Restoring Michigan’s Great Lakes:
Opportunities in Year Two of the
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Thursday, January 13, 2011
Lansing Center
Lansing, Michigan

• Final Workshop Agenda

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

Overview

Over 200 people attended this workshop to prepare for year two of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The program identified restoration priorities for Michigan’s 14 Great Lakes Areas of Concern; reviewed upcoming funding opportunities under the GLRI; and helped advance partnerships and other arrangements to prepare restoration projects for Michigan’s Areas of Concern. Staff from federal agencies were there to discuss upcoming funding opportunities under the GLRI. The workshop also reviewed the status of the Great Lakes Legacy Act and options for generating non-federal cost share for contaminated sediment cleanup projects. A networking period followed formal presentations and provided an opportunity for participants to meet with Area of Concern leaders, agency staff, consultants and other partners to discuss project ideas and consider the best approach for developing funding proposals.

Meeting Materials

• Workshop Participants List (PDF)
• Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Web Resources
• GLRI Action Plan (PDF)
• MI-Great Lakes Plan Executive Summary Brochure (PDF)
• MI-Great Lakes Plan (PDF)
• Guidance for Delisting Michigan's Areas of Concern (PDF)
• Strategy for Delisting Michigan's Areas of Concern (PDF)
• Michigan's Areas of Concern Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

Contact

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

Presentations

Welcoming Remarks and Workshop Purpose
Jeff Spoelstra, Chair, Statewide Public Advisory Council for Michigan’s Areas of Concern Program

Remarks by Patty Birkholz, Director, Mich. Office of the Great Lakes
(no presentation available)

Remarks by Hon. Debbie Stabenow, United States Senator
(by video, no presentation available)

Keynote Remarks: Taking the Initiative: Where We've Been, Where We Still Need to Go
Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the U.S. EPA Administrator for the Great Lakes

Overview of Michigan’s Areas of Concern Program and Integration with the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Rick Hobrla, Michigan Office of the Great Lakes

Overview of Restoration Priorities in Michigan’s Areas of Concern

• St. Clair River, Detroit River, and Clinton River
  Christine Aiello, Michigan Office of the Great Lakes (aielloc@michigan.gov)
• Kalamazoo River, Muskegon Lake, White Lake and Manistique River
  John Riley, Michigan Office of the Great Lakes (rileyj2@michigan.gov)
• Rouge River, River Raisin, Saginaw River/Bay and St. Marys River
  Michelle Selzer, Michigan Office of the Great Lakes (selzerm@michigan.gov)
• Torch Lake, Deer Lake, and Menominee River
  Sharon Baker, Michigan Office of the Great Lakes (bakers9@michigan.gov)

Priorities for the Areas of Concern and Upcoming Funding Opportunities

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
John Perrecone, U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office
(perrecone.john@epa.gov)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Julie Sims, NOAA Restoration Center
(julie.sims@noaa.gov)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Amy McGovern, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
(Amy_McGovern@fws.gov)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (no presentation available)
Marty Kuhn, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District
(Martin.T.Kuhn@usace.army.mil)

Sustain Our Great Lakes
Todd Hogrefe, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
(todd.hogrefe@nfwf.org)

Advancing Contaminated Sediment Cleanups under the Great Lakes Legacy Act and Options for Generating Non-Federal Cost Share

Status Report on the Great Lakes Legacy Act and Approaches for Generating Non-Federal Match
Dave Cowgill, U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office
(cowgill.david@epa.gov)

Partnering with Industry to Support Contaminated Sediment Cleanups under the Legacy Act
Mark Kamilow, ENVIRON Corporation