Angela Larsen , Coastal Project Manager , Alliance for the Great Lakes
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Angela Larsen, Coastal Project Manager, Alliance for the Great Lakes
Lake Michigan Watershed Ecosystem Partnership:Finding Synergies & Funding Opportunities
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (SSMMA)Chicago Southland Green Infrastructure
Project Funding Workshop
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IntroductionIntroductionEducation • BA in Philosophy• Juris Doctorate, Environmental and Land Use Law; Licensure Admitted, MO• Master in Urban Planning & Policy, Sustainable Development
Experience• Sustainability/Climate Plan(s) Implementation, University of Illinois-Chicago• Five (5) Year Strategic Sustainability Plan [w/indicators], University of Chicago• Build transferable models, funding proposals and partnerships that support implementation of restoration projects, Alliance
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Overview • Alliance• Coastal Conservation • Lake Michigan Watershed Ecosystem Partnership (Partnership): past work/SSIP• Partnership Case Studies
Funding Proposals & Opportunities• Sec 319• Sustain Our Great Lakes• Great Lakes Restoration Initiative• IL Coastal Management Program• Habitat Assessment Pilot
Conclusion• Q & A
RoadmapRoadmap
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Alliance Background
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Who is the Alliance for the Who is the Alliance for the Great Lakes?Great Lakes?
We are a group of volunteers and professionals working for clean water throughout the Great Lakes watershed.
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•Some of the finest drinking water in the world•Largest surface freshwater system on earth•Shared by more than 40 million people•Habitat quality and diversity •Economy & quality of life
Why we care…Why we care…
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Stressors…Stressors…Combined Sewer System Discharges/Heavy Storm Events
o 2009, 41 billion gallons of untreated sewageNon-point source pollution/urban runoff
o 2009, 14 days in beach season 80 beaches were unfit for swimming
Invasive specieso 185 invasive species threaten our ecosystemo a new invader is discovered every 28 weeks
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Sewage OverflowsSewage Overflows
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TrashTrashIn 2010 over 10,700 Adopt-a-Beach™ volunteers:
31,295 pounds of trash
292 locations
$231,202 dollar value of volunteer hours
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Recreational Beach Access: Beach Recreational Beach Access: Beach Closings and Public HealthClosings and Public Health
Data collected by the Alliance and NRDC from beach reports to EPA
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What we are up to…What we are up to…
•Adopt-a-BeachTM
•Water Quality•Water Conservation•Great Lakes Compact•Education•Great Lakes Restoration•Invasive Species•Urban Habitat•Sustainable Business•Coastal Conservation
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Costal Conservation at the Alliance
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Coastal Conservation Coastal Conservation ProgramProgram
• Work with state and local governments to enhance the quality of unique Great Lakes coastal habitats through:
o planning efforts,
o on-the-ground project implementation, and
o public education
• Protect public trust lands
• Preserve and increase access to the Great Lakes
• Create opportunities for investment of federal, state, local and private funds in coastal restoration.
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Partnership Example
Lake Michigan Watershed Ecosystem Partnership
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• Organized by Illinois DNR
• Coalition of public, private, NGOs
• Illinois Lake Michigan Watershed
• Coordinated through the Alliance
Partnership History: 2007-Partnership History: 2007-20102010
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Chicago Wilderness Ecosystem Partnership
Lake Calumet Ecosystem Partnership
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• Funding through Illinois DNR’s C2000 program
• Identified strategic sub-watersheds
• Baseline data for ravine erosion/sediment issues
• Goal: prioritize restoration efforts to maximize restoration impacts
SSIP found at: http://www.greatlakes.org/Page.aspx?pid=881
Strategic Sub-watershed Strategic Sub-watershed Identification Process Identification Process
(SSIP)(SSIP)
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Partnership Priority Sub-Partnership Priority Sub-watershedswatersheds
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Top 3 Priorities• Ravine 10L• Ravine 7L• Ravine 3L
Partnership Priority Partnership Priority RavinesRavines
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Park District of Highland Park
– GLRI/EPA: $200,000
– Ravine Drive Project, Ravine 7L at Miller Park
– Restore native aquatic diversity & reduce sediment
loading to the Lake
Partnership Case StudyPartnership Case Study
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Village of Lake Bluff– GLRI: ~$750,000
– 1,600 ft ravine restoration for erosion control
– Reduce sediment loading to Lake by 302 tons per yr
– Education to general public and municipal staff
Partnership Case StudyPartnership Case Study
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Lake County Forest Preserve District (District)– GLRI/NFWF: $998,000
– Dead Dog Creek (also Lake Plains)
– Improve stream and wetland functioning, water-level &
water-quality monitoring to assess restoration impacts
– Reduce invasives, document plant composition, assess
restoration impacts on natives, invasive plant abundance, and
rare plant distributions
Partnership Case StudyPartnership Case Study
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• Agreed upon & standardized ravine data– Erosion/sediment & biological
• Propose online tracking system
• Develop funding proposals w/partners– GLRI, others?
