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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Brings New Life to Old Toxic Waste Site

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The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) is bringing much optimism to the region, and recently scored another big win for the State of Michigan! Recently, the EPA announced the cleanup of the former Zephyr Oil Refinery site, a project totalling $16 million dollars. Toxic chemicals, blight, and various sediments were removed from the site. Placing of new soil and seeding, tree and flower planting are just some of the efforts by the state to restore natural wildlife habitats back to the location.More

Grant Opportunity: NOAAs B-WET Great Lakes Competition/RFP

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GLRI-logoThe Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (Great Lakes Region) is seeking proposals under the Great Lakes Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program, supported by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The Great Lakes B-WET Program is a competitive grant program that supports existing, high quality environmental education programs, fosters the growth of new, innovative programs, and encourages capacity building and partnership development for environmental education programs throughout the entire Great Lakes watershed. Successful projects provide Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) for students and related professional development for teachers, while advancing regional Great Lakes education and environmental priorities.
For details on the FY16 Great Lakes B-WET grant competition, please go to www.thunderbay.noaa.gov/B-WET or link directly to the full Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement at: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.htmlMore

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