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Scientists assess impacts to mussel shells from response-related boat traffic

Amended Restoration Plan Released for Enbridge Pipeline Case

Blue heron takes off above marsh.

Five Projects Approved to Restore the Sheboygan River and Harbor in Wisconsin

A view from a ridge above the St. Lawrence River in Robert Moses State Park

Funds Available to Restore St. Lawrence River Resources

alcott dam-portagecreek-stream after

NOAA and Partner Agencies Welcome Fish Back to Michigan Creek after Dam Removal

The settlements include projects that protect 324 acres of unique habitat and improve public recreational access to natural resources. (NOAA photo)

Wisconsin’s Sheboygan River Community Gains 324 Protected Acres and Improved Public Recreation Access after Settlements

Amsterdam Dunes, a rare Great Lakes coastal dune and swale habitat, will be preserved as part of the proposed settlement.

Trustees Seek Comments on Project to Protect Unique Habitat in Wisconsin

Case Pages

Split image of the waterway before restoration and after, where invasive plants have been removed and the waterway cleared.

St. Louis River/Interlake/Duluth Tar

Scientists assess impacts to mussel shells from response-related boat traffic.

Enbridge Pipeline Release

Bridge over the Grasse River

St. Lawrence River

Two kayakers on a lush green river.

Kalamazoo River

Canoeing the Sheboygan River in the fall. (Deb Beyer, University of Wisconsin)

Sheboygan River and Harbor site

Most Viewed Cases

Wildlife footprints visible in tar contaminated sediments (Credit: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)

St. Louis River U.S. Steel Site

Response crews attempt to remove the remaining oil aboard the grounded tanker Exxon Valdez.

Exxon Valdez

Deepwater Horizon explosion.

Deepwater Horizon

nautical map location of the MC209 pipeline spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Mississippi Canyon 209 (MC209) Oil Spill

An image of a blue harbor with industrial equipment on the shore.

Former Gloucester Gas Light Company

The Karileen restoration project is designed to provide enhancements to fish and wildlife habitat on the west branch of Hylebos Creek.

Commencement Bay