The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP) has selected five new projects in the Great Lakes region to be funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (http://greatlakesrestoration.us). The $4.75M funding will help protect more than 1,600 acres of coastal watersheds on Lakes Erie, Michigan, and Superior. The awards will help acquire, or put under easement, coastal areas on Lakes Erie, Michigan, and Superior that might otherwise be altered by development.
CELCP helps states and communities preserve threatened coastal areas that have exceptional ecological, historical, and recreational value, and natural beauty. Since 2002, CELCP has provided for the permanent protection of more than 4000 acres of Great Lakes Coastal Habitat. CELCP grants are competitive and matched one to one with non-federal funding.
The 2010 Great Lakes CELCP projects funded through GLRI include the regional Houghton Falls project. 77 acres along the south shore of the Bayfield Peninsula, including more than 2,200 feet of Lake Superior shoreline, to protect ecological values and provide public recreation.
