Huron-Erie Corridor Initiative

News & Events

New on the Corridor Maps Page - Remediation of Fish Spawning Habitat in the Huron-Erie Corridor

In The Media - Below the Surface – Restoring an Urban River. By Lynn Vaccaro and Stephanie Ariganello

New Fact Sheet - Restoring Fish Habitat In The St. Clair River (Middle Channel Reef Project)

State of the Strait Conference November 2, 2011:
Use of Remote Sensing and GIS to Better Manage the Huron-Erie Corridor

2011 Niagara River Partnership ∼ Huron-Erie Corridor Initiative Information Exchange

2011 7^th Annual Steering Committee Meeting

The Huron-Erie Corridor Initiative is featured on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative page at the U.S. Geological Survey

Updated:

New on the Corridor Maps Page

Remediation of Fish Spawning Habitat in the Huron-Erie Corridor

7^th Annual Steering Committee Meeting

When: March 6, 2011 9:00am - 3:00pm

Where: USGS - Great Lakes Science Center (see map here)

You can download the meeting summary and presentations, all in PDF, on our 2011 Annual Meeting page

<p>The HEC once provided spawning habitat for numerous sport and commercial fishes including lake whitefish, lake sturgeon, walleye, and white bass.  Changes to the physical habitat coupled with effects of exotic species and exploitation of fish stocks have impaired the ability of the system to produce and support sustainable fish stocks. The HEC Initiative partners are conducting interdisciplinary studies of fish populations and habitat in the HEC to provide information essential to managing the restoration of fish habitat and populations in the HEC.</p>