A request for proposals for projects expanding GLOS’ capacity for monitoring the impacts of coastal hazards was developed and released in late fall 2025. Five projects have been selected for funding:
- The Buffalo-Niagara Waterkeeper will develop a local water level observing network in eastern Lake Erie and the surrounding watershed. Ten low-cost water level monitoring stations will be established to capture water level dynamics and flooding impacts associated with events such as seiches and coastal storms.
- Superior Watershed Partnership will expand and modernize the buoy network in Lake Superior, deploying three new Spotter buoys in existing monitoring locations and working with tribal partners in the region to establish new buoy locations.
- Two new buoys will be deployed by NEW Water to better characterize the wave conditions in lower Green Bay, filling a critical observing gap and improving safety for both recreational and commercial vessels.
- The University of Colorado Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) will establish a satellite derived bathymetric data pipeline to generate digital elevation models in the coastal zone to improve understanding of nearshore dynamics and shoreline changes.
- The Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) will deploy two floating sensors capable of providing near real-time ice thickness measurements throughout the winter to improve winter safety and help fill a critical data gap.
GLOS is grateful to all who submitted proposals. We are looking forward to having these new capabilities available to better inform the region of coastal vulnerabilities.
Stay tuned for updates on all of the projects, as they get underway, and will share data as they become available, to be shared on Seagull.