ARENAC, BAY & TUSCOLA COUNTIES. BALLOU CREEK. BEAVER ISLAND STATE PARK. BLUE HERON LAGOON NATURAL AREA. BUCKEYE POINT. BUFFALO RIVER. CARRIERE PROPERTY.

CASCADE CREEK. CATTARAUGUS CREEK. CAYUGA LAKE. CAZENOVIA LAKE. CHICAGO COASTAL. CHIWAUKEE PRAIRIE. CLARK AND PINE EAST. COMBINED DISPOSAL FACILITY. CREEK

RIDGE COUNTY PARK. CREEKSIDE PARK. CRYSTAL RIVER OXBOW PROPERTY. DAN’S POINT. DEEP RIVER HEADWATERS. SUPERIOR DETENTION POND. DETERIORATING SOLID PIERS.

DETROIT RIVER STURGEON HABITAT. DUNES AND MARSHES. DUNES CREEK. EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO DUNES. EIGHTEENMILE CREEK. ELIZABETH PARK NORTH POINT. FITZSIMMONS

ROAD WOODS. FOSS BEACH PARK BLUFF. GARY GREEN LINK. GRAND BOULEVARD LAKE. GRAND MARAIS/COOK COUNTY STORM WATER. GREAT SODUS BAY. GROUT BROOK. HAMMOND

BIRD SANCTUARY. HEGEWISCH MARSH. HOOSIER PRAIRIE NATURE PRESERVE. HOUGHMASTER PROPERTY. HUIRAS LAKE. ILLINOIS BEACH STATE PARK. IMAGINATION GLEN PARK.

IRONDEQUOIT CREEK. KILBOURN LANDING. KUKAY PROPERTY. LAKE MICHIGAN DUNE. LAKE MICHIGAN WETLANDS AND STREAMS. LAKE SUPERIOR BASIN OUTREACH. LAKE SUPERIOR

DUNE. LAKE SUPERIOR SOUTH SHORE. LAKESIDE INDUSTRIAL. LION’S DEN GORGE. LITTLE BLACK CREEK. LOWER GRAND RIVER. LUDINGTON PARK. MAPLE BAY PARK. MAUMEE BAY.

MEADOWBROOK. MILLER CREEK MILWAUKEE RIVER. MISSION FISH RACEWAY. MORAINE NATURE PRESERVE. MUD BROOK PRESERVE. GREAT LAKES MUDDY CREEK.

NAPLES CREEK. NEWTON CREEK. LAKE, PORTER & LAPORTE COUNTIES. OAK CREEK WETLANDS. OATKA CREEK. OLIVER MARSH. OWASCO INLET. PARK WETLANDS. PARMA COASTAL

FOREST. PIKE RIVER. POINT CREEK. PORTER COUNTY JAIL STORM WATER. PRESQUE ISLE STATE PARK. RESTORATION PROJECT RANSOM LAKE

NATURAL AREA. RAVINE RESTORATION. RED MILL COUNTY PARK. REISS COAL. RESORT BLUFFS. RUNOFF AND HYDROLOGIC MODIFICATION. SALMON RIVER. SARGENT’S CREEK.

SAUGATUCK DUNES STATE PARK. SCAJAQUADA CREEK. SCIENCE CENTER STORM WATER. SENECA BLUFFS. SHIAWASSEE RIVER. SILVER CREEK. SIX MILE CREEK. ST. CLAIR FLATS &

ST. JOHNS MARSH. ST. CLAIRE AVE STORM WATER. STERLING STATE PARK. STIMSON DRAIN. SUCKER BROOK. SWEDETOWN CREEK. TAMARACK STAMP MILL. TRAIL CREEK FORKS.

TUG HILL PLATEAU. TWO HARBORS OLD CITY DUMP & STORM WATER. UPPER MACATAWA. WARD CREEK. WARREN DUNES. WEST CREEK. WEST SHORE. WHITE DITCH. Contents

Illinois Great Lakes Restorations 2-3 Great Lakes Restoration Project A Progress Report to Congress by the Great Lakes States Protecting Indiana’s Coastal Resources 4-5

Acquisitions and Restorations to Benefit Michigan’s Coastal Resources 6-7

Restoring Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coast 8-9

Protecting and Restoring New York’s Great Lakes 10-11

Great Lakes Coastal Restoration in Ohio 12-13

Pennsylvania’s Gateway to the Great Lakes 14-15

Great Restorations on Wisconsin’s Great Lakes 16-17

Letter from the Great Lakes Commission 18

Letter from the Coastal States Organization 19

Directory of

Great Lakes Restoration ILLINOISILLINOIS || INDIANAINDIANA || MICHIGANMICHIGAN || MINNESOTAMINNESOTA || NEWNEW YORKYORK || OHIOOHIO || PENNSYLVANIAPENNSYLVANIA || WISCONSINWISCONSIN Agencies 20 MARCH 2003 GreatThank You, Congress! Lakes America’s Great Lakes are more than water Federal State/Local The projects supported by this partnership State Allocation Match Total bodies.They are a vast, complex system of are so significant – and the need to restore the

inland seas that provide fresh water to Illinois $1,750,000 $3,100,825 $4,850,825 Great Lakes is so profound – that this is the

millions, access to world markets and diverse first time the eight Great Lakes coastal Indiana 1,750,000 591,875 2,341,875 recreation for residents and visitors alike. programs have come together to report on a

Michigan 7,000,000 16,646,000 23,646,000 single issue.Together with our local partners, In 2001, Congress appropriated $30 million to we are creating a cleaner, more sustainable Minnesota 1,938,000 1,054,000 2,992,000 acquire and restore critical habitat, implement Great Lakes region. storm water controls and clean contaminated New York 4,727,000 10,592,000 15,319,000 sites along Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario However, more work is needed along the Ohio 4,489,000 1,686,000 6,175,000 and Superior.Thus began an unprecedented coasts of our Great Lakes!

partnership between the federal government and Pennsylvania 1,846,000 1,582,000 3,428,000 State and community response to the 2001 the eight Great Lake states to restore and Wisconsin 5,686,000 6,962,000 12,648,000 federal appropriation was overwhelming as clean the world’s largest fresh water resource. coastal managers proposed more quality Other (fed.) 814,000 The federal commitment required states to projects than could be funded. Now is the

provide match at a rate of 25%. Instead, the $30,000,000 $42,214,700 $72,214,700 time to build on our momentum and support

Great Lake region has thus far committed $42 new Great Lakes’ restoration efforts.Thank

million of state and local match – at a rate of you, Congress, for recognizing the importance

58% – to produce $72 million of restoration of the Great Lakes and providing critically

work along the Lakes and their tributaries. needed resources for their restoration.

