Getting Sheboygan off the AOC list

Posted February 13th, 2012 in Great Lakes Cleanup, News

The Sheboygan River in Wisconsin is a priority Area of Concern (AOC) for cleanup, restoration, and remediation according to the EPA. IISG’s Caitie McCoy has been working directly with communities in all of the Great Lakes areas, and attended a meeting in late January in Sheboygan to discuss the river cleanup project with the people who rely on and care for the river.

Caitie has been actively involved with the Sheboygan AOC since April of last year, when she began a case study on the river in order to understand community concerns and perspectives on the river, the needs of the community, and potential benefits and challenges of a remediation and restoration plan. The case study allowed Caitie and IISG intern Ada Morgan to develop a full understanding of the area, as well as grow beneficial relationships within the community to assist in planning the project.

The January meeting in Sheboygan, hosted by several partners in the project, as well as the project team and the USEPA, provided another networking opportunity and another chance for Caitie to work directly with the project team and the community on ensuring the best plan and path for the project.

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant has a special collaboration with the USEPA Great Lakes National Program Office, which allows Caitie to be involved in AOCs throughout the Great Lakes area, and to interact with the respective communities to benefit the projects and the people. Through collaborations like this, Caitie has the opportunity to work with other Sea Grant programs, including the Wisconsin Sea Grant. They will be working together to complete a video that will offer boaters, residents, and others important details on how a remediated Sheboygan river can benefit them.

For more information on current AOCs and the organizations that are working together to clean up these sites, contact Caitie McCoy, and visit the USEPA webpage for further details.

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Looking for a fun way to teach about marine debris? Check out Me and Debry, which is a whimsical, 30‑minute, audience‑participation play created for @UWiscSeaGrant. It helps students explore what marine debris is, why it matters, and how we can make a difference in the Great Lakes.The full script (English) and participation scripts (English, Spanish, and Hmong) are free to use, along with marketing materials for performances.Bring learning to life and start a conversation about litter in our waters!Check it out at the link in bio.#TeachingTuesday

Do you work or live along the Great Lakes coasts? Watch our newly released video series collection, containing several short videos that overview the range of coastal protection options in the Great Lakes, including:

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Do you work or live along the Great Lakes coasts? Watch our newly released video series collection, containing several short videos that overview the range of coastal protection options in the Great Lakes, including:- Natural processes in the Great Lakes- Hard coastal protection structures and how they interact with/alter natural processes- Nature-based coastal solutions in the Great Lakes, ranging from green to gray approachesFind our two new video series at the link in bio.

Located in Washington, D.C., the Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources, and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. This is a one-year fellowship open to any student, regardless of citizenship, who is enrolled toward a degree in a graduate or professional program on the day of the deadline.

Students enrolled at an Illinois or Indiana university or college should submit their applications through Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant by emailing Angela Archer at amcbride@purdue.edu. Students in surrounding states without a Sea Grant program should contact the National Sea Grant College Program at oar.sg.fellows@noaa.gov for a referral.

Application deadline: June 3, 2026.

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Located in Washington, D.C., the Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources, and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. This is a one-year fellowship open to any student, regardless of citizenship, who is enrolled toward a degree in a graduate or professional program on the day of the deadline.Students enrolled at an Illinois or Indiana university or college should submit their applications through Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant by emailing Angela Archer at amcbride@purdue.edu. Students in surrounding states without a Sea Grant program should contact the National Sea Grant College Program at oar.sg.fellows@noaa.gov for a referral. Application deadline: June 3, 2026.To learn more about the fellowship, visit the link in bio.