Friday, February 28, 2014

Great Lakes News

<> FLOW lauds the International Joint Commission (IJC) for including public trust standards into its recommendations for solving Lake Erie's harmful algal blooms

<> GLOS Funding Opportunity: Lake Erie Information System Buoy - GLOS is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purchase and deployment of one (1) buoy 14 miles north of Cleveland OH during the 2014 and 2015 field seasons.

<> Wisconsin Sea Grant Announces $2 Million to Fund Great Lakes Research - Researchers will look at the health of the waterways, methods to prevent Great Lakes beach contamination, the impact of aquatic invasive species on the lakes' food webs and more.

<> Green Bay receives EPA Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Green Infrastructure Grant – U.S. EPA announced the award of a $500,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to the City of Green Bay, WI, to fund a green infrastructure project to improve water quality in Lake Michigan.