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT [1 ] Illinois Great Lakes Restorations IllinoisImproving Illinois’ Public Shoreline Thanks to the legacy of open space advocates like Montgomery Ward In Illinois, Coastal Restoration funds are being used in a variety of and Daniel Burnham who called for Illinois’ lakefront to remain open, ways including acquisition of valuable property in an area undergoing clear and free, today more than 50% of the state’s sixty miles of Lake transformation from industrial to open space, the restoration of native Michigan shoreline is in public ownership.This legacy enables millions vegetation in Illinois’ only coastal state park, reduction of contaminated of our residents and national and international visitors to enjoy the many runoff, the protection of a shoreline area containing wetlands and the recreational opportunities that living along the Great Lakes provides. restoration of a dune area adjacent to a public beach.

It also creates tremendous pressure – in terms of overcrowding and A common thread running through all the projects is a desire to stress on both terrestrial and aquatic habitats – which demand constant provide additional recreational and educational opportunities that will attention and commitment of limited state resources. showcase the benefits – both tangible and intangible – of a healthy coastal area. Restore and Protect the Lake Michigan Coast. The provision of Great Lakes Coastal Restoration Grants is making a Only a Start. The projects funded with the first Great Lakes difference along the Illinois shoreline, providing the incentive to Coastal Restoration Grants are only a start. Much remains to be undertake a variety of projects to preserve, restore, create and maintain done.The State of Illinois – and our local units of government along unique coastal habitats.While the funded projects are diverse, they all the shoreline – support continuing the good work that this program share a common objective to restore and protect our coastal areas for has initiated. future generations.

[ 2 ] GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT IllinoisIllinois Great Lakes Restoration Projects Project name. Lake County Ravine Restoration. Grantee. City of Lake Forest. Lakeside Industrial Cleanup. Grant amount/total project cost. $382,560/$478,200. City of Zion. Brief description. Develop a ravine storm water $207,200/$259,000. management system that will Cook County Return an old industrial site to reduce pollution in Lake greenfield status. Hegewisch Marsh. Michigan and restore natural City of Chicago. Restoration of Coastal ravine hydrology. $651,840/$3,500,000. Terrestrial & Wetland Foss Beach Park Bluff Acquire 100 acres of wetlands Ecosystems at Illinois Beach Restoration. and natural areas to preserve State Park. North Chicago, Foss Park and place into public ownership Illinois Department of Natural District. one of the most important Resources. $151,000/$188,750. coastal wetland bird habitats of $45,900/$57,375. Emergency bluff restoration to the region. Restore plant and animal species provide protection to a recently diversity and the health of native Chicago Coastal Restoration. restored wetland and dune area plant communities on 90 acres of Chicago Park District. by using a combination of native parkland through the reduction of $192,000/$240,000. vegetation and stone revetment. exotic and invasive brush. Create a natural dune area Habitats will be improved for the adjacent to a public beach and federally endangered white provide habitat for rare coastal prairie-fringed orchid and the plant species and the five million Kamer Blue Butterfly. migratory birds that pass through Chicago each year. Coastal Interpretation at Illinois Beach State Park. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. $32,000/$40,000. Construct a visitor friendly interactive display of Lake Michigan in the lobby of the new park office that will educate visitors on the unique ecology of this coastal area.

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT [ 3 ] Protecting Indiana’s Coastal Resources IndianaRestoring Indiana’s fragile Lake Michigan coastal resources Indiana’s Lake Michigan coastal region supports an amazing array of Great Lakes Restoration grants will assist in the acquisition of over 100 plants and animals and provides recreational retreats for more than two acres of quality stream and forest habitat.These new parks will buffer a million visitors annually.The coastal region is a mixture of sand dunes, stream important for migrating salmon, protect key areas adjacent to a rivers and streams, forests, wetlands, cities and towns, industry and nature preserve and establish a new greenway park for a coastal town. agriculture. All have an impact on the health of Lake Michigan. Water Quality Improvements. Water quality is one of Hoosiers recognize the importance of this Great Lake and are taking the most important issues facing Northwest Indiana. Lake Michigan is significant steps to restore and protect threatened coastal resources. In valued as a drinking and recreational water resource. Although point Indiana, the congressional appropriation of $1.75 million through the source pollution continues to be reduced, non-point source pollution Great Lakes Restoration Grants Program leveraged eighteen state and is still a challenge. Improving the quality of Lake Michigan starts with local projects that together contributed an additional $560,000 to making improvements in the watershed. protect and restore coastal resources. The Great Lakes Restoration Program will make possible several water Native Habitat Restoration. Indiana’s coastal region quality improvement projects in Indiana.These projects will prevent supports many rare and endangered natural communities, including bacterial contamination at a public beach, reduce excess sediment in a dune and swale, fens, savannas, and prairies.The degradation of these Lake Michigan tributary stream, plan for resource management and natural communities affects the ecological health of the region. public access, improve fish and wildlife habitat and manage storm water Plant and animal diversity, a critical component of Indiana’s coastal runoff through best management practices. ecosystem, is threatened by invasive species that crowd out native plants and animals.

Indiana Great Lakes Restoration grants will restore approximately 400 acres of native habitat.These restoration projects will eliminate invasive species, re-establish native plant species and implement resource management principles – such as prescribed burning – that will have significant long-term benefits to the Lake Michigan region.

Resource and Greenway Protection. Land is valuable in Indiana’s coastal region. Rural areas are quickly becoming developed and forests and greenways are threatened.The protection of coastal forests and greenways along rivers and streams will ensure that public natural areas exist for future generations.

