Great Lakes Protection Fund
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Great Lakes Protection Fund - our mission is to identify, demonstrate, and promote regional action to enhance the health of the #GreatLakes ecosystem.
A new partnership with Moonshot Missions is one of four new investments advancing regional water leadership. The peer led PRESERVE network will help more than 25 utilities turn operational savings into cleaner water. Learn more in our new blog. https://bit.ly/4omzz61
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A new partnership with Moonshot Missions is one of four new investments advancing regional water leadership. The peer led PRESERVE network will help more than 25 utilities turn operational savings into cleaner water. Learn more in our new blog. https://bit.ly/4omzz61
Great Lakes innovation starts with strong concepts that can be tested, refined, and scaled. We partner with teams ready to turn good thinking into real impact. Bring your idea and start the conversation. https://bit.ly/42xZb6M
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Great Lakes innovation starts with strong concepts that can be tested, refined, and scaled. We partner with teams ready to turn good thinking into real impact. Bring your idea and start the conversation. https://bit.ly/42xZb6M
New GLPF investment: Propagate will connect farmers and buyers to grow the market for tree crops on marginal land, advancing soil health, farm resilience, and cleaner water across the Great Lakes Basin. https://bit.ly/4nqDZJO
Designing Market Pathways for Agroforestry Adoption on Problematic Cropland - Great Lakes Protection Fund
This project will explore ways to bridge the gap between farmers and buyers to expand the market for agroforestry products, establishing a better use for challenging cropland that improves farm viability and water quality across the Great Lakes Basin.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New GLPF investment: Propagate will connect farmers and buyers to grow the market for tree crops on marginal land, advancing soil health, farm resilience, and cleaner water across the Great Lakes Basin. https://bit.ly/4nqDZJO
What does innovation for the Lakes look like?
The GLPF Quarterly Newsletter showcases the ideas, teams, and tools making a difference—right now.
Subscribe and explore what’s working across the Great Lakes. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
The GLPF Quarterly Newsletter showcases the ideas, teams, and tools making a difference—right now.
Subscribe and explore what’s working across the Great Lakes. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
October 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
What does innovation for the Lakes look like?
The GLPF Quarterly Newsletter showcases the ideas, teams, and tools making a difference—right now.
Subscribe and explore what’s working across the Great Lakes. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
The GLPF Quarterly Newsletter showcases the ideas, teams, and tools making a difference—right now.
Subscribe and explore what’s working across the Great Lakes. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
Innovation begins with connection. We’re looking for bold thinkers and practical doers ready to improve how our region manages water, supports farms, and restores ecosystems. Bring us your idea. Start a conversation with us today.
October 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Innovation begins with connection. We’re looking for bold thinkers and practical doers ready to improve how our region manages water, supports farms, and restores ecosystems. Bring us your idea. Start a conversation with us today.
Big change starts small and grows through partnership. If you’re advancing an idea that could strengthen the health of our water, our land, or our communities, we want to connect. Let’s build something transformative together.
October 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Big change starts small and grows through partnership. If you’re advancing an idea that could strengthen the health of our water, our land, or our communities, we want to connect. Let’s build something transformative together.
ICYMI: Freshwater and five land trusts are using advanced modeling to target farmland that drives nutrient pollution. Their regional collaboration is restoring key acres and proving a scalable, science-based path to clean water and healthy habitats. https://bit.ly/4h26Ocy
October 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
ICYMI: Freshwater and five land trusts are using advanced modeling to target farmland that drives nutrient pollution. Their regional collaboration is restoring key acres and proving a scalable, science-based path to clean water and healthy habitats. https://bit.ly/4h26Ocy
From regenerative land practices to smarter urban water systems, real transformation is happening in our basin.
Stay in the loop with the Great Lakes Protection Fund’s quarterly updates.
Subscribe today. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
Stay in the loop with the Great Lakes Protection Fund’s quarterly updates.
Subscribe today. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
October 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
From regenerative land practices to smarter urban water systems, real transformation is happening in our basin.
Stay in the loop with the Great Lakes Protection Fund’s quarterly updates.
Subscribe today. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
Stay in the loop with the Great Lakes Protection Fund’s quarterly updates.
