Salamander crossing established at Marquette’s Presque Isle Park
2021-03-18
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210318-salamander-crossing
Marathon plans to reap the benefits from palladium, copper mine
2021-03-18
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A proposed open-pit mine on the outskirts of Marathon, Ontario, a north shore community of 3,300, could attract as many as 2,000 more residents and workers over the next two to three years. Read the full story by Northern Ontario Business.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210318-marathon-mine
Shifting sand, water again reveal shipwreck from 1880s
2021-03-18
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A change in Lake Michigan water levels has revealed a shipwreck from the 1880s that is visible in western Michigan for the first time since 2018. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210318-shipwreck
Lake Michigan drops, letting boat launches and roads reopen
2021-03-18
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After two seasons of unusable roadways and boat launches, the city of Grand Haven, Michigan is hoping that the past two years of planning will help it be more prepared if lake levels rise again soon. Read and view the full story by WOOD -TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210318-lake-michigan-water
Lake Ontario water levels bring flood risk to near-zero
2021-03-18
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Lake Ontario water levels continue to drop and are currently running near a foot below average. The risk of significant flooding is near zero for Lake Ontario and that is welcome news for those that had damage from the flooding over the past few years. Read and view the full story by WROC -TV – Rochester, NY.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210318-ontario-water-levels
Detroit River Coalition to host joint Earth Week activities, April 17 -24
2021-03-18
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Despite the border restrictions during the pandemic, Americans and Canadians who are part of the Detroit River Coalition will be working together during a week-long celebration and cleanup of the Detroit River, April 17-24. Read the full story by The Macomb Daily.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210318-earth-week
Wisconsin DNR issues order to dispose of aquarium moss balls
2021-03-17
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources put out an alert to destroy and dispose of certain commercially available moss balls because some of the small, fuzzy flora were found to be infested with zebra mussels. Read the full story by WORT – Madison, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-moss-balls
Canadian officials to Michigan Senate: Line 5 shutdown would wreck economy
2021-03-17
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Keeping petroleum flowing through the Line 5 pipeline is imperative to the economy and energy security of Canada and the U.S., Canadian government, according to comments made by business and union representatives to a Michigan Senate panel earlier this week. Read the full story by The Bridge Magazine.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-line-5-shutdown
Canadian officials to Michigan Senate: Line 5 shutdown would wreck economy
2021-03-17
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Keeping petroleum flowing through the Line 5 pipeline is imperative to the economy and energy security of Canada and the U.S., Canadian government, according to comments made by business and union representatives to a Michigan Senate panel earlier this week. Read the full story by The Bridge Magazine.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-line-5-shutdown
U.S. courts would take ‘many years’ to resolve Line 5 dispute with Michigan: Enbridge
2021-03-17
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Courts in the United States would take “many, many years” to resolve the battle between Canada and Michigan over Line 5, according to Enbridge. Read the full story by The Canadian Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-line-5-court-dispute
Some cities are turning to natural infrastructure to deal with extreme rain events
2021-03-17
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Climate change in the Great Lakes region means more intense storms, and already some towns are finding they’re flooding where they never have before. One city in Michigan is finding the solution to stormwater runoff is nature. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-natural-infrastructure
Microplastics and algae tangle in the Great Lakes
2021-03-17
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Researchers found that a type of algae already found in the Great Lakes could trap up to one trillion pieces of microplastic in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Environmental Health News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-microplastics-and-algae
Scientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards
2021-03-17
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Powerful gusts linked to global warming are damaging water quality and creating a hazard for fish in Lake Erie and perhaps elsewhere in the Great Lakes, according to researchers. Read the full story by The Times Leader.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-wind-hazards
Scientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards
2021-03-17
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Powerful gusts linked to global warming are damaging water quality and creating a hazard for fish in Lake Erie and perhaps elsewhere in the Great Lakes, according to researchers. Read the full story by The Times Leader.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-wind-hazards
Bills would ban lead in fishing gear, a bird killer
2021-03-17
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A ban on lead use in fishing equipment is again being discussed by the Minnesota State Legislature. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-lead-ban
Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom to be removed Thursday
2021-03-17
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Due to a lack of ice cover on Lake Erie, the New York Power Authority says they’re preparing to remove the Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom this Thursday. Read the full story by WGRZ-TV – Buffalo, NY.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-ice-boom
DNR to hold PFAS listening sessions Wednesday for Marinette, Peshtigo
2021-03-17
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has set online listening sessions for residents who live in the Marinette and Peshtigo areas to share their thoughts on PFAS contamination. Read the full story by WLUK-TV – Green Bay, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-pfas-listening-session
Virtual reality 360-degree experience puts you inside what new Soo Lock will look like
2021-03-17
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Engineers are using virtual reality to perfect the design of a new Soo Lock that will soon be under construction and they’re sharing some of that imagery with the public. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-soo-locks
High water levels still a problem for shoreline residents
2021-03-16
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Despite above average outflows from the Great Lakes, water levels remain high due to high weather-caused inflow, damaging shoreline communities and causing costly restoration for homeowners. Read the full story by Orilliamatters.com.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210316-shoreline-communities-water-levels
Water infrastructure improvements planned in two Lake Superior communities
2021-03-16
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Canada’s federal government announced Monday that it is investing $2 million for projects in Terrace Bay and Red Rock through the Green Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada plan, replacing water mains, sanitary sewers, and storm sewers to reduce the risk of flooding. Read the full story by WDIO – TV – Duluth, MN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210316-ontario-water-infrastructure
Coast Guard opens Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal to shipping
2021-03-16
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Coast Guard Cutters Mackinaw and Mobile Bay commenced the break out of the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal as of Monday March 15. On Tuesday March 16, captain of the port Lake Michigan opened the southern half of Green Bay to commercial navigation. The regulated navigation area previously closed will be reopened as the two Coast Guard ice breakers proceed south creating a track through the ice from Sturgeon Bay to the Fox River entrance. Read the full story by The Sault News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210316-sturgeon-bay-canal-shipping
State awards $3.6M for invasive species prevention, management projects
2021-03-16
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The state of Michigan has announced a total of $3.6 million in grants for 29 projects to combat invasive species that will be awarded through the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program. Read the full story by WLUC – TV – Negaunee, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210316-michigan-invasive-species-projects
Wetlands can help prevent property damage and save lives during floods
2021-03-16
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Midland and other cities were hit hard by a flood caused by the failure of a dam. If that flood happened a few years ago, the damage could have been worse. But, due to wetland restoration efforts, the thousand acres of restored wetlands helped reduce the severity of that flood. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210316-wetland-restoration-floods
Great Lakes water levels down from this time last year
2021-03-16
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As of March 12, the Great Lakes water levels for 2021 are tracking below last year’s average levels, although Lake Michigan and Huron still remain well above the long-term average levels according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read the full story by WZZM – FM – Grand Rapids, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210316-water-levels
Soo Locks to open early this year, kicking off Great Lakes shipping season
2021-03-16
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The Soo Locks will open 12 hours early this year, kicking off the 2021-22 Great Lakes shipping season a little ahead of schedule on March 24th at noon. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210316-shipping-soo-locks
Ontario expanding the protection and preservation of green spaces
2021-03-16
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The Ontario government is investing $20 million over the next four years in the Greenlands Conservation Partnership to help secure land of ecological importance and promote healthy, natural spaces. The funding will enable conservation groups to restore and manage natural areas while assisting a commitment under the province’s Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan to mitigate effects of climate change. Read the full story by Lake Superior News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210316-ontario-conservation
The U.S. Government is begging you to destroy moss balls
2021-03-16
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Pet stores in 32 states were recently found to be selling moss balls studded with the invasive species, zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha), and the U.S. government wants the mollusks gone, one mangled moss ball at a time. Read the full story by AtlasObscura.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210316-invasive-species-mussel-moss
Treaty rights acknowledged for first time in oil pipeline’s controversial history
2021-03-16
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Last November, Gov. Whitmer revoked the easement that allows the Line 5 pipeline to operate, and ordered Enbridge to halt oil transport by May this year. Cited in the revocation, for the first time in the history of Line 5, Michigan’s administration officially acknowledged nearly 200-year-old Indigenous Chippewa and Ottawa treaty rights as one of the reasons to shut down the pipeline project and protect Great Lakes ecology and fisheries. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210316-line-5-treaty-rights
Scientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards
2021-03-16
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Powerful gusts linked to global warming are damaging water quality and creating a hazard for fish in Lake Erie and perhaps elsewhere in the Great Lakes, according to researchers. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210316-climate-water-quality
Scientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards
2021-03-16
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Powerful gusts linked to global warming are damaging water quality and creating a hazard for fish in Lake Erie and perhaps elsewhere in the Great Lakes, according to researchers. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210316-climate-water-quality
Cleveland man makes amazing discovery on birding hike
2021-03-15
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A gull photographed by an Cleveland birder is nearly 29 years old, making it the longest living ring-billed gull on record. Read the full story by WTIC-TV – Cleveland, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210315-gull
Top charter captain has long love affair with Lake Erie
2021-03-15
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Captain Rich Turturice has been plying the waters of Lake Erie as a skipper for almost 40 years, introducing legions of anglers to the lake’s iconic walleye, as well as its rich cache of yellow perch, and smallmouth bass. Read the full story by the Blade.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210315-charter
Coast Guard warning about weak ice on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
2021-03-15
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The United States Coast Guard is reminding you to avoid weak ice on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Read the full story by WKBW-TV – Buffalo, NY
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210315-ice
Bad River Band wildlife specialist says state leaders need to learn from tribes on wolf relationship
2021-03-15
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Lake Effect’s Ben Binversie speaks with Edith Leoso, tribal historic preservation officer for the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, about her tribe’s deep historical relationship with the wolf, or Ma’iingan. Then, Abi Fergus, a wildlife specialist who works for the Bad River Band, shares the differences between Wisconsin’s management of wolves and the tribe’s relationship plan. Wisconsin recently held its first gray wolf hunt since 2014. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210315-wolves
The S.S. Badger is ready for a full season of taking cars across the lake this year
2021-03-15
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If you’re looking forward to taking the car ferry across Lake Michigan this year, the dates for the 2021 season have been announced. Michigan’s historic S.S. Badger says there will be a full season of trips across the lake after the pandemic shortened the season last year. Read the full story by WTRC – Michiana, IN
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210315-badger
Michigan seamen kick off shipping season with Blessing of the Fleet at Mariners’ Church
2021-03-15
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The Mariners’ Church of Detroit and boaters from around Michigan are welcoming the shipping season, starting with its annual ‘Blessing of the Fleet” service on Sunday, hosted with certain COVID-19 restrictions in place. The Blessing of the Fleet is a historic tradition that includes an Honor Guard of Shipmasters, Coast Guard, and military personnel, who participate in a procession alongside Michigan Sea Cadets. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210315-blessing
Icebreaking operations in full swing on Great Lakes, Coast Guard says
2021-03-15
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Two Canadian Coast Guard ships – the CGS Samuel Risley and the CCGS Griffon – are currently breaking a path through ice for commercial vehicles on Lake Huron.. Read the full story by the CBC.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210315-icebreaking
Whitmer offers plan to supply propane after pipeline closes
2021-03-15
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration released a plan Friday to make sure Michigan will have enough propane if a controversial pipeline is shut down. The strategy addresses a frequent objection to the Democratic governor’s demand that Enbridge Inc. decommission its Line 5, a leading carrier of natural gas liquids that are refined into propane to heat many Michigan homes. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210315-propane
The U.S. government is begging you to destroy moss balls
2021-03-12
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Pet stores in 32 American states were recently found to be selling moss balls studded with invasive zebra mussels, and the U.S. government wants the mollusks gone, one mangled moss ball at a time. Read the full story by Atlas Obscura.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210312-balls
Biden EPA to reconsider Trump rule on lead in drinking water
2021-03-12
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The Biden administration said Wednesday it was delaying the effective date of a policy intended to prevent lead pollution of drinking water, continuing a decades-old debate over how to remove a serious health hazard to children. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210312-bidenepa
Great Lakes water levels tracking below record-setting 2020, but still above average
2021-03-12
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Great Lakes water levels continue to track below 2020′s record levels, although Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie remain well above long-term average levels. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210312-tracking
U of M team makes discovery about Lake Erie dead zone
2021-03-12
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New research finds the annual dead zone in Lake Erie is getting a boost that makes it worse very quickly. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210312-deadzone
Up North lighthouse likely to be swallowed by Lake Michigan after century of neglect
2021-03-12
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After a century of abandonment, after seasons of water and ice tearing at its base, the Waugoshance Lighthouse in Emmet County, Michigan, will be swallowed by Lake Michigan. The only mystery is when. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210312-nolighthouse
Proposed plan for Leelanau State Park to make some changes, preserve rustic character
2021-03-12
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A proposed new general management plan for Leelanau State Park on Lake Michigan in Northport, Michigan, will look into making a few updates without changing the park’s rustic nature. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210312-rustic
New weather forecasts coming for outer Apostle Islands
2021-03-12
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The National Weather Service in Duluth, Minnesota, is starting a new marine forecast zone March 30 specific to the waters of Lake Superior surrounding the Apostle Islands. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210312-apostle
How safe is it, really, to walk on Minnesota’s iced-over lakes?
2021-03-12
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One of the defining sights of a Minnesota winter is looking out on a frozen lake and seeing people sitting on stools, fishing rods in their hands. But how safe is it, really, to walk on the iced-over lakes? Read the full story by the Star Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210312-icylake
Trumpeter swans on the rise in Ohio, but bird remains on state-threatened list
2021-03-12
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The trumpeter swan, the white-feathered bird that wades through wetlands, remains on Ohio’s threatened species list, though its population is growing, including in Northeast Ohio. Read the full story by Cleveland.com.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210312-swans
Kincardine, Ontario, beach safety group pitches ‘stoplight’ technology
2021-03-12
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A group from Kincardine, Ontario, is pitching some life-saving ideas to improve safety at their beach and pier on Lake Huron. Read the full story by CTV News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210312-stoplight
Great Lakes ice coverage: Trending downward since 1970
2021-03-11
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According to new research from Climate Central, a nonprofit news organization that analyzes and reports on climate science, although there are still high coverage years, the annual maximum ice coverage on the Great Lakes is 22 percent lower on average, compared to 50 years ago, with years of low ice cover becoming more frequent. Read the full story by WNEM- TV – Bay City, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210311-ice-coverage
Conservation experts wary of legalizing trotlines and juglines
2021-03-11
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Some anglers and conservationists oppose a controversial catfishing bill introduced in the Michigan Legislature. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210311-fishing