[4 ] GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT IndianaIndiana Great Lakes Restoration Projects Project name. Deep River Headwaters Porter County Stimson Drain Stormwater Phase 2c Creekside Park Red Mill County Park Wetland Grantee. Savanna, Wetland and Prairie Management Design Project. Development: Connections Restoration. Wetland Restoration in the Grant amount/total project cost. Restoration Project. City of Valparaiso. and Restoration. LaPorte County Parks and Dunes Creek Watershed. Brief description. Lake County Parks and $100,000/$125,000. City of Valparaiso Parks and Recreation Department and IDNR Division of State Parks Recreation Department. Produce a stormwater Recreation. Foundation. Lake County and Reservoirs. $100,000/$125,000. management design that will $100,000/$125,000. $100,000/$130,550. $100,000/$125,000. Hoosier Prairie Nature Restore 100 acres of degraded promote best management Restore up to 40 acres with Develop an engineering Restore wetland habitat and Preserve, Savanna savanna and agricultural fields to practices in a 600-acre Stimson native vegetation and assist in feasibility study and design to evaluate its efficacy in reducing Restoration. native habitat conditions. Drain Watershed. developing boardwalks and a recommend the best method to loadings of e.coli into Indiana Indiana Department of Natural bridge. remove the existing dam and Hammond Bird Sanctuary Dunes State Park beaches on Porter County Jail Alternative Resources (IDNR) Division of restore wetlands. Restoration Phase I. Lake Michigan. Stormwater Management LaPorte County Nature Preserves. City of Hammond Parks Demonstration Project. White Ditch Greenway: $98,790/$124,204. Moraine Nature Preserve Creek Ridge County Park Department. City of Valparaiso. Phase I. Reduce invasive species and oak Protection. Protection. $100,000/$125,000. $100,000/$125,000. Town of Michiana Shores. resprouts to restore 70 acres of IDNR Division of Nature LaPorte County Parks and Restore a section of a 9.25-acre Reduce and manage impacts of $41,496/$52,525. native savanna and prairie. Preserves. Recreation Board. migrant bird sanctuary located on stormwater on Stimson Drain Acquire 52 acres along White $106,170/$274,500. $85,000/$110,000. Clark and Pine East (Bongi) the shores of Lake Michigan. watershed through an on-site Ditch to become a greenway Acquire 42 acres of land adjacent Acquire 35.6 acres of land Dune and Swale Restoration. demonstration project. park. Gary Green Link. to Moraine Nature Preserve. adjacent to an existing park IDNR Division of Nature City of Gary. Phase 2b Creekside Park including a salmonid stream. Regional Preserves. Restoration of Samuelson Fen $100,000/$125,000. Development: Park Passages. $100,000/$125,000. and the Salt Creek Corridor at Trail Creek Forks Restoration. Study of Rare and Create a master plan for natural City of Valparaiso Parks and Restore 37 acres of dune and Imagination Glen Park. IDNR Division of Fish and Endangered Mammals in resources management within Recreation. swale by eliminating invasive City of Portage Parks and Wildlife. Northern Lake, Porter and the boundaries of a 30-mile $100,000/$125,000. woody species and reducing Recreation Department. $63,760/$85,558. LaPorte Counties. greenway corridor. Develop trails and an cover and shrub/tree stem $100,000/$125,000. Stabilize and restore eroding Indiana State University. environmental management plan density. Grand Boulevard Lake Restore and enhance natural stream banks in Trail Creek, a $67,283/$85,483. for a 70-acre undeveloped park Restoration and communities associated with salmonid stream. Survey various endangered and restore and maintain native Enhancement. Salt Creek. mammals in the Indiana Coastal upland habitat, wetlands, fens City of Lake Station. region. and the Salt Creek corridor (a $100,000/$125,000. salmonid stream). Remove exotic species and improve public access for an urban lake.

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT [ 5 ] Acquisitions and Restorations to Benefit Michigan’s Coastal Resources MichiganFederal funds leverage state and local support Michigan’s 3,288 miles of shoreline offer exceptional natural and Federal funding provided through the Great Lakes Restoration Grants cultural amenities. Natural areas strengthen Michigan’s economy by is being put to great work in Michigan, and the need for additional inviting visitors and residents to enjoy the beauty and ecological funding is well demonstrated.With the statewide announcement of diversity found here. funding availability, over $25 million worth of project proposals were submitted to the Michigan Coastal Management Program. Michigan’s Great Lakes Acquisitions and Restorations. High $7 million federal allocation leveraged over $15 million of habitat quality natural communities and rare species in Michigan will find safe improvements, natural resource restoration and land acquisition. haven in land acquisitions and habitat restorations accomplished with Numerous state and local initiatives stand ready to acquire and restore Great Lakes Coastal Restoration Grant funds. Michigan’s projects will additional threatened areas. preserve rocky shores, sand dunes, beaches, woodlands and wetlands; improve coastal water quality; and enhance greenway efforts.