Subscribe today. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
Marinas on the Great Lakes are showing how green infrastructure can reduce flooding and improve water quality. With strong partnerships and shared learning, these efforts are charting a course for resilient waterfronts across the region. https://bit.ly/3JTbDsn
Supporting Efforts to Install Green Infrastructure at Great Lakes Marinas | Michigan Sea Grant
Supporting Efforts to Install Green Infrastructure at Great Lakes Marinas Jul 14, 2025 | News A recently completed project is helping marinas in the Great Lakes region become more sustainable and resilient through use of green infrastructure. The primary goal of this project, Advancing Stormwater Ma...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Marinas on the Great Lakes are showing how green infrastructure can reduce flooding and improve water quality. With strong partnerships and shared learning, these efforts are charting a course for resilient waterfronts across the region. https://bit.ly/3JTbDsn
Our Project Development Manager, Collin Knauss, joins a panel at the Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Conference in Rochester, NY, Sept 25–26, to discuss supporting early career professionals and building the next generation of Great Lakes leaders. https://bit.ly/47f7DvM
Healthy Lakes
Read the latest news from the Coalition, including stories of restoration successes, profiles of ongoing clean water issues, policy updates, and press releases.
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September 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Our Project Development Manager, Collin Knauss, joins a panel at the Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Conference in Rochester, NY, Sept 25–26, to discuss supporting early career professionals and building the next generation of Great Lakes leaders. https://bit.ly/47f7DvM
On Sept 24 in Rochester, the Great Lakes Regional Learning Exchange brings together community leaders and nonprofits for a free day of training and collaboration. Build skills to secure federal funding and advance restoration across the Great Lakes. https://bit.ly/3V8oskW
2025 Great Lakes Regional Learning Exchange ~ Restore America's Estuaries
Learn about estuaries, estuary zones, coastal habitats, and their importance to our economy, and way of life.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On Sept 24 in Rochester, the Great Lakes Regional Learning Exchange brings together community leaders and nonprofits for a free day of training and collaboration. Build skills to secure federal funding and advance restoration across the Great Lakes. https://bit.ly/3V8oskW
Every breakthrough begins with a connection. If you’re working on a solution that could benefit our water, our land, or our communities, we want to hear from you.
Start a conversation with us. http://bit.ly/45vQ4pW
Start a conversation with us. http://bit.ly/45vQ4pW
September 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Every breakthrough begins with a connection. If you’re working on a solution that could benefit our water, our land, or our communities, we want to hear from you.
Start a conversation with us. http://bit.ly/45vQ4pW
Start a conversation with us. http://bit.ly/45vQ4pW
Together we are advancing green infrastructure and reimagining how water moves through our cities. Read the Resilient Infrastructure Sustainable Communities (RISC) in the Great Lakes Region report to see how. https://bit.ly/4fXGlwi
September 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Together we are advancing green infrastructure and reimagining how water moves through our cities. Read the Resilient Infrastructure Sustainable Communities (RISC) in the Great Lakes Region report to see how. https://bit.ly/4fXGlwi
Stories worth sharing. Solutions worth scaling.
Our newsletter brings you the latest on collaborative efforts restoring the Great Lakes.
Subscribe now and stay close to the work driving ecological and economic resilience. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
Our newsletter brings you the latest on collaborative efforts restoring the Great Lakes.
Subscribe now and stay close to the work driving ecological and economic resilience. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
September 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Stories worth sharing. Solutions worth scaling.
Our newsletter brings you the latest on collaborative efforts restoring the Great Lakes.
Subscribe now and stay close to the work driving ecological and economic resilience. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
Our newsletter brings you the latest on collaborative efforts restoring the Great Lakes.
Subscribe now and stay close to the work driving ecological and economic resilience. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
Real impact takes real partnership. Chicago’s new flood sensors are live in the neighborhoods that need them most. Built with Verizon, Hyfi, CNT, & community leadership. Smart, people-first infrastructure. Powered by collaboration. https://vz.to/3VheNIz
September 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Real impact takes real partnership. Chicago’s new flood sensors are live in the neighborhoods that need them most. Built with Verizon, Hyfi, CNT, & community leadership. Smart, people-first infrastructure. Powered by collaboration. https://vz.to/3VheNIz
Transforming how our region stewards water means embracing bold new models. From regenerative dairy to decentralized stormwater solutions, we’re supporting teams that reimagine what’s possible. Start a conversation about your bold idea to protect the Great Lakes. http://bit.ly/45vQ4pW
September 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Transforming how our region stewards water means embracing bold new models. From regenerative dairy to decentralized stormwater solutions, we’re supporting teams that reimagine what’s possible. Start a conversation about your bold idea to protect the Great Lakes. http://bit.ly/45vQ4pW
Innovation is moving fast across the Great Lakes region. Catch up on the solutions reshaping our waters, coasts, and communities—delivered straight to your inbox.
