Advancing Restoration of Michigan’s Great Lakes Areas of Concern: Opportunities in Year Three of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Friday, February 10, 2012
Lansing Center
Lansing, Michigan

• Final Workshop Agenda

Sponsored by the Statewide Public Advisory Council for Michigan’s Great Lakes Areas of Concern Program

Overview

This workshop convened leaders from Michigan’s 14 Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOC) to review restoration priorities and coordinate efforts to address them over the coming year with resources available under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). Representatives from federal agencies discussed the status of the GLRI, progress toward meeting its goals, and resources available for AOC restoration projects. Staff from Michigan’s Office of the Great Lakes reviewed current plans for the state’s AOC program, including the vision for completing restoration and moving to a new era of stewardship.

Workshop Materials

• Workshop Participants List (PDF)
• Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Web Resources
• GLRI Action Plan (PDF)

Contact

Matt Doss, Policy Director, Great Lakes Commission, 734-971-9135, mdoss@glc.org

Agenda and Presentations

Welcoming Remarks and Workshop Purpose

• Mary Bohling, Chair, Statewide Public Advisory Council for Michigan’s Areas of Concern Program
• Patty Birkholz, Director, Michigan Office of the Great Lakes

The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: A Newcomers Perspective
Chris Korleski, Director, U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office

Michigan's AOC Program: Planning for Restoration and Beyond
Roger Eberhardt, Michigan Office of the Great Lakes

Advancing AOC Restoration in Year Three of the GLRI

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
  John Perrecone, U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office
  (perrecone.john@epa.gov)
  
  
• Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality - AOC Program
  Rick Hobrla, Michigan Office of the Great Lakes
  (HOBRLAR@michigan.gov)
  
  
• U.S. EPA - Great Lakes Legacy Act
  Marc Tuchman, Great Lakes Legacy Act Program Manager
  (Tuchman.Marc@epamail.epa.gov)
  
  
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  Julie Sims, NOAA Restoration Center
  (julie.sims@noaa.gov)
  
  
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  Lisa Williams, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
  (Lisa_Williams@fws.gov)
  
  
• Sustain Our Great Lakes
  Todd Hogrefe, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
  (todd.hogrefe@nfwf.org)
  
  
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  Tony Friona, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  (anthony.m.friona@usace.army.mil)
  
  
• Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality - Nonpoint Source Pollution Program
  Bob Sweet, Water Resources Division
  (SWEETR@michigan.gov)
  
  

Keynote Speaker: Implementing Great Lakes Restoration: Our Messages, Our Organizing and our Success
Joel Brammeier, President & CEO, Alliance for the Great Lakes

Work Session for AOC Leaders
(no presentations)

Changing Our Story: How to Develop a Positive Message about the Great Lakes and Water Resources in our Communities
Moderator: Frank Ruswick, Deputy Director, Michigan Office of the Great Lakes

• Jordan Lubetkin, Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition
• Jeff Alexander, Owner, J. Alexander Communications