[ 6 ] GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT MichiganMichigan Great Lakes Restoration Projects Project name. Charlevoix County Houghton County Marquette County Ottawa County Detroit River Sturgeon Habitat Grantee. Restoration, Monitoring and Lake Michigan Wetlands and Tamarack Stamp Mill. Lake Superior Dune Upper Macatawa Grant amount/total project cost. Education. Tributary Streams. Osceola Township. Restoration and Public Conservation Area Brief description. University of Michigan, Sea Little Traverse Bay Band of $53,500/$66,875. Access. Acquisition. Grant. Allegan County Odawa. Conduct an environmental Chocolay Township. Ottawa County Parks and $309,300/$504,800. $250,000/$333,000. investigation, remediate $78,000/$97,500. Recreation Commission. Saugatuck Dunes State Park Restore Detroit River lake Acquire 55 acres with 2,400 feet sediment and remove debris at Restore a sand dune and $500,000/$3,215,000. Restoration. sturgeon habitat. of frontage on Susan Creek, a the township’s historic mill site. construct a scenic overlook and Acquire a 325-acre parcel along Michigan Department of tributary to Lake Michigan. pedestrian access to the Lake the Macatawa River with 1.9 Elizabeth Park North Point Natural Resources (DNR). Swedetown Creek Nature Superior shoreline. miles of river frontage, over a Coastal Restoration. $94,000/$155,000. Emmet County Corridor. mile of wooded ridges and Wayne County. Initiate dune restoration work in City of Hancock. Monroe County Resort Bluffs. ravines and 160 acres of farmed $475,000/$1,000,000. a state park designated natural $443,000/$553,800. Emmet County. Sterling State Park floodplain. Replace hard edge shore area along Lake Michigan. Acquire 184 acres along the $500,000/$625,000. Restoration. protection structure with bio- Swedetown Creek gorge as it St. Clair County Alpena County Acquire 6.3 acres with 600 feet DNR. engineered stabilization, create meanders to Portage Lake. of frontage on Little Traverse Bay $531,500/$683,500. St. Clair Flats Wildlife Area-St fish habitat and improve access. Houghmaster Property. and a steep bluff 120 feet above Keweenaw County Restore and enhance 152 acres Johns Marsh, Algonac State Alpena Township. Multiple Counties Lake Michigan. of rare lakeplain prairie and 350 Park and Harsens Island. $500,000/$2,116,150. Dunes and Marshes acres of Great Lakes marsh. DNR. Arenac, Bay and Tuscola Acquire 140 acres with 10,000 Delta County Acquisition. $50,000/$62,500. County Conservation feet of Great Lakes shoreline, Eagle Harbor Township. Muskegon County Ludington Park West Restore coastal marsh and Easement Acquisition. wetlands and unique geological $240,000/$300,000. Shoreline. Lake Michigan Dune lakeplain prairie by implementing Michigan Department of features. Acquire 360 acres of dunes and City of Escanaba. Acquisition. control methods for the exotic Agriculture. marshes near the Lake Superior Benzie County $122,000/$152,500. City of Norton Shores. nuisance plant Phragmites. $482,400/$1,144,400. shoreline. Remove a dilapidated seawall, $124,000/$166,000. Purchase permanent Ransom Lake Natural Area Wayne County restore beach and create a Dan’s Point. Acquire a 3.5-acre parcel with conservation easements for Acquisition. shoreline buffer with native Houghton Keweenaw 800 feet of Lake Michigan Blue Heron Lagoon Natural wetland restoration on properties Almira Township. plants. Conservation District. shoreline adjacent to a city park. Area Restoration. totaling 236 acres. $58,500/$1,170,000. $258,700/$323,900. City of Detroit Parks and Acquire 220 acres of wetlands Grand Traverse County Oakland County Acquire a 24-acre wooded parcel Recreation. and woodlands at the Maple Bay Park and Natural with 623 feet of rocky Lake Shiawassee River $250,000/$350,000. headwaters of the Platte River. Area. Superior frontage. Headwaters Preservation. Restore habitat in a 9-acre Berrien County Grand Traverse County and Springfield Township. natural area on Belle Isle in the Leelanau County Acme Township. $145,000/$229,500. Detroit River, control exotic plant Invasive Species Control: $500,000/$9,212,000. Crystal River Oxbow Property. Acquire a 37-acre parcel species and install interpretive Warren Dunes, Grand Mere, Acquire the Maple Bay Farm Glen Arbor Township. spanning one half the shoreline signage. Warren Woods. property with 2,583 feet of East $230,000/$345,000. of an inland lake at the DNR. Grand Traverse Bay shoreline, Acquire a wooded dune and headwaters of the Shiawassee $105,000/$140,000. sand dunes, wetlands, rare and swale complex with endangered River, with prairie fen, southern Initiate invasive plant control endangered species and over 400 species and over 1,000 feet of shrub carr and southern dry- measures in three state parks. acres of undeveloped land. Crystal River frontage. mesic forest. GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT [ 7 ] Restoring Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coast MinnesotaCaring for streams and their watersheds Minnesotans recognize that the health of Lake Superior depends on Projects funded by Great Lakes Restoration grants are being used to the quality of the water that flows from its watershed. clean up old dumpsites along eroding stream banks and acquire shoreland for restoration where unsafe, abandoned buildings remain Storm water, wastewater and trash in contact with streams all threaten hazards.These efforts will reduce erosion, prevent waste from entering the health of Lake Superior by carrying garbage, excessive sediment streams and provide safe shoreline recreation opportunities. and other pollutants. In 2001, Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program worked with a variety of natural resource managers to Providing Wastewater Treatment Options. leverage a federal commitment of restoration funds to protect and Ensuring homeowners have effective alternatives for managing restore Lake Superior streams and shorelines. wastewater is important throughout Minnesota’s coastal area since sanitary sewers do not serve much of the area.The geography and soil Managing Storm Water. Streams dominated by surface water conditions of the area often make conventional septic systems runoff drain much of Minnesota’s Lake Superior watershed.The health ineffective. A Great Lakes Coastal Restoration grant is building on a of these tributary streams – and consequently Lake Superior – depends multi-year effort to test, maintain and demonstrate alternative systems on the quality of the water that enters after storms and spring snowmelt. to treat household and commercial property wastewater and provide Improving the quality of water draining into tributary streams enhances education and training about alternative technologies. habitat for aquatic communities by reducing excessive sediment loads, reducing peak flows, maintaining base water flow throughout the year The Future of Great Lakes Restorations. and reducing erosion. Federal Great Lakes Restoration grants are working in Minnesota. The first allocation leveraged $3 million of restoration work on eleven Local organizations and communities used Great Lakes Restoration grants projects and successfully mobilized a wide variety of local, statewide to create detention basins and sediment traps, provide information to and federal partners. local decision makers on water quality and quantity, manage watersheds to reduce storm water impacts and control erosion. Caring for streams and their watersheds has become an important and accepted way of improving the condition of Lake Superior. Restoring Streamsides and Shorelines. A history Communities and local partnerships continue to identify projects that of human use and activity in Minnesota’s coastal region has left protect and restore water quality. challenges for managing streams and lakeshores. Old dumps, abandoned buildings and other waste threaten stream and shore habitats, limit public recreation opportunities and jeopardize public health and safety.

[ 8 ] GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT MinnesotaMinnesota Great Lakes Restoration Projects Project name. Grand Marais Stormwater Lake County Acquisition of Lighthouse St. Louis County Miller Creek Restoration: Grantee. Management – Erosion Point. Easement Acquisition. Carriere Property Acquisition Managed Onsite Wastewater Grant amount/total project cost. Control Restoration on Village City of Two Harbors. Miller Creek Joint Powers and Restoration. Treatment Systems in the Brief description. Creek. $104,230/$1,800,000. Board. Minnesota Department of Lake Superior Basin: County of Cook. Assist the city with the purchase $203,000/$276,733. Cook County Natural Resources. Outreach and Education. $127,335/$169,780. of a 51 acre property, home to Protect riparian land and $195,750/$446,600. Natural Resources Research Grand Marais Stormwater Provide baseline information to the Two Harbors Lighthouse, wetlands through purchase of Acquire, restore and protect Institute, University of Management – Erosion evaluate plan and reduce walking trails and a public boat conservation easements. coastal lands. Minnesota Duluth. Control Restoration in flooding. access. $32,253/$40,316. Miller Creek Restoration: Creechville Area. Two Harbors Old City Dump Grand Marais Streambank Reserve Mining Ground and Operate and monitor alternative Sediment Trap. County of Cook. Site Restoration. Stabilization and Surface Water Contamination wastewater treatment Miller Creek Joint Powers $213,120/$284,220. City of Two Harbors. Naturalization. Control. technologies at a test facility. Board. Reduce erosion and prevent $118,980/$175,680. City of Grand Marais. Minnesota Pollution Control $60,000/$80,000. sediment from entering Lake Remove waste from contact with Remediation of Sargent’s $10,310/$14197. Agency. Remove sediment from Miller Superior. a stream and correct an erosion Creek Dump Site. Restore eroding stream banks in $104,230/153,000. Creek through the construction of and sedimentation problem. City of Duluth. Grand Marais and Cook the popular City Park and Investigate an old scrapyard and an in-stream sediment trap. $341,262/$515,000. County Stormwater Campground with bioengineering Detention Basin Construction diesel range organics plume site Restore habitat at a former Management Plan – Water methods. – Two Harbors Storm Water to define nature, extent and neighborhood dumpsite, remove Quality & Quantity Monitoring. Management Plan. migration of ground water waste from contact with a County of Cook. City of Two Harbors. contamination threatening the coastal stream and eliminate $10,500/$14,000. $144,000/$192,000. City of Silver Bay water supply. human exposure. Provide baseline information to Reduce peak flows in Skunk evaluate implementation of plan Creek resulting in less erosion Miller Creek Restoration: and to reduce flooding. and sedimentation and better Watershed Coordinator. water quality entering Lake Miller Creek Joint Powers Superior. Board. $59,000/$68,600. Hire a watershed coordinator to manage restoration projects.

