I just received the latest e-issue of OnEarth magazine, and a prominently featured article is "Lake Erie Death Watch." It depicts the regression in health of Lake Erie and its current very fragile state. What is GCBL's view on this article - do you agree?

I was a bit dismayed to see the article doesn't talk about work being done to improve the health of Lake Erie. Can you talk a bit about how GCBL is working to improve our lake's health?

The purpose of this document is to advise eligible coastal states and project partners that NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management is soliciting proposals for competitive funding available for land acquisition in U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern (http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/aoc/) under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative as anticipated in the President's FY2011 Budget.

Only Great Lakes States are eligible to participate in the FY2011 AOC Land Acquisition competition. The designated lead agency for implementing each approved state Coastal Zone Management (CZM) program may solicit proposals for this competition.

The Program Office has extended the closing date of this opportunity to February 17, 2011.

Document Type:	Modification to Previous  Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-NOS-OCRM-2011-2002844
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	Jan 06, 2011
Creation Date:	Jan 27, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 07, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 17, 2011    To extend the closing date to February 17, 2011.
Archive Date:	Mar 09, 2011
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,900,000
Award Ceiling:	$1,900,000
Award Floor:	$100,000
CFDA Number(s):	11.463  --  Habitat Conservation
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=62753