Topic: Climate Ready Communities
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A Great Lakes Area of Concern, the Buffalo River in New York has undergone a cleanup through the Great Lakes Legacy Act. As a result, the city of Buffalo has seen environmental, economic, and quality of life benefits.
Sources
- Great Lakes Commission: Assessing the Investment—The Economic Impact of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: A Case Study of Buffalo, New York
- International Association of Great Lakes Research: Great Lakes Revival: How Restoring Polluted Waters Leads to Rebirth of Great Lakes Communities (pp. 3-10)
- Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper [Conversation]
- New York State: Buffalo Billion—Buffalo Blueway
- Buffalo Rising: Completion of $2 Million Buffalo Blueway Public Access Project at DEC Ohio Street Site
- Buffalo Rising: The Newly Renovated Red Jacket Riverfront Natural Habitat Park/li>
- Buffalo News: When the Buffalo River Caught Fire
- Buffalo News: ‘Census Data Shows Buffalo Growing for the First Time in 70 Years
- U.S. Census Bureau: New York 2020/Age and Sex
- U.S. Census Bureau: Buffalo, New York 2010/Age and Sex
- U.S. Census Bureau: Buffalo, New York 2020/Age and Sex
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A Great Lakes Area of Concern, the St. Louis River bordering Minnesota and Wisconsin has undergone a cleanup through the Great Lakes Legacy Act. As a result, the city of Duluth has seen environmental, economic, and quality of life benefits.
Sources
- Great Lakes Commission: Assessing the Investment—The Economic Impact of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: A Case Study of Duluth, Minnesota
- International Association of Great Lakes Research: Great Lakes Revival: How Restoring Polluted Waters Leads to Rebirth of Great Lakes Communities (pp. 61-66)
- St. Louis River Alliance St. Louis River National Water Trail
- St. Louis River Alliance: St. Louis River Area of Concern Update: Kingsbury Bay/Grassy Point project completed!
- MPR News: Minnesota moves closer to completing St. Louis River restoration
- Duluth Star Tribune: Duluth rakes in record $12.4M in tourism revenue
- Duluth Star Tribune: Despite bump in tourism dollars, Duluth sees room for growth
- Duluth Star Tribune: Duluth’s tourism tax collection rebounds to pre-pandemic levels
- U.S. Census Bureau: Duluth, Minnesota 2010/Age and Sex
- U.S. Census Bureau: Duluth, Minnesota 2020/Age and Sex
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A Great Lakes Area of Concern, Ashtabula River in Ohio has undergone a cleanup through the Great Lakes Legacy Act. As a result, the city of Ashtabula has seen environmental, economic, and quality of life benefits.
Citations:
- Great Lakes Commission. Assessing the Investment—The Economic Impact of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: A Case Study of Ashtabula, Ohio. September 2018.
- Ibid.
Other Resources
- Great Lakes Commission: Assessing the Investment—The Economic Impact of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Project Summary Report
- City of Ashtabula :The Ashtabula River Remedial Action Plan
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources: Plan a Visit/Find a Property—Ashtabula Scenic River
- Lift Bridge Community Association: Historic Ashtabula Harbor
- Ashtabula Star Beacon: Joyce tours Harbor Yak in anticipation of federal funds to rebuild Ferry Drive
- Ashtabula Star Beacon:Tourism numbers beating 2021
- Cleveland.com: From industrial powerhouse to tourist draw: 24 hours in Ashtabula’s fun, funky Bridge Street district
- Cleveland.com: Ashtabula’s Riverbend Hotel project back on track, with expected opening in spring 2023
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A Great Lakes Area of Concern, the Sheboygan River in Wisconsin has undergone a cleanup through the Great Lakes Legacy Act. As a result, the city of Sheboygan has seen environmental, economic, and quality of life benefits.
Citations:
- Great Lakes Commission. Assessing the Investment—The Economic Impact of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: A Case Study of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. September 2018.
Other Resources
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Sheboygan River AOC
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Remediation and Restoration Projects for Sheboygan River AOC
- City of Sheboygan, Department of Planning and Development[Conversation]
- Healing our Waters/Great Lakes Coalition: Sheboygan River cleanup nears completion
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A Great Lakes Area of Concern, Muskegon Lake in Michigan has undergone a cleanup through the Great Lakes Legacy Act. As a result, the city of Muskegon has seen environmental, economic, and quality of life benefits.
Citations:
- Paul Isely Erik Nordman Kendra Robbins Julie Cowie. Muskegon Lake Area of Concern Habitat Restoration Project: Socio-Economic Assessment Revisited. July 2020.
- Ibid.
- Ibid.
Other Resources
- Great Lakes Commission: Assessing the Investment—The Economic Impact of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: A Case Study of Muskegon, Michigan
- International Association of Great Lakes Research: Great Lakes Revival: How Restoring Polluted Waters Leads to Rebirth of Great Lakes Communities (pp. 39-46)
- Livability: Transforming Waterfronts Along the Muskegon Lakeshore
- Western Michigan Regional Shoreline Commission: Muskegon River Habitat Restoration at Veteran’s Memorial Park
- NOAA Fisheries: Muskegon Lake Nears Recovery After Years of Restoration
- MiBiz: Arts playing ‘huge role’ in shaping downtown Muskegon through pandemic
- WZZM Channel 13: A successful Muskegon festival season by the numbers
- WOOD Channel 8: ‘Hidden gem’ discovered: Muskegon Lake ripe for development
- FOX Channel 17: Great Lakes cruises bring passengers, revenue to Muskegon
- MLIVE: Marquette to Muskegon: Cruise ships bring big tourism dollars to the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press: Cruise ships to visit Muskegon again after 2 years of COVID-19 cancelations
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A rain garden is a green infrastructure project that can improve the quality of stormwater, minimize pollution, and enhance biodiversity and pollinator habitat. Purdue, Iowa State and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant researchers explain how to site, size, design, install and maintain a rain garden, and provide advice on plant selection, too. Document is available for download in the Purdue Extension Ed-Store.
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