Category: Water

Protecting the Great Lakes for future generations

What Will Canada’s Yet-to-be-Named Restoration Program Mean for Great Lakes Project Funding?

January 2, 2024

In the last blog, we covered the U.S. political challenges involved with Great Lakes restoration funding, especially in these extremely partisan times. But we saw hope for the undercurrents of…

Will Politics Stand in the Way of Continued Project Funding for Great Lakes Restoration?

December 22, 2023

Last time, we explained why the timing is ideal right now for Great Lakes restoration work. We also reviewed the steps involved with applying for Great Lakes restoration funding. This…

Great Lakes Restoration Funding: Know and Share Your Goals to Get Results

December 18, 2023

In Part 2 of this series, we looked at when Great Lakes restoration funding began to get serious. This started in 2009 when President Barack Obama proposed, and a bipartisan…

How Toxic Hotspots Were Identified, Money Arrived, and a Network Was Born

December 12, 2023

In my first post about Great Lakes Restoration, I shared a brief history about the first moves by the U.S. and Canada to commit to saving the Great Lakes ecosystem.…

The Protection of the Great Lakes Began More Than 50 Years Ago – That History Matters Today for Funding Important Projects. But Why?

December 6, 2023

In an era when climate change is touching almost every aspect of our lives, it’s becoming clearer by the day that if we want our ecosystems to take care of…