Restoring the Great Lakes: DOI Stories of Success and Partnership in Implementing the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

摘要

To stimulate and promote the goal of a healthy Great Lakes region, President Obama and Congress created the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) in 2009. This program provides the seed money to clean up legacy pollution, restore habitats, protect wildlife, combat invasive species, and address agricultural runoff in the Great Lakes watershed. At the same time GLRI promotes public outreach, education, accountability, and partnerships As the steward of many of the spectacular and ecologically significant places that comprise the Great Lakes basin, the Department of the Interior (Interior) is committed to achieving a healthy Great Lakes ecosystem.