Purpose:
Restoration of natural resources along the Detroit River
International Wildlife Refuge.
Location: Grassy Island, lower Detroit River, Michigan (formerly a part of the Wyandotte National Wildlife Refuge).
Overview: NOAA has provided funds to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
to assess potential contamination on Grassy Island and examine the feasibility
of restoring habitat for resident and migratory birds, fish and wildlife. This
effort is the first step in the restoration of natural ecological function to
critical Michigan coastal wetland and adjacent shallow open water habitats
significantly damaged by long-term human impacts.
An Interagency Agreement between
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS), and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) was
signed on August 10, 2001 to implement the project.