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT [ 9 ] Protecting and Restoring New York’s Great Lakes NewFor Now and the Future York All people, including future generations, deserve clean and safe water. Twenty-four projects were competitively selected from those proposed There is a strong environmental awareness in the Empire State and a by state agencies and local governments. Selected projects prevent deep commitment to preserve our cherished land, air and water. contamination through erosion control, debris removal, and treatment Within New York’s Great Lakes of storm water runoff. Other watersheds, clean water supports projects include stream restoration, abundant fisheries, wildlife and improved fish passage, and agriculture, is the source of establishment of buffer zones of drinking water for urban and rural native vegetation around water populations, provides a broad range bodies to minimize infiltration of of recreational activities and is pollutants and improve wildlife important to local economies. habitat. Projects to purchase conservation easements and parcels The Great Lakes are economically of land will preserve existing and environmentally vital to the pristine water quality and habitats. people of New York State. The funds also support coastal Restoring impaired habitats and habitat and watershed management changing practices that result in the planning projects. discharge of polluted municipal and industrial runoff into streams, rivers and lakes are important goals for The Future of Great Lakes Restoration. the state, its communities, and its citizens. Progress has been made in The Federal Great Lakes Coastal Watershed Restoration Grant Program cleaning our Great Lakes and their contributing watersheds, but much is making a difference in New York.However, the fight to protect remains to be accomplished. these majestic waterways and address the detrimental water quality and habitat impacts of the past is far from over. Many more excellent An Array of Projects. Congress made a valuable projects wait to be advanced to restore New York’s Great Lakes. contribution to a healthier environment in and around the Great Lakes by providing resources for coastal restoration. In 2001, New York received $4.5 million in federal funding to protect and restore coastal resources and water quality in communities throughout its Great Lakes watershed. Using these funds, New York State’s Coastal Management Program worked with other state agencies and environmental groups to leverage an additional $10 million in needed improvements.

[10] GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT NewNew York Great Lakes YorkRestoration Projects Project name. Erie County Franklin County Monroe County Niagara County Tompkins County Grantee. Seneca Bluffs Wetland & Salmon River Dam Removal Little Black Creek Stream Eighteenmile Creek Implementation of the Cayuga Grant amount/total project cost. River Corridor Habitat and Fish Restoration. Restoration. Restoration. Lake Watershed Restoration Brief description. Restoration. Town of Fort Covington. Town of Gates. Niagara County. and Protection Plan. Cayuga County Erie County Dept. of $100,000/$200,000. $12,100/$24,000. $392,000/$989,150. Town of Dryden. Environment and Planning. Restores stream flow and Benefits Little Black Creek and Reduces sedimentation and $230,845/$461,690. Owasco Inlet Streambank $100,000/$423,000. improves anadromous fish Lake Ontario. improves habitat along a Lake Design and construction of Stabilization. Improves Lake Erie watershed. passage. Improves St. Lawrence Ontario tributary. erosion control project and Cayuga County Soil & Water 35 Acre Parma Coastal Forest River watershed. stormwater workshops for local Conservation District. Beaver Island State Park and Wetland Acquisition and Ontario County governments within Great Lakes $374,050/$748,100. Wetlands Restoration and Genesee County Development of a Naples Creek Aquatic Habitat watershed. Assessment, management plan, Protection – Niagara River. Management Plan. Oatka Creek Streambank Restoration. implementation of best Office of Parks, Recreation Monroe County. Science Center Storm Water Restoration. DEC. management practices to and Historic Preservation. $251,125/$852,250. Reduction Project. Village of Leroy. $50,000/$100,000. improve the Lake Ontario $450,000/$903,000. Benefits Braddock Bay resident City of Ithaca. $43,560/$87,120. Benefits trout spawning near watershed. and migratory bird populations $48,500/$98,300. Buffalo River Watershed Benefits trout habitat in lower Canandaigua Lake, within the and protects Lake Ontario water Reduce pollution to Cascadilla Cortland County Restoration. Genesee River watershed of Lake Lake Ontario watershed. quality. Creek and Cayuga Lake, a Lake Erie County Soil & Water Ontario. Erosion Control on Grout Ontario County Ontario watershed improvement. Conservation District. Irondequoit Creek Erosion Brook. Lewis County and Yates County $18,308/$39,616. Abatement. Six Mile Creek Riparian City of Syracuse. Streambank stabilization. 45,000 Acre Land and Town of Penfield. Sucker Brook Stormwater Habitat Restoration. $100,000/$200,000. Conservation Easement $200,000/$400,000. Retrofit. City of Ithaca. Benefits water quality in Grout Scajaquada Creek Acquisition on the Tug Hill Benefits critical Lake Ontario City of Canandaigua. $153,000/$343,000. Brook and Skaneatles Lake, Streambank Stabilization and Plateau. spawning habitat. $26,500/$53,000. Lake Ontario watershed within the Lake Ontario Erosion Control. Tug Hill Commission. Stormwater remediation and improvement. watershed. Erie County Soil & Water Madison County $1,500,000/$8,500,000. development of a model law Conservation District. Wayne County Grout Brook Fish Passage and Protects Lake Ontario watersheds Cazenovia Lake Native protecting forested areas within $15,930/$31,894. Streambank Stabilization. and habitat. Shoreline Vegetation. the Lake Ontario watershed. Implementation of Improves Lake Erie watershed. Department of Environmental Village of Cazenovia. Comprehensive Watershed Livingston County, Ontario, Oswego County Conservation (DEC). Erie County and $33,898/$71,526. Management Plan on Great Seneca and Tompkins $37,700/$75,400. Cattaraugus County Lake Ontario watershed Eastern Lake Ontario Dunes Sodus Bay. Developing Local Laws to improvement. Management Plan. Wayne County Soil & Water Cattaraugus Creek Erosion Address Storm Water Runoff Oswego County Soil & Water Conservation District. Control and Streambank and Hydrologic Modification. Conservation District. $63,000/$126,000. Restoration. Division of Coastal Resources. $45,616/$91,232. Mini-grant program addressing Erie County Soil & Water $224,693/$224,693 (matched in storm water runoff, septic system Conservation District. total leveraged funds). management and boat $20,025/$40,050. Implements Canandaigua, pump-outs. Lake Erie watershed Conesus and Cayuga Lake improvement. management plans, improving the Lake Ontario watershed. GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT [ 11] Great Lakes Coastal Restoration in Ohio OhioProtecting natural areas and improving water quality Ohio’s Lake Erie coastal region – like coasts around the world – stirs More than 4,000 linear feet of riparian habitat along seven Lake Erie the hearts of those that live and work within its reach and draws tributaries in Ohio are protected and restored through Great Lakes visitors from afar for rest and recreation along its shores. Coastal Restoration Grants. Erosion and sediment transport downstream into Lake Erie are reduced using Best Management The Ohio coastal region is highly developed with 2.65 million people Practices, stream restoration and bioengineering principles. In addition, living in the eight counties that border Lake Erie. Historically a focal the demonstration of these measures creates educational opportunities. point for commerce, industry and agriculture, Lake Erie and its watershed are also Ohio’s leading destination for outdoor recreation Sustainable Development Initiatives. In order to and nature tourism. In learning to balance diverse economic and achieve and sustain a healthy coastal region, Ohio seeks to balance the environmental interests, Ohioans place great value on protecting the use and preservation of Lake Erie and its watershed. Sediment coastal region’s remaining natural areas and enhancing public access. transport mapping in the Maumee Bay and Toledo Harbor shipping channel is accomplished through Great Lakes Coastal Restoration The Great Lakes Coastal Restoration Grants appropriation is helping Grants.This mapping will be crucial for planning the site location and to make significant strides towards protecting Ohio’s critical coastal design of new sediment disposal areas, improving channel maintenance areas and restoring water quality for present and future generations. and other management measures.