Partnership’s Goals Nov ’11 Partnership’s Goals Nov ’11 – May ‘11– May ‘11
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Illinois DNR, C 2000
Baseline Data: SSIP
2007-2009 Nov- Feb 2010
Confirm Monitoring Data, Central Database & Funding Proposals
Implement Monitoring, Database, &/or Projects
FY ’11-’12
Implement Comprehensive Ravine/Watershed Plan
Sec 319Sustain Our Great Lakes
Monitoring Data Central DatabaseFunding Proposals Partners/Projects
Nov Jan Feb
Sec 319Sustain Our Great Lakes
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) ICMP
Illinois Green Infrastructure GrantState Revolving Loan Fund
Partnership’s TimelinePartnership’s Timeline
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Funding Proposals & Opportunities
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Sec 319: Develop a Sec 319: Develop a Watershed PlanWatershed Plan• Request: $50,000
• Match: $32,000• Lead: Alliance/Ecosystem Partnership• Partners: LCSMC, PDHP, Village of Lake Bluff, Park District of Winnetka, LCFPD,
Openlands, Lake Forest, Lake Forest Open Lands Assoc.• Boundaries: ravines south of Waukegan• Term: 1 year• Purpose:
o Encouraged to develop approved watershed plan (IEPA, EPA, GLNPO, EPA Office of Water)
o Qualify ravine projects for Sec 319 fundingo Increase competitiveness for other sources of funding
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• Status
– Application under review by partners
– Collecting Letters of Support (LOS)
• Timeline
– ASAP
Sec 319: Develop a Sec 319: Develop a Watershed PlanWatershed Plan
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• Status: Submitted full proposal April 21, 2011
• Lead: Alliance/Ecosystem Partnership
• Request: $150,000
– > 50% on-the-ground habitat restoration
– < 50 % capacity building
o Muni/park/count land managers
o Private land owners
• Match: 1:1
• Term: 18 months from award
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Partners:
• Lake County Forest Preserve District (District)
• Chicago Botanic Garden (CBG)
• Openlands
• Conservation Research Institute (CRI)
• Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS)
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Purpose
• Develop biological monitoring protocol for ravines
• Develop model ravines through on the ground restoration
activity
• Build capacity of local land managers and private land
owners to implement restoration projects
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Restoration Work
• LCFPD (District) – Jane’s and Scott’s Ravine
• $70,000
• Reintroduce of matrix community species, such as sedges and grasses,
as well as rarer species
– 25,000 plant plugs of at least 30 local ecotype species
– Seed 27.5 acres
• Plant 6600 shrubs to increase native woody diversity
• Complete control on isolated invasive plant populations
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Biological Assessment Protocol, Land Manager
Trainings, Data Analysis/Reports
• District, land manager training site (Jane’s & Hutchinson Ravine)
• CBG, Plants of Concern
• CRI, Floristic Quality Assessment
• INHS, Critical Trends Assessment Program (CTAP)
• Northwater, erosion/water quality
• Alliance, coordinate & develop protocol handbook
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Private Landowner Outreach Model
• Openlands & Alliance
– Assess current on-the-ground conditions
– Engage private landowners
– Conduct demonstration project
– Develop design guidelines and handbook
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IL Lake Michigan Implementation Plan• Status: submitted• Lead: IDNR• Partners: Alliance, Chicago Wilderness, Biodiversity Plan• Request: $300,000• Term: July 1, 2011– July 1, 2013• Purpose:
– Create a shared vision and agenda for the restoration and protection of
coastal resources, to guide resource allocations, improve prioritization and
implementation, and increase the # and diversity of on-the-ground partners
– Wiki – use to develop the Implementation Plan through
Great Lakes Restoration Great Lakes Restoration InitiativeInitiative
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What is the status of the CMP in Illinois?• December 10, 2010, Governor Quinn signed Executive Order
• February 18, 2011, public comments on CMP program docs
• Upcoming: – Public comment on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
– Governor review / sign-off
– Publish and distribute program document/FEIS
• Approval Sept, 2011
IL Coastal Management IL Coastal Management ProgramProgram
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Next Steps?• Work through the Partnership with
municipalities and land managers to develop projects and matching funds
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Goal• Develop a transferable model that supports
volunteer assessment and restoration of natural habitats, and can be expanded to compliment the Alliance’s regional Adopt-a-BeachTM program
Habitat Assessment PilotHabitat Assessment Pilot
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2011Restoration & Assessments• Site partners (IN, IL, WI)• Conduct Assessments & Restorations – JuneTraining & Outreach• Volunteer Training and Outreach Materials• Technical Advisory BoardEvaluation• Collect Data• Evaluate Program
Habitat Assessment PilotHabitat Assessment Pilot
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Next Steps:• Identify partners interested in data• Identify interested site partners• Develop funding proposals to:
– Automate and develop electronic forms – Database integration/synchronization– Expand sites
Habitat Assessment PilotHabitat Assessment Pilot
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Conclusion
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