Join Northwest Indiana Green Drinks for a special and rare program by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on regional restoration efforts, Thursday, August 7th, 6:30 pm, via Zoom or Save the Dunes Facebook Live. EPA’s Great Lakes National Program Office and U.S. Steel have partnered to investigate and address impacted sediment within the Eastern 5 Miles of the Grand Calumet River and Marquette Park Lagoons through a Great Lakes Legacy Act (GLLA) project agreement. The Eastern 5 Miles project is one of various GLLA projects intended to address the Grand Calumet River’s impaired beneficial uses by restoring sediment as critical aquatic habitat and a key contributor to surface water health. Christian Bako, Environmental Engineer & Project Manager, will present “Reclaiming Waterways: Eastern Grand Calumet River & Marquette Lagoons Sediment Project” to give background on the project, current status, and plans for future project phases.
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“Reclaiming Waterways: Eastern Grand Calumet River & Marquette Lagoons Sediment Project”
Christian Bako, Environmental Engineer & Project Manager, U.S. EPA – Great Lakes
THURSDAY, August 7, 2025, 6:30 pm CT / 7:30 pm ET
Facebook Live or Zoom Meeting | Your Space | BYOB
Why were certain creeks, streams, and rivers considered dead in Northwest Indiana? What has sediment removal and restoration done for aquatic and bird life in the Calumet River and Marquette Lagoons? How will future plans impact these habitats and their wildlife?
Join Environmental Engineer & Project Manager Christian Bako as he reveals how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Great Lakes National Program Office and U.S. Steel have partnered to investigate and address impacted sediment within the Eastern 5 Miles of the Grand Calumet River and Marquette Park Lagoons through a Great Lakes Legacy Act (GLLA) project agreement.
Grab a libation and some delicious eats in your own space, as Christian explains how
the Eastern 5 Miles project is one of various Great Lakes Legacy Act (GLLA) projects intended to address the Grand Calumet River’s impaired beneficial uses by restoring sediment as critical aquatic habitat and a key contributor to surface water health. His presentation will give background on the project, current status, and plans for future project phases.
Invite your family, friends, neighbors, groups, organizations, and communities to join us. Northwest Indiana Green Drinks will meet Thursday, August 7th, 6:30 pm CT/7:30 pm ET, via Zoom and Save the Dunes Facebook Live. NWI Green Drinks—in its permanent virtual format—meets the first Thursday of the month (excluding July and December breaks). Sign up with Save the Dunes to receive Green Drinks announcements and their e-newsletters: https://savedunes.charityproud.org/WebForm/Index/3100…
These events are co-sponsored with Save the Dunes and Michigan City Sustainability Commission plus supported by NWI Region Resilience. Guest hosts this month are 95.1 FM/AM 1420 WIMS, 219 GreenConnect, U.S. EPA-Great Lakes Region, and U.S. Steel . For further information, please email Em Racine at em@savedunes.org .
Save the Dunes and Northwest Indiana Green Drinks are inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting:
Topic: August Northwest Indiana Green Drinks
Time: Aug 7, 2025 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 868 3685 7061
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