Protection of Critical Coastal Areas. The Lake Erie Great Lakes Coastal Restoration Grants in Ohio. shoreline and its remaining areas of natural habitat are under increasing Great Lakes Coastal Restoration Grants have enabled progress toward pressure from development. Great Lakes Coastal Restoration Grants are preserving shoreline habitat, protecting and restoring riparian corridors preserving shoreline adjacent to the Marblehead Lighthouse, a and increasing public access.These efforts ensure diverse wildlife cherished Ohio landmark and the oldest continually operating resources, reduce pollutants in Ohio’s streams and facilitate the lighthouse on the Great Lakes. Restoration grants are also protecting enjoyment of coastal and Lake Erie resources. more than 240 acres of wetlands, floodplains and riparian corridors throughout the Lake Erie watershed, a benefit to local communities Further steps are needed to protect, restore and enhance Lake Erie and directly and the state in general. all of the Great Lakes. Ohio welcomes additional, innovative opportunities to cooperate with federal initiatives that leverage state Water Quality Protection and Restoration. and local resources to continue the enhancement of Ohio’s most One of the most significant threats to Lake Erie and its tributaries is valuable resource. polluted runoff from urban storm water and agriculture. Protection and restoration of riparian wetlands and floodplains can result in significant benefits to water quality and wildlife habitat. A healthier environment leads to an improved quality of life and a stronger economic base.

[ 12] GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT Ohio GreatOhio Lakes Restoration Projects Project name. Geauga County Lake County Lucas County Meadowbrook Acquisition Sandusky County Grantee. Project. Silver Creek Restoration. Lower Grand River Floodplain Sediment Trend Analysis in Muddy Creek Corridor Grant amount/total project cost. Danbury Township Trustees. Geauga Park District. Acquisition. Maumee Bay Lake Erie. Acquisition. Brief description. $154,150/$308,300. $190,000/$300,505. Lake Metroparks. Toledo-Lucas County Port Sandusky County Park Acquire 30 acres to preserve Cuyahoga County Restore stream integrity and $125,920/$157,400. Authority. District. wildlife habitat, a natural area natural floodplains, reduce Acquire 14.5 acres of Grand River $65,530/$96,530. $216,400/$278,213. West Creek Land Acquisition and open space. This area is nonpoint source pollution and floodplain wetland. The park Complete an analysis resulting in Acquire 120 acres of floodplain and Stream Restoration. adjacent to 33.5 acres presently establish educational district will preserve the site as a mapping for planning new and riparian corridor on Muddy City of Parma. owned by Danbury Township. opportunities on stream natural area and allow passive sediment disposal areas and Creek to improve water quality $206,000/$349,000. restoration and bioengineering river access. Protect and enhance improving shipping channel Kukay Property Acquisition. and wildlife habitat and provide Acquire 23 acres and implement principles. water quality by maintaining the maintenance. Ohio Department of Natural educational opportunities by a plan improving 1,200 linear natural floodplain. Resources (DNR). demonstrating Best Management feet of stream providing habitat Mud Brook Preserve- Ottawa County $2,000,000/$2,500,000. Practices. restoration, enhancement and Sensitive Wetland Addition. Ward Creek Riparian Corridor Buckeye Point Land Acquire 10 acres of Lake Erie erosion abatement. City of Hudson. Acquisition and Preservation Multiple Counties Acquisition. shoreline property adjacent to $149,000/$186,250. Project. Put-in-Bay Township. Marblehead Lighthouse State Aquatic Nuisance Species Acquire 29+ acres including 16 City of Eastlake. $888,000/$1,110,000. Park. Control in State Nature acres of existing sensitive $368,520/$608,356. Acquire nine acres on the Preserves. wetland and more than 2,600 Acquire 15.5 acres of wooded eastern tip of South Bass Island DNR. linear feet of Mud Brook and land along Ward Creek and place known as Buckeye Point. $20,000/$175,000. Powers Brook, tributaries to the a conservation easement on an Preserve over a quarter mile of Document invasive plant species Cuyahoga River. adjacent 31 acres. A total of 46.5 shoreline accessible for hiking, infestations and effectiveness of acres will be preserved reducing fishing and bird watching. control measures using a GIS erosion and protecting habitat database. and stream quality.

