The Great Lakes Protection Fund (GLPF) funding, that was held for six months due to State budgetary issues, has been released. Through the newly released funding, LOCI staff have begun to lay the groundwork for a successful program.
LOCI was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Great Lakes Protection Fund to continue our work on the Great Lakes area. The LOCI partners, SUNY Brockport, Finger Lakes-Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance (FL-LOWPA), and Center for Environmental Information (CEI) felt, from the time of the grant application, that collaboration with the GLPF would be an ideal arrangement because our goals are so similar. LOCI has a five-year track record of scientific research, broad public outreach to stakeholders including local businesses and government, and effective programs of technical assistance and re-granting to assist in fixing documented problems. Our application to the GLPF proposes carring each of these programs to the next level.
During this year, LOCI will call again on local leaders, organize an annual “Coastal Connections” conference, begin an inventory of nutrient sources, provide up-to-date and pertinent water quality data to various audiences, advocate for federal and state investments in wastewater treatment infrastructure, and work with municipal governments, of the area to identify and solve local water quality-related problems.
Canadian Consulate General
Cayuga County Planning Department
Center for Environmental Information *
City of Rochester
Cornell University Center for the Environment
Eastman Kodak Company
Ecology and Environment, Inc. *
Empire State Development
Environmental Advocates of New York *
Finger Lakes-Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance *
Genesee-Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Research Consortium *
Great Lakes United
Greece Citizens for a Clean Environment
International Freshwater Resource Center
International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Study Board *
Jefferson County Water Quality Coordinating Committee
Lake Plains Resource Conservation and Development *
Larsen Engineers
Monroe County Fishery Advisory Board *
Monroe County Water Quality Coordinating Committee
New York Sea Grant *
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation *
New York State Department of State *
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation
Niagara County Center for Economic Development
Niagara County Soil and Water Conservation District
NYS Department of State *
Orleans County Soil and Water Conservation District
Oswego County Planning Board
Oswego County Water Quality Coordinating Committee
Rochester Area Community Foundation
Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Engineering *
Save Our Sodus (SOS) *
Save the River
Sodus Bay Improvement Association
SUNY Brockport, Department of Environmental Science and Biology *
The Nature Conservancy, Central Western New York Chapter *
Tug Hill Commission *
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District *
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Village of Fair Haven *
Water Education Collaborative
Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District *
Wayne County Water Quality Coordinating Committee
Xerox Corporation
Bold indicates a funding co-sponsor
* indicates a member of the LOCI Board of Representatives
