GLIN==> Workshop Proceedings Now Available: Opportunities in Year Two of the GLRI

~~ Workshop Proceedings Now Available ~~ 

Restoring Michigan's Great Lakes: 

Opportunities in Year Two of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 

 

Thursday, January 13, 2011 

Lansing, Michigan 

 

http://glc.org/spac/workshop-jan11recap.html

Proceedings from the workshop Restoring Michigan's Great Lakes:
Opportunities in Year Two of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative are now
available online at http://glc.org/spac/workshop-jan11recap.html. The
proceedings include the workshop presentations; information on the Great
Lakes Restoration Initiative; the workshop attendance list; and other useful
information.

Workshop Highlights 

.         Keynote Remarks by Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor for the Great
Lakes, U.S. EPA 

.         Overview of restoration priorities for Michigan's Great Lakes
Areas of Concern 

.         Perspectives from federal agencies priorities for the Areas of
Concern and upcoming funding opportunities

.         Advancing contaminated sediment cleanups under the Great Lakes
Legacy Act and options for generating non-federal -share

Workshop Overview

Over 200 people attended this workshop to prepare for year two of the Great
Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The program identified restoration
priorities for Michigan's 14 Great Lakes Areas of Concern; reviewed upcoming
funding opportunities under the GLRI; and helped advance partnerships and
other arrangements to prepare restoration projects for Michigan's Areas of
Concern. Staff from federal agencies were there to discuss upcoming funding
opportunities under the GLRI. The workshop also reviewed the status of the
Great Lakes Legacy Act and options for generating non-federal cost share for
contaminated sediment cleanup projects. 

Sponsors 

The meeting was sponsored by the Statewide Public Advisory Council for
Michigan's Great Lakes Areas of Concern Program.

Contact

Matt Doss 

Support Staff to the Statewide Public Advisory Council 

Great Lakes Commission 

734-971-9135 

mdoss at glc.org

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