at a January 25, 2012, public information meeting.  Each presentation is 17 minutes long. http://fyi.uwex.edu/aocs/sheboygan/presentations/ – Legacy Act sediment [...]

Earth Partnership for Schools is offering a Great Lakes Earth Partnership Institute to involve students in native plantings that improve water quality, benefit wildlife and offer meaningful, project-based learning opportunities. If you have participated in EPS, you’ll appreciate how you can build upon previous courses and learn new activities to deepen your students’ understanding of [...]

St. Louis River Alliance Seeks Volunteers for Annual River Clean Up to be held Saturday, May 19 from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. The St. Louis River Alliance is seeking volunteers to help out with its annual river cleanup on Saturday, May 19 from 9:00 -1:00pm. This year’s location will be the area around Loon’s [...]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released May 1 the “Commercial Fisheries Baseline Economic Assessment – U.S. Waters of the Great Lakes, Upper Mississippi River, and Ohio River Basins” (Commercial Fisheries Report), an Interim Product of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS). USACE will host a conference call May 10 at [...]

Did you know that Wisconsin has five Areas of Concern in the Lake Michigan and Lake Superior?  Learn what’s happening about clean-up projects and habitat restorations at other sites by checking out our state-wide website, Wisconsin’s Great Lakes Areas of Concern.  We share information on meetings, events and projects in these river and estuaries that [...]

From Jason Laumann, Northwest Regional Planning Commission (715) 635-2197 The public is invited to attend and participate in an open house on April 30, 2012 from 6-8 PM to present the preliminary management options for the Wisconsin Point Management Area (WPMA). The open house will take place in the meeting room of the Superior Public [...]

A public presentation April 17 to present information on upcoming activities regarding an effort to attract nesting piping plovers to the St. Louis River DULUTH, Minn. ‐‐ The St. Louis River Alliance will hold a public presentation about upcoming activities planned for the effort to attract nesting piping plover to this area. This event will [...]

Gathering Waters Conservancy, a nonprofit organization works statewide to help people protect the places that make Wisconsin special.  Their goal is to increase the amount of protected land in Wisconsin through private voluntary action.  Join Gathering Waters Conservancy for their 5th Annual Land Legacy Gathering! What:  Gathering Waters Conservancy’s 5th Annual Land Legacy Gathering  When/Where:  [...]

The Duluth Stream Corps has scheduled three informational community meetings in Duluth, Minnesota to discuss the benefits and details of becoming a part of this momentous project! This is the second year of a two-year project that is being funded by the Great lakes Restoration Initiative for habitat restoration and protection in the St. Louis [...]

This video produced by the River Alliance of Wisconsin explains the Menominee River Fish Passage Partnership.The sturgeon is an ancient fish. They have evolved very little since they appeared about 200 million years ago.   In spite of their distinctive looks and massive size (sturgeon can grow to be nine feet long and may weigh [...]