五大湖研究协会
奖助金
12月 and 五大湖研究协会 Announce 研究 奖助金 for Projects on Lake 安大略和圣. 劳伦斯河
新闻letter released on 10/04/2022 in the New York State Department of Environmental 保护公报.
Awardees Include 大学 at Buffalo, 圣ate 大学 of New York and College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Upstate Freshwater Institute, and Syracuse 大学
研究ers to Examine Methods to Protect Water Quality and Improve Health of Lake 安大略和圣. 劳伦斯河
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (12月) and Syracuse-based 五大湖研究协会 (GLRC) today announced nearly $90,000 in grant awards for three research projects that will address priority issues identified by New York's 五大湖行动议程 并支持美国的科学需求.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2023 Cooperative 安大略湖科学监测计划. 获奖院校 Buffalo, 圣ate 大学 of New York, State 大学 of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Upstate Freshwater Institute, and Syracuse 大学.
"The Great 湖泊 are complex and dynamic ecosystems providing millions of New Yorkers with clean water for drinking, fishing, and swimming," 12月专员Basil Seggos说. "Supported by 圣ate's Environmental Protection Fund, these grants fund key research opportunities to engage scientists and advance collaboration to protect the future 这些关键水域的健康和活力."
"奖助金 through the 五大湖研究协会 support small-scale research that takes the initiating steps toward addressing critical and emerging Great 湖泊 issues and establish foundational data for subsequent and larger applied research and demonstration 项目”, GLRC主任Gregory L. 波伊尔,Ph值.D.
This small grants program is funded by New York's Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) and administrated by the 五大湖研究协会, a nonprofit organization of 18 colleges and universities in New York State, plus nine affiliated campuses in 安大略, Canada, dedicated to collaborative Great 湖泊 research and science education. 欲知详情，请浏览 博彩平台养 GLRC网站. Among the many environmental victories in the enacted 2022-23 State Budget, Governor Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders increased the EPF to $400 million, the highest-ever 该项目历史上的资助水平.
研究项目获奖者
布法罗大学 was awarded a GLRC grant of nearly $30,000 to investigate whether the hatchery-based rearing of lake trout is impairing their ability to naturally reproduce after stocking 进入安大略湖. Stocking is currently restoring the lake trout fishery in Lake 安大略.
UB Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Trevor J. 体内,Ph值.D.， Ph值.D. student Christopher Osborne, will work with a team of university, State, and federal partners to compare the genetic makeup of four strains of hatchery-raised lake trout with that of wild-origin lake trout and transfer of the same to wild-born offspring as a possible indication of impediment to natural lake trout repopulation in the Great 湖泊.
The State 大学 of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (养) was awarded a GLRC grant of $30,000 to investigate the role of the invasive species round goby in the transfer of legacy and emerging contaminants in Lake 安大略 and 圣. 劳伦斯河.
养 Assistant Professor in Environmental Biology Roxanne Razavi, Ph.D.，以及养助理 化学教授亚历山大B. Artyukhin, Ph值.D.，将收集污染物暴露 data from both nearshore and offshore populations of the round goby, which is an important 是本地鱼和运动鱼的一部分. 这个项目还包括一个播客推广 能吸引高中生的部分.
The Upstate Freshwater Institute (UFI) and Syracuse 大学 (SU) were jointly awarded a GLRC grant of $30,000 to investigate the distribution, abundance, and concentrations of organic micropollutants (OMP) and microplastics in the Lake 安大略省盆地.
UFI主任David A. 马修斯,Ph值.D., and SU Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental 曾腾，博士.D., will evaluate the surface waters from three embayments and three nearshore locations along Lake 安大略; the sites selected represent areas impacted by nearshore development, density of septic systems, municipal wastewater input, human population density, or different land uses. 领域和分析方法 used will be broadly applicable to help identify potential areas of accumulating OMPs 和微塑料遍布五大湖.
五大湖行动议程
The 五大湖行动议程 advances a wide range of efforts to safeguard water quality, improve habitats for fish and wildlife, manage invasive species, promote sustainability, and enhance community resilience to climate change in a region that spans more than 40 percent of New York State's land area and includes Lake Erie, the 尼亚加拉河，安大略湖，圣. 劳伦斯河和各自的流域. 12月 recently announced the release of the draft New York's 五大湖行动议程 2022-2030, a multi-year action plan to guide restoration and conservation, and foster sustainable, resilient, communities in New York's Great 湖泊 region. 草案可于 11月公开评论. 并计划在10月11日举行网络研讨会. 25. 额外的 有关资料可浏览12月的网页.