Subscribe to the GLPF newsletter and be part of the change. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
Subscribe to the GLPF newsletter and be part of the change. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
August 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Innovation is moving fast across the Great Lakes region. Catch up on the solutions reshaping our waters, coasts, and communities—delivered straight to your inbox.
Subscribe to the GLPF newsletter and be part of the change. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
Subscribe to the GLPF newsletter and be part of the change. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
New Investment! Designing Market Pathways for Agroforestry Adoption on Problematic Cropland is a new 2025 design project laying the groundwork to connect early adopters of tree crops with committed buyers, improving farm viability and water quality basin-wide.
August 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
New Investment! Designing Market Pathways for Agroforestry Adoption on Problematic Cropland is a new 2025 design project laying the groundwork to connect early adopters of tree crops with committed buyers, improving farm viability and water quality basin-wide.
Greater Lakes Promise is proving that permanent land conservation can drive real water quality gains. By restoring farmland in key watersheds, they’re building a cleaner, healthier future for the Great Lakes. Start a conversation about your role. https://bit.ly/40uk56Q
August 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Greater Lakes Promise is proving that permanent land conservation can drive real water quality gains. By restoring farmland in key watersheds, they’re building a cleaner, healthier future for the Great Lakes. Start a conversation about your role. https://bit.ly/40uk56Q
Fresh ideas. Real progress. Each quarter, we highlight breakthrough strategies, bold teams, and new paths to protect and restore the Great Lakes.
Subscribe to the GLPF Quarterly Newsletter and stay connected to impact. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
Subscribe to the GLPF Quarterly Newsletter and stay connected to impact. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
August 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Fresh ideas. Real progress. Each quarter, we highlight breakthrough strategies, bold teams, and new paths to protect and restore the Great Lakes.
Subscribe to the GLPF Quarterly Newsletter and stay connected to impact. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
Subscribe to the GLPF Quarterly Newsletter and stay connected to impact. https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
Transforming how our region stewards water means embracing bold new models. From regenerative dairy to decentralized stormwater solutions, we’re supporting teams that reimagine what’s possible. Start a conversation about your bold idea to protect the Great Lakes. http://bit.ly/45vQ4pW
August 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Transforming how our region stewards water means embracing bold new models. From regenerative dairy to decentralized stormwater solutions, we’re supporting teams that reimagine what’s possible. Start a conversation about your bold idea to protect the Great Lakes. http://bit.ly/45vQ4pW
Want to see how bold ideas become real solutions for the Great Lakes? Our newsletter delivers powerful stories of innovation, partnership, and impact, straight to your inbox. Join us in shaping a healthier future for the Lakes. Subscribe today at https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
July 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Want to see how bold ideas become real solutions for the Great Lakes? Our newsletter delivers powerful stories of innovation, partnership, and impact, straight to your inbox. Join us in shaping a healthier future for the Lakes. Subscribe today at https://bit.ly/3SvXbHI
PFAS are some of the most persistent pollutants in our waters, but they’re not invincible. A Michigan State University led team is using plasma technology to capture and permanently destroy PFAS. The result: scalable tools to safeguard the Great Lakes. https://bit.ly/4fb8pvW
Destroying PFAS with New Plasma Technology
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July 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
PFAS are some of the most persistent pollutants in our waters, but they’re not invincible. A Michigan State University led team is using plasma technology to capture and permanently destroy PFAS. The result: scalable tools to safeguard the Great Lakes. https://bit.ly/4fb8pvW
ICYMI: Dr. Qi Hua Fan, MSU’s 2023 Innovator of the Year, is leading a GLPF-backed effort to destroy PFAS using magnetically enhanced arc plasma. His team is advancing a powerful solution to permanently remove these persistent threats from Great Lakes waters and ecosystems. https://bit.ly/4klCI3J
July 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
ICYMI: Dr. Qi Hua Fan, MSU’s 2023 Innovator of the Year, is leading a GLPF-backed effort to destroy PFAS using magnetically enhanced arc plasma. His team is advancing a powerful solution to permanently remove these persistent threats from Great Lakes waters and ecosystems. https://bit.ly/4klCI3J
Have a bold idea to protect the Great Lakes? We support teams creating new solutions with big impact. If you’re ready to turn innovation into action, we want to hear from you. Start the conversation today. https://glpf.org/for-innovators/start-here/
July 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Have a bold idea to protect the Great Lakes? We support teams creating new solutions with big impact. If you’re ready to turn innovation into action, we want to hear from you. Start the conversation today. https://glpf.org/for-innovators/start-here/