Foundations for Future Restoration Actions
Foundations for Future Restoration Actions
The success of the GLRI program requires accountability, education, monitoring, evaluations, communication, and partnerships to succeed. The information obtained from GLRI efforts needs to be based on the best available science and assembled and communicated consistently to decision makers. It allows them to assess ecosystem conditions and to track restoration progress. Outreach and education are also crucial in the effort to restore the Great Lakes. As part of GLRI, USGS is tracking progress and working strategically with partners to support Lakewide Management Plans, to characterize rivermouth ecosystems, and to provide forecasting tools for stream ecosystem management.
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Foundations for Future Restoration Actions: Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative - Lake Ontario, 2018
Environmental organizations from the United States and Canada have teamed up each year, as part of the Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI) program, to assess conditions in one of the five Great Lakes. . Each year, the survey focuses on a series of research areas, such as phosphorus and nitrogen input and movement through the food web, phytoplankton and zooplankton populations, and...
Areas of Concern: 18 Mile Creek AOC - Fish Community Characterizations
The downstream-most section of Eighteen Mile Creek (also listed as the U.S. Environment Protection Agency (USEPA) superfund site EIGHTEENMILE CREEK LOCKPORT, NY), a tributary to the south shore of Lake Ontario in New York, was designated as an Area of Concern (AOC) because water quality and bed sediments were contaminated by past industrial and municipal discharges, waste disposal, and pesticide...
Areas of Concern: New York Statewide Fish Collection - Contaminants in fish from the Buffalo River AOC
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and Department of Health (NYSDOH), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) sampled fish from the Buffalo River AOC during summer 2017 to help determine if current fish-consumption advisories are appropriate and if residue data support or do not support removal of the “Restrictions on Fish and Wildlife Consumption” beneficial use...
Areas of Concern: Niagara River
USGS scientists participated in several projects supporting work in the Niagara River Area of Concern including: 1) Evaluating toxicity in Benthos Sediment, 2) Tracking PCB Sources in the AOC, and Identifying Source Areas Contributing to Contaminants Found in Fish Tissue.
Foundations for Future Restoration Actions: Lake Erie Central Basin Hypoxia Monitoring
The recently reauthorized Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement calls for a reduction in severity and spatial extent of hypoxia (low oxygen zones) with emphasis on Lake Erie’s Central Basin.
Foundations for Future Restoration Actions: Supporting Lake Partnerships
USGS supports Federal, State, and local and Tribal partner agencies with implementing aspects of Great Lakes Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) goals involving restoration and protection of the Great Lakes. This support includes coordination with Tribal natural-resources departments, USEPA, and other Federal, State, and local agencies. USGS scientists and managers participate in various...
Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI)
Since 2002, environmental organizations from the United States and Canada have teamed up each year to assess conditions in one of the five Great Lakes. This program is called the Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI). Each year, the survey focuses on a series of research areas, such as phosphorus and nitrogen input and movement through the food web, phytoplankton and zooplankton...
Foundations for Future Restoration Actions: Data, Information, and Tools to Support GLRI Activities
The USGS Science in the Great Lakes (SiGL) Mapper is a map-based discovery tool that displays basin-wide multi-disciplinary monitoring and research activities conducted by both USGS and partners across all five Great Lakes. The mapper, a Data Management System, and other tools are easy to access and help scientists and managers strategically plan, implement, and analyze their Great Lakes...
Foundations for Future Restoration Actions: Apostle Island Monitoring
Year-round realtime monitoring of nearshore weather, currents, and water quality in Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior. The monitoring station is on a historic lighthouse to allow year-round monitoring and the data will be linked into the GLOS network. A time-lapse camera provides images every 15 minutes to the public and researchers. Winds and seiche affect currents and stratification in the bay...