Coastal Program-Great Lakes

East Lansing Field OfficeCraig Czarnecki Bob Kavetsky

Ashland Fishery Resources OfficeMark Dryer Ted Koehler

Helping Keep the Great Lakes Great

Coastal Program-Great Lakes

Emerging Program

• “Hatched” FY 2000

• ELFO / AFRO Approach

• Initial Partner Synergy

Lynell Hanson SLRCAC

GREAT Lakes

• Fourth Largest U.S. Coastline

• The Premier Fresh Water System on Earth

– 18% of World’s Fresh Water Supply

• 1/10 of the U.S. Population Lives in Basin

– ¼ of Canadian Population

• Binational

Great Lakes Program Focus

• Restoration

• Research

• Invasive Species

• Fish Passage

• Education

Variety of Ecotypes

• Urban

• Nearshore

• Estuary

• Wetland

• Stream

Emphasizing Partnerships

• States

• Tribes

• NGO’s

• Local Government

• Federal Agencies

• Educational Institutions

Project LocationsMulti-Lake or

Basin Wide Projects

St. Louis River Partnership

• St. Louis River Habitat Plan

. • Restoration

• Invasives

• Education

Kakagon Slough Rail Survey

• Mark / Recapture

• Playback Surveys

• Tribally Significant

• 16,000 Acre Coastal /Wild Rice Wetland

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Oak Island Sandscape

• Apostle Islands NL

• Sandscape Restoration

• Exotic Removal

• Native Planting

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Kenosha Days of Discovery

• Coastal Ecosystem Education

• Lake Watch Expeditions

• Students Onboard

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Muskegon Lake Wild Rice and Emergent Vegetation Demo

• Began in FY 2003 and completed in FY 2005

• 5 areas, over 11 acres, planted with wild rice and emergent vegetation.

• Demonstrations on private or State bottom lands for restoration

• Phased approach, establish bullrush, other outer plants/barriers first

Muskegon Lake and Estuary

• Protective wave baffles, temporary fencing

• Native stands

• Local environmental, tribal and sportsman's group volunteers in partnership, and assisting spin-off efforts

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Bigelow Creek• Log outline and brush bundles to move

bank back to original location and narrow stream to move sand and deepen channel

• Log outline and brush to reestablish bank

• 4 private landowner agreements

Engineered Log Jams

• Low Impact Methods

• Native Brook Trout

.Lenawee Creek

Pike River Dam Removal

• Fish and Other Aquatic Life Barrier

Pike River Dam Removal

• Passage Restored

• Reconnected 25 Miles

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. Belle Isle Restorations

• Coastal Wetland Restoration

• Native Plant Census

• Soft Shoreline Engineering Demo http://www.tellusnews.com/ahr/softeng.html

Lakeplain Prairie Restoration

• Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid

• 188 Acres

• 10 Year Monitoring Plan

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Little Program / Big ImpactCoastal Program-Great Lakes Initiated in

2000

–2764 Acres Restored or Enhanced

–100 Miles of Riparian and Instream Habitat Restored or Enhanced

–6 Fish Passage Barriers Removed

–Multiple Education, Invasive Species, and Research Partnerships Funded

Greg Fischer Quote“With the support of the USFWS Coastal Program the Bad River Tribe has been able to accomplish important habitat projects benefiting native species in areas of cultural significance.”

Tom Doolittle

Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

• Unique Resources and Partnerships

• Positive Ecosystem Impacts

http://greatlakes.fws.gov/glcoastal.htm

Coastal Program-Great Lakes