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Ojibwemodaa! Let’s speak Ojibwe!

“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/07/ojibwemodaa-lets-speak-ojibwe/

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The Apostle Islands could soon become Wisconsin’s first national park, thanks to an effort by several federal lawmakers. Becoming a national park would attract more people to the Apostle Islands, sharing the natural beauty of the islands and shores of Lake Superior. Read the full story the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240726-apostle-islands

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For nearly 40 years, the New York Department of Conservation considered the Lake Ontario shoreline from Webster to Parma, New York, to be an Area of Concern (AOC). After four decades of restoration work, regulators recommend removing the lakeshore from the AOC list. Read the full story by WHEC-TV – Rochester, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240726-aoc-delisting

Taaja Tucker-Silva

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As weather patterns shift, blue-green algal blooms are appearing in areas where they wouldn’t commonly occur. Researchers from the Great Lakes Institute of Environmental Research in Windsor, Ontario, are working to understand blooms in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the CBC.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240726-blue-green-algae

Taaja Tucker-Silva

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Lake Erie will soon host a pioneering water treatment process, the first of its kind in the U.S., thanks to a partnership involving the Cleveland Water Alliance and a South Korean tech company. Avon Lake Regional Water in Ohio was selected as the testing site. Read the full story by The Morning Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240726-water-treatment

Taaja Tucker-Silva

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Birds that grow up dining from Saginaw Bay, Michigan, and other polluted Great Lakes sites are far more likely to be infertile, lay eggs with embryos that don’t survive, or raise chicks that fail to develop, according to recent research. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240726-toxic-hot-spot

Taaja Tucker-Silva

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Activists gathered to mark the anniversary of the 2010 oil spill near Marshall, Michigan, where a ruptured pipeline released about a million gallons of crude oil into the Kalamazoo River. Activists admonished the pipeline’s owner for its safety record and current plans for the Line 5 pipeline in northern Michigan. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240726-spill-anniversary

Taaja Tucker-Silva

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Registration is now open for a relay swim event that will mark the 50th anniversary of the tragic shipwreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The 17-stage, 411-mile relay swim begins in Lake Superior, where the shipwreck lies, and ends in Detroit, the ship’s intended destination. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240726-shipwreck-swim

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As more green infrastructure projects are installed across the state of Michigan, more workers are needed to maintain them. Friends of the Rouge, a Detroit-area nonprofit that manages the River Rouge watershed, is offering a short course about maintaining green infrastructure like rain gardens. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240726-green-infrastructure

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By Eric Freedman A Rochester, N.Y., man who deliberately abandoned and sunk his 25-foot Bayliner in Lake Ontario must pay $15,442 restitution to cover the cost of unnecessary search-and-rescue operations. Vyacheslav Migitskiy admitted lying to federal investigators about his ownership of the boat, according to court documents. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Migitskiy “intentionally sunk […]

The post Deliberate sinking on Lake Ontario nets conviction first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2024/07/26/deliberate-sinking-on-lake-ontario-nets-conviction/

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By Elinor Epperson Gelman Sciences LLC manufactured medical filters for decades, but that’s not the public health issue the company is known for. Dioxane from Gelman’s Scio Township plant leaked into Ann Arbor’s groundwater, creating a plume of contamination more than 4 miles long. That contamination was discovered by a University of Michigan graduate student, […]

The post Forty years on, future of contaminant plume under Ann Arbor still murky first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2024/07/25/forty-years-on-future-of-contaminant-plume-under-ann-arbor-still-murky/

Elinor Epperson

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PFAS Roundup: EPA adds 12 more versions of PFAS to freshwater fish monitoring while federal farm bills focus on “forever chemicals”

On Thursday, July 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated recommendations under the Clean Water Act, adding twelve versions of PFAS to the contaminant list along with amphetamine, three cyanotoxins, a flame retardant, and lead. The EPA noted that these are all pollutants that states, territories, and Tribes are recommended to monitor in local freshwater fish.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/07/pfas-roundup-epa-adds-12-more-versions-of-pfas-to-freshwater-fish-monitoring-while-federal-farm-bills-focus-on-forever-chemicals/

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Making up for lost trees

The rain started more than an hour before we arrived at an acre of marginal farmland that’s wedged between a house on a nearby hill and Sharon Creek. A tributary of the Thames River, Sharon Creek is a waterway that wends 170 miles through southwestern Ontario before emptying into Lake.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/07/making-up-for-lost-trees/

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By Elinor Epperson As more green infrastructure projects are installed across the state, more workers are needed to maintain them. Friends of the Rouge, a Detroit-area nonprofit that manages the River Rouge watershed, is offering a short course about maintaining green infrastructure like rain gardens. The course is an opportunity for workers to expand their […]

The post Green infrastructure job trainings aim to support growing field first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2024/07/24/green-infrastructure-job-trainings-aim-to-support-growing-field/

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All are invited to attend the second in a series of three free events designed for birders of all skills and abilities. Join “Everyone Can Bird: Graduation to Migration,” 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 14, at the Millennium Trail off N. 28th Street and Wyoming Avenue, Superior, Wisconsin.

