Great Lakes

Great Lakes Invasive Carp

Land Deal Clears Major Hurdle for Brandon Road

Land Deal Clears Major Hurdle for Brandon Road Contact: Anna Marie Zorn, ZornA@nwf.org, 734-887-7136 May 23, 2025 CHICAGO — With Illinois securing this land parcel, the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project can move forward, marking…

Matt MisickaMay 27, 2025

Great Lakes Invasive Carp

Protecting the Great Lakes from Invasive Carp

Date: May 9th. The Trump Administration announces its support of the Brandon Rd project. The text of that announcement is below. MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF THE…

Matt MisickaMay 10, 2025

Great Lakes Water Quality

New Bill Boosts Great Lakes Investment

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition Contact: Lindsey Bacigal, BacigalL@nwf.org, (734) 887-7113 Bipartisan legislation from Great Lakes congressional leaders sets stage for accelerated progress to protect drinking water, public health, and Great Lakes. ANN ARBOR, MICH. (February…

Matt MisickaFebruary 7, 2024

Fish Great Lakes Water Quality

OCF in DC to Advocate for Great Lakes, Drinking Water, and Farm Bill

Great Lakes Day 2023 As part of Great Lakes 2023, OCF Executive Director Matt Misicka joined colleagues from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to urge members of Congress to support federal investments that…

Matt MisickaMarch 27, 2023

Conservation Great Lakes Recovering America's Wildlife Act

Governor DeWine Signs Great Lakes Governors Letter to Protect America’s Wildlife

Governor DeWine Signs Great Lakes Governors Letter to Protect America’s Wildlife Governor Mike DeWine, along with Great Lakes Governors Whitmer (D-MI), Evers (D-WI), Wolf (D-PA), Holcomb (R-IN), Walz (D-MN), and Pritzker (D-IL), has sent a letter to leaders of the U.S. Senate…

Matt MisickaDecember 7, 2021

Great Lakes Uncategorized Water Quality

Portman’s Bipartisan Senate Infrastructure Bill Invests $1 Billion for Great Lakes Restoration Over 5 Years

Senate infrastructure bill paves the way for increased fish and wildlife conservation in Great Lakes COLUMBUS, Ohio. (August 9, 2021) – The just passed bipartisan Senate infrastructure bill would add $1 billion to the Great Lakes…

Matt MisickaAugust 10, 2021

Great Lakes Invasive Species

Brandon Road Project Takes a Leap Forward to Stop Invasive Carp

Illinois signs agreement to advance Brandon Road project to stop invasive carp Michigan providing $8 million toward project to build gauntlet of technologies blocking invasive carp from the Great Lakes ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Jan. 7, 2021)…

Matt MisickaJanuary 7, 2021

Great Lakes

Ohio Leads Reauthorization of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Portman, Stabenow, Joyce, Kaptur Announce Senate Passage of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act Bipartisan Bill Ensures Great Lakes Will Be Protected for Future Generations WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (OH) and Debbie Stabenow (MI), along…

Matt MisickaDecember 22, 2020

Great Lakes Invasive Species

The State-Up-North restores $8M pledge to stop invasive carp!

DID YOU SEE THIS!?! This is an enormous deal that that State-Up-North has committed to. Especially given the financial impacts they and every other state is facing during this horrible pandemic. You don't have to like…

Matt MisickaSeptember 3, 2020

Conservation Programs Great Lakes Water Quality

OCF Joins OACI

On Friday, February 15th, the Ohio Conservation Federation joined the Ohio Agricultural Conservation Initiative and assumed the final seat on the OAC Council. The OACI is a collaborative effort of the agricultural, conservation, environmental and research…

Matt MisickaFebruary 19, 2020

Land Deal Clears Major Hurdle for Brandon Road

Protecting the Great Lakes from Invasive Carp

New Bill Boosts Great Lakes Investment

OCF in DC to Advocate for Great Lakes, Drinking Water, and Farm Bill

Governor DeWine Signs Great Lakes Governors Letter to Protect America’s Wildlife

Portman’s Bipartisan Senate Infrastructure Bill Invests $1 Billion for Great Lakes Restoration Over 5 Years

Brandon Road Project Takes a Leap Forward to Stop Invasive Carp

Ohio Leads Reauthorization of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

The State-Up-North restores $8M pledge to stop invasive carp!

OCF Joins OACI

Categories

Recent Posts

Archives

MENU

CONTACT

RECENT NEWS