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2019 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Fact Sheet

With strong bipartisan support and a proven record of success, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is creating jobs and revitalizing struggling communities across the eight-state Great Lakes region.

The Advisor e-newsletter: January 2019

In this edition: Blue Accounting’s aquatic invasive species surveillance tools, a new video from the Invasive Mussel Collaborative, updates on ErieStat’s efforts to track Lake Erie phosphorus, information about grant opportunities, and much more!

Assessing the Investment: The Economic Impact of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

A team of Great Lakes organizations worked with the University of Michigan’s Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics to analyze the economic impacts of funding provided by the GLRI between 2010 and 2016, the amount of region-wide economic activity that has been and will be triggered by GLRI investment through 2036, the growth in regional tourism that has resulted due to the GLRI, and the impact of the program on the region’s quality of life as reflected in home values.

The Advisor e-newsletter: July 2018

In this edition: Celebrating the completion of the Buffalo River Habitat Restoration Project, new Great Lakes Maritime Economic Impacts Study and more!

The Advisor e-newsletter: May 2018

In this edition: New video showcases St. Marys River restoration,GLC launches online portal for maritime jobs on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River, GLC urges Congress to fully fund the GLRI in FY19, and more.