Established in 2010, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) accelerates efforts to protect and restore the largest system of fresh surface water in the world – the Great Lakes.
Since it’s inception, the multi-agency GLRI has provided funding to 16 federal organizations to strategically target the biggest threats to the Great Lakes ecosystem and to accelerate progress toward achieving long term goals through work categorized into five Focus Areas:
Focus Area 1 (FA1): Toxic Substances and Areas of Concern
Focus Area 2 (FA2): Invasive Species
Focus Area 3 (FA3): Nonpoint Source Pollution Impacts on Nearshore Health
Focus Area 4 (FA4): Habitats and Species
Focus Area 5 (FA5): Foundations for Future Restoration Action
GLRI provides opportunities for organizations to apply for grant funding through open application cycles. Fox-Wolf has been successful in obtaining grant funding to implement conservation practices through Focus Area 3: Non-Point Pollution Impacts. (Learn more about nonpoint pollution here) Since 2015, Fox-Wolf has secured seven large scale GLRI grants that have funded over $8 million dollars of projects that made a measureable impact on water quality! GLRI funding is a key to continuing to further the collaborative conservation work across our watershed.
GLRI Project Map
These projects have had significant impact on the work in the watershed. Along with working toward the long-term goals set out by GLRI, the grant projects awarded to Fox-Wolf have supported conservation work across the Fox-Wolf basin including
- agricultural soil health practices
- cover crops
- no till
- low disturbance manure applicaton/injection
- streambank restoration
- shoreline restoration
- water storage and treatment through agricultural runoff systems
- engineered conservation best management practices such as grassed waterways
- outreach and education
- Basin Buzz farmer and landowner newsletter
- Farmer Roundtable events
- field training
- exhibiting and public education
- building county conservation department staff capacity
just to name a few!
We’re proud of the collaborative work we are doing to restore our local water resources and the waters of the Great Lakes through funding opportunities provided by GLRI!
You can learn more about our most recently awarded projects through the links below!
Questions? Contact us:
Climate Smart Agriculture Project Manager: Katie Woodrow, 920.915.5767 or katie@fwwa.org
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