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Radioactive Waste Threatens Lakes Erie and Ontario - Public Comment Period Needs Your Voice!
(Lakes Erie and Ontario Basins)
A coalition of groups is calling for the clean-up of a radioactive waste site that threatens the health of Lakes Erie and Ontario and the people that live in communities along the shores. In the 1960's, Nuclear Fuel Services began dumping radioactive waste and reprocessing nuclear fuel in 20-30 foot deep trenches in West Valley, New York. There are numerous personal accounts of accidents, mishandling of high-level wastes and bad planning.


New Giant Power Plant Using Old, Dirty Technology Proposed Along Lake Huron
(Lake Huron Basin)
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is considering whether to permit a new giant, 930 MW coal fired power plant proposed by Consumers Energy in Bay County long Lake Huron - a county that already has higher than average rates of heart and respiratory disease.



Gearing up for Warm Weather, Walks on the Beach and Battling Invasive Species
(Lake Michigan Basin)
If you have ever been to Big and Little Glen Lakes in Michigan, you know what a treasure they are. Their crystal clear, emerald waters and sandy bottoms are nestled in the Sleeping Bear Dunes and host to some of the best birding in the Great Lakes region. While there is much to take in and enjoy, there is also a tremendous effort from members of the community to keep the lakes pristine and prevent the detrimental impacts invasive species could impose on this national treasure.


Group's Petition Asking Members of Congress to Help Protect Some of Michigan's Last Wild Places
(Lake Superior Basin)
The Upper Peninsula Public Access Coalition has started a petition asking their Members of Congress to help in their fight to protect thousands of acres around several wild flowages in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan from a proposed residential development, including several hundred boat slips.


Funding Opportunity!
The American Sportfishing Association's FishAmerica Foundation invites proposals for citizen- driven habitat restoration projects in 2009 under its partnership with the NOAA Community- based Restoration Program. Emphasis is on using a hands-on, grassroots approach to restore fisheries habitat across coastal America, and the Great Lakes region. Projects in the Great Lakes must restore habitat for diadromous sportfish such as lake sturgeon, walleye, and brook trout in the Great Lakes and applicable tributaries. Projects focusing on the management or removal of aquatic invasive/nuisance species will not be considered. You can download the application here: http://www.fishamerica.org

Our Great Lakes Voices are Being Heard in D.C. - Keep It Up!
The path most invasive species take to get into the Great Lakes, the ballast waters of ships, may be close to being shut down - and it is thanks to many of you! More








Be A Local Champion!
Help Coordinate Wetland Monitoring In Your Area

  • Are you passionate about wetland conservation in your area?
  • Would you like to help others learn about wetlands and about the Marsh Monitoring Program (MMP)?
  • Are you interested in sharing your outdoor skills and enthusiasm with others?
  • Are you interested in volunteering to help us recruit and assist MMP participants to survey birds and amphibians in wetland habitats near you?





Freshwater Future builds effective community-based citizen action to protect and restore the water quality of the Great Lakes basin. We work toward this goal by providing financial assistance, communications and networking assistance and technical assistance to citizens and grassroots watershed groups throughout the Great Lakes basin. Through these efforts we work with over 1,800 grassroots watershed groups and citizens to protect and restore the rivers, lakes and wetlands in their communities. Freshwater Future, Inc. is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

For more information, please contact:

info@freshwaterfuture.org
P.O. Box 2479, Petoskey, MI 49770
PH (231) 348-8200