The US House and Senate have passed the Great Lakes Fishery Reauthorization Act and it has been presented to the President for his signature. See the press release from the Great Lakes Fishery Commission below for…
Matt MisickaDecember 23, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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