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT [13] Pennsylvania’s Gateway to the Great Lakes PennsylvaniaRestoration in coastal Erie County

Our country’s birthplace of independence, pristine hardwood forests, Restoration Funding Meets Critical Needs. In bountiful fishing streams, superb agricultural lands, railroads and 2001, additional funding for Great Lakes states was appropriated by football, rolling ridges and diverse natural beauty; these are the images Congress to supplement its annual allocation to support the Coastal we associate with Pennsylvania, America’s “Keystone State.” Zone Management program. Pennsylvania was fortunate to receive $1.85 million that leveraged additional local funds in support of However, we Keystoners are blessed with another pearl in this natural- high-priority projects throughout coastal Erie County. resource necklace, the 60-mile coastline in Erie County, our “Gateway to the Great Lakes.” Formed Restoration funds were used to many millennia ago, this region acquire additional open space to meets the southeastern edge of ensure public access to the coast.The Lake Erie to form a unique area funding preserved vital wetlands and noted for its rich cultural riparian buffer areas. It linked heritage and traditions, fishing greenways with Presque Isle State industry, maritime trade and Park, one of the country’s most commerce, vineyards, outdoor heavily used outdoor recreation sites. recreation and manufacturing. Ironically, the same activities that made this region great have also Other funds were used to construct a fish raceway to support a very stretched its natural resources and put pressure on its ecosystems. active local sport fishing industry.The program stabilized the banks of a vital watershed tributary. Restoration grants reclaimed and restored a Pennsylvania has had an active Coastal Zone Management program dredge-spoil confinement facility to provide more recreation since 1980. As with other Great Lakes states, the program focuses on opportunities for public access to the lake. monitoring vital coastal ecosystems by providing technical assistance and grants to governmental and non-profit organizations that carry More Work to be Done. These and other on-going out program goals. initiatives along Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie coastline are restoring the water quality of the lake and its tributaries as well as bringing economic and cultural vitality back to the region. As responsible stewards for our abundant natural resources and as inhabitants of this beautiful Great Lakes region, we stand ready to work with our coalition partners to ensure a lasting legacy for those that follow.

[14] GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Great Lakes Restoration Projects

Project name. Park Wetlands Acquisition. Mission Fish Raceway. Streambank Erosion Control. Combined Disposal Facility Grantee. Erie County Conservation Erie County Planning Lawrence Park Township. Reclamation. Grant amount/total project cost. District. Department. $54,000/$72,000. Western Pennsylvania-Erie Brief description. $37,750/$50,700. $15,000/$20,000. Remove debris along the creek, Port Authority. Acquire 32 acres of wetlands Construct a 6’ x 200’ fish add bank stabilization and extend $200,000/$335,000. Erie County adjacent to an existing county raceway at a fish nursery site to the retaining wall. Fill, cap and grade a site Greenway Acquisition. park. enhance sport fishing. containing dredge spoil to Presque Isle State Park North East Township. provide a recreation venue. Cascade Creek Wetlands Greenway Acquisition. $322,375/$646,250. Restoration. Pennsylvania Department of Acquire 27 acres of lakeside Erie Port Authority. Conservation and Natural property including more than 800 $29,375/$54,375. Resources (DCNR). feet of beachfront. Develop a detailed plan, remove $1,000,000/$2,000,000. Greenway Acquisition. invasive plant species and Acquire 47 acres of property to Harborcreek Township. restore native plant species. link Presque Isle State Park to $187,500/$250,000. local attractions. Acquire 8.2 acres of lakefront property to preserve open space and habitat.

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT [15] Great Restorations on Wisconsin’s Great Lakes WisconsinHabitat and public access on Lakes Michigan and Superior Clean water and pristine shores. Healthy and abundant wildlife. Blue Unfiltered storm runoff increasingly harms water quality. Great Lakes water recreation.Wisconsinites set high standards for their Great Lakes. Restoration grants will relocate a storm sewer discharge to control the However, pressures from a burgeoning population threaten fragile coastal spread of lakebed contaminants. A wet detention basin and stream habitats and prized tracts of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior shoreline. bank project also reduce the impacts of runoff in Lakes Superior and Michigan. In 2001, Congress recognized its responsibility to the Great Lakes by wisely directing resources for coastal restoration.Wisconsin coastal Reduced Contaminants for Safer Water. Wisconsin managers leveraged the federal commitment with local resources and contends with an unwanted legacy from its industrial past. strategies to protect Wisconsin’s Great Lakes coasts. Contaminated lands and sediments threaten drinking water, habitat and recreation along the coasts. The Public Shoreline. Wisconsinites value their time spent on the coasts of Lakes Michigan and Superior. However, unspoiled Great Lakes Restoration grants will fund removal of contaminated shorelines are increasingly subdivided for residential and commercial sediments in a troubled Lake Superior tributary. Major projects in purposes. Once coastline is developed, it is Sheboygan and Milwaukee will clean lost to the public forever. contaminated waterfronts and provide public access at former industrial sites. Great Lakes Restoration grants preserved several pristine shorelines, buffers and The Future of Great Lakes wetlands in perpetuity. In addition to their Restorations. Federal Great Lakes obvious ecological benefits, coastal natural Restoration grants are popular in areas enhance the overall character of their Wisconsin.The first allocation will leverage communities and the state. Preserved coastal $12 million of habitat improvements along areas strengthen Wisconsin’s economy by Wisconsin’s coasts. Numerous local enticing tourists and relocating families and initiatives stand ready to restore more businesses to visit and invest in the state. threatened areas.

Improved Habitat for Healthy Wildlife. Wisconsin citizens and visitors want access to more – not fewer – Wisconsin’s coasts support diverse aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. Great miles of coastline and acres of wetlands. Many excellent projects are Lakes Restoration grants will improve degraded habitats from Kenosha poised to provide vital habitat, clean water and access to Lakes to Bayfield. For instance, purple loosestrife plants supplant indigenous Michigan and Superior.The wise investment of federal resources flora and threatens wildlife in fragile wetlands. Great Lakes Restoration today will ensure a healthier, more sustainable Great Lakes for grants will restore wetlands and reduce the effects of land-based invaders. generations to come.

[16] GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT WisconsinWisconsin Great Lakes Restoration Projects Project name. Douglas County Manitowoc County Ozaukee County Sheboygan County Multiple Counties Grantee. Newton Creek. Point Creek. Lion’s Den Gorge. Reiss Coal. West Shore Habitat Grant amount/total project cost. DNR. Manitowoc County. Ozaukee County. City of Sheboygan. Protection and Restoration in Brief description. $300,000/$510,000. $800,000/$1,900,000. $404,000/$1,280,000. $101,250/$135,000. Marinette, Oconto & Brown Ashland County Remove contaminants, restore Acquire 39 acres of estuary, Acquire 3/4 mile of Lake Remediate a contaminated Counties. habitat and protect human bluffs and 1/2 mile of beach. Michigan shoreline. 40-acre lakeside industrial site. DNR. St. Claire Ave. Storm Sewer. health. $501,493/$668,658. City of Ashland. Milwaukee County Huiras Lake Wetland. Milwaukee River Basin. Restore habitats and protect $112,462/$149,950. Detention Pond. DNR. DNR. Kilbourn Landing. lands critical to threatened and Improve a storm sewer discharge City of Superior. $127,830/$181,426. $80,000/$150,000. City of Milwaukee. endangered species. to Lake Superior. $150,000/$2,420,000. Acquire 70 acres and restore 90 Acquire a 35-acre wooded $1,168,016/$3,363,042. Reduce pollutants and sediments acres of a drained wetland. wetland, spring at Mink Creek. State Natural Area Wetlands Ballou Creek. Remove contaminants along the entering the Namadji River. in Bayfield, Door, Kenosha, Town of Morse. Milwaukee River. Racine County Ozaukee & Sheboygan $37,275/$49,700. Oliver Marsh. Fitzsimmons Road Woods. Pike River. Counties. Restore habitat, reduce Douglas County. City Franklin. Mount Pleasant Storm Water DNR. sedimentation in a Class I trout $90,000/$120,560. $155,000/$310,000. District. $202,404/$269,872. stream. Protect 3,820 feet of Acquire, preserve a critical $387,375/$516,500. Restore 332 acres of degraded undeveloped St. Louis River Bayfield County wetland. Restore a stream and wetland. wetlands with a focus on shoreline. removal of invasive plants. Lake Superior South Shore. Oak Creek Wetlands. Kenosha County Wisconsin Department of Milwaukee Metropolitan Natural Resources (DNR). Chiwaukee Prairie. Sewerage District/City of Oak $200,000/$267,000. DNR. Creek. Acquire and protect 178 acres $100,000/$133,334. $28,488/$56,976. of coastal lands and 350’ of Protect a large ancient prairie Acquire wetlands along Lake Superior frontage. and coastal wetland. environmental corridors.

Door County

Deteriorating Solid Piers. DNR. $125,000/$166,667. Restore aquatic habitat through pier removal.

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT [17] March 2003

Honorable Members of the United States Congress United States Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Senators and Representatives:

The Great Lakes are the lifeblood of our eight state region; their water and related natural resources are fundamental determinants of environmental health, economic well-being and quality of life along the nation’s “fourth seacoast.” Unfortunately, a legacy of misuse and abuse has compromised the potential of the resource. And, while we’re starting to “turn the corner” and move toward a cleaner and more sustainable environment, much work remains to be done.

Thanks to Congressional leadership in FY 2002, $30.0 million was invested in coastal restoration projects including contaminated site cleanup, stormwater controls, wetlands restoration, buffer/greenway acquisition and related pollution control prevention activities. Leveraged by significant state investment (58% of total project costs), this coastal restoration initiative showcased the tremendous potential for state/federal partnership and the attendant environmental and economic benefits.

The Great Lakes Commission, an eight state compact agency founded in state and federal law, has voiced its enthusiastic support for a large scale, consensus-based restoration plan for the Great Lakes ecosystem. Coastal restoration project priorities identified by the Great Lakes states will undoubtedly be an important part of such a plan. The state commitment is in place and additional projects are ready to begin. We urge your leadership in securing the federal partnership necessary to proceed.

We at the Great Lakes Commission applaud your commitment and invite you to work with the Great Lakes states to move these restoration efforts forward. Indeed, the greatest system of freshwater on the face of the earth deserves no less!

Sincerely,

Michael J. Donahue, Ph.D. President/CEO

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[18] GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT March, 2003

Honorable Members of the United States Congress United States Capitol Washington, DC

Dear Senators and Representatives:

The Coastal States Organization (CSO) was founded in 1970 to represent the interests of the Governors of the nation’s 35 coastal states and territories, including the Great Lakes. CSO commends Congress and the Great Lakes states for their recent commitment to the restoration of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario.

The Great Lakes have long suffered from industrial, commercial and nonpoint pollution. Today more than ever, the fresh water resources of the Great Lakes are fragile and of vital importance to all Americans. The initial $30 million federal appropriation in FY2002 to restore the lakes is an investment in the health and economic well being of the entire Great Lakes region and the nation. Of course, more work is needed to fully restore the vitality of the Great Lakes. CSO has long supported coastal restoration and conservation activities.

On behalf of the states, we are especially pleased, that the eight Great Lake states and their local partners have demonstrated their commitments to the restoration of lakes and coastal communities by exceeding their matching funds obligations by tens of millions of dollars. Instead of providing only the required 25 percent of project costs, the states combined to provide 58 percent of project funding.

Each Great Lake state reports that additional restoration work is poised to begin. CSO asks that Congress join the states in supporting restorations throughout the Great Lakes. Again, thank you for your commitment to the Great Lakes and all of America’s coasts.

Sincerely,

Tony MacDonald Executive Director, CSO

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT [19] Great Lakes Restoration Agencies

Illinois Department of Natural Resources New York State Coastal Management Program Dan Injerd, Chief George Stafford, Program Manager 310 S. Michigan Avenue, Room 1606 41 State Street Chicago, IL 60605 Albany, NY 12231 312-793-3123 518-474-6000 312-793-5968 (fax) 518-473-2464 (fax) [email protected] [email protected]

Indiana Lake Michigan Coastal Program Ohio Coastal Management Program Laurie Rounds, Program Manager Dave Mackey, Chief 402 W.Washington, Room W265 105 West Shoreline Drive Indianapolis, IN 46204 Sandusky, OH 44870 317-233-0132 419-626-7980 x 224 317-233-3882 (fax) 419-626-7983 (fax) [email protected] [email protected]

Michigan Coastal Management Program Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Program Cathie Cunningham Ballard, Chief Jim Tabor, Program Manager PO Box 30458 PO Box 2063 Lansing, MI 48909 Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063 517-335-3456 717-772-5626 517-241-0858 (fax) 717-783-4690 (fax) [email protected] [email protected]

Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Tricia Ryan, Program Manager Dea Larsen Converse, Chief 1568 Highway 2 101 E.Wilson Street, PO Box 8944 Two Harbors, MN 55616 Madison,WI 53708-8944 218-834-6625 608-267-7988 218-834-6639 (fax) 608-267-6917 (fax) [email protected] [email protected]

[ 20] GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT Photos

Photos published with permission of Katherine Ardizone, Don Breneman, Charles Shabica & Associates, Inc., City of Chicago, Chicago Park District, Michael Friis, Karl Gross, Geoffrey Gyrisco, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Coastal Management Program, Michigan Travel Bureau and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, New York Department of State, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Robert Queen, Carol Reschke,The Nature Conservancy,Vetter Denk Architects,Wisconsin Department of Administration,Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, City of Zion. Cover by Princely Nesadurai.

The Great Lakes states thank the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management for funding of this publication under the Coastal Zone Management Act, grant number NA170Z1144.