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Natural Resource Stewardship

Great Lakes River Mouths and the Region's Economic and Environmental Future
2011 - 2012
This is a planning grant that will seek to develop a new regional approach to Great Lakes river mouth redevelopment that will be founded on protecting and restoring hydrological and ecological services and managing Great Lakes river mouths as a network.
Watershed Ecological Sustainability Strategy - Transactions for Agricultural Ecosystem Services
2011 - Present
This team will design and test different transaction frameworks that will improve how resources and funding flows to water stewardship practices on farms.
A Comprehensive Study for Great Lakes Shorelines
1998 - 2002
This team developed and disseminated a quantitative nearshore habitat change model to aid shoreline planners and managers in protecting the physical aspects of nearshore ecosystems.
Designing Developments to Protect Watersheds
1997 - 2000
This team developed, tested and promoted ecologically sensitive design standards in three model residential developments in the Great Lakes basin.
Water Quality Demonstration Trade
1997 - 1999
This team created a market for water quality improvement and developed the Great Lakes Trading Network to advance the use of market mechanisms to accelerate water quality improvements.
Lake Superior Biodiversity Project, Phase 3
1994 - 2002
The team developed design management practices that contributed to maintenance of biodiversity while allowing an income from timber harvests in the watersheds.

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The Great Lakes Protection Fund is a private, nonprofit corporation formed in 1989 by the Governors of the Great Lakes states. It is a permanent environmental endowment that supports collaborative actions to improve the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem.
To date, the Fund has made 248 grants and program related investments representing more than $66.1 million to support the creative work of collaborative teams that test new ideas, take risks, and share what they learn.