In August, baby birds begin to “graduate” into adulthood as they prepare for migration. Come join a celebration of this exciting adventure for the new adult birds.

Sea Grant’s Natalie Chin looks for birds on Barker’s Island in Superior during an accessible birding event in 2022. Image credit: Marie Zhuikov, Wisconsin Sea Grant

People of all ages and ability levels are welcome to attend this accessible birding event. Move along the paved Millennium Trail on a guided bird hike or explore bird activities at your own pace.

American Sign Language interpretation is provided. Fifteen pairs of binoculars are available for use, along with a spotting scope, a wheelchair mount for binoculars and portable seating. A track chair – an all-terrain, electric-powered chair that can be used on hiking trails – along with a scooter and walkers will also be available, courtesy of indiGO.

Come and stay for the whole time or meet with and leave the group when you need. Light refreshments will be available. There will also be a wheelchair accessible portable bathroom on-site for this event.

Registration is encouraged but not required. Free bus transportation is provided at 9:20 a.m. from the Superior Public Library (1530 Tower Avenue) to the Millenium Trail. Please register to reserve your spot on the bus. (https://bit.ly/3y6XX7t)

This event is designed with access in mind, but people needing additional accommodations should email Luciana.Ranelli@wisc.edu or call Luciana at (715) 399-4085 at least 10 days before the event.

The Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve, City of Superior, Embark Supported Employment, Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, indiGO, Lake Superior Reserve, Minnesota Land Trust and Wisconsin Sea Grant are hosting this event.

The final “Everyone Can Bird” outing will be held Oct. 12 at Hawk Ridge in Duluth.

The post Everyone Can Bird, Second of Three Accessible Birding Events first appeared on Wisconsin Sea Grant.

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News Releases | Wisconsin Sea Grant

https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/everyone-can-bird-second-of-three-accessible-birding-events/

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Biologists are investigating why whitefish numbers in the lower Great Lakes are cratering without adequate spawn classes to replace them. New evidence indicates the fish, which lay eggs on shallow reefs that rely on winter ice cover, are being squeezed by shifting temperatures. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240724-whitefish-populations

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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is issuing a precautionary notice to residents based on visual confirmation of a blue-green algae bloom on Lake St. Clair. Residents on the municipal drinking water system can drink the water, unless they are notified otherwise. Read the full story by the Kingsville Times.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240724-habs-notice

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The city of Toronto dumped more than 1,300 megalitres of partially treated wastewater into Lake Ontario during Tuesday’s torrential downpour. Three wastewater plants were “bypassing,” a process in which stormwater and sewage are diverted from a secondary treatment procedure. Read the full story by CTV News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240724-sewer-bypass

James Polidori

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A partnership led by the Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition and the University of Wisconsin-Madison received $10 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Sustainable Agricultural Systems program earlier this summer. The partnership builds on existing efforts by tribal nations in Wisconsin to reinvigorate their traditional agricultural practices. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240724-tribal-university-partnership

James Polidori

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The wreck of the historic 130-foot Margaret A. Muir schooner has been found off the coast of Wisconsin more than 130 years after it plunged to the bottom of Lake Michigan with the captain’s beloved dog on board. Read the full story by CBS News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240724-shipwreck-discovery

James Polidori

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Lorain County commissioners and staff continue to work toward a regional sewer and storm water treatment plant that would lower costs for all residents of Lorain County, Ohio. The project has been underway for a year, but first, a number of steps in a “complex” process must be met. Read the full story by The Morning Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240724-wastewater-treatment-regionalization

James Polidori

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $7.56 million contract to Great Lakes Dock & Materials, LLC, to make repairs on approximately 1,450 feet of the lake side of Dunkirk Harbor‘s breakwater in Dunkirk, New York. Read the full story by WRFA – Jamestown, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240724-breakwater-repair

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Although some parks and sports fields in Mississauga, Ontario, are still closed following last week’s torrential rainstorm, the city says the damage could have been significantly worse without strong stormwater infrastructure in place to mitigate the floods. Read the full story by insauga.com.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240724-stormwater-infrastructure

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Government officials along with Citizens Against Wind Turbines in Lake Erie (CATWILE) are holding a rally to oppose wind turbines in the Great Lakes in Irving, New York. CATWILE is a group of citizens focused on informing and educating the public about the risks and opposing the building of industrial wind turbines in Lake Erie. Read the full story by WGRZ-TV – Buffalo, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240724-turbine-advocacy

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By Eric Freedman Getting old can be rough, right? Osteoporosis. Osteoarthritis. Periodontitis – a trio of chronic diseases that make bones fragile, make joints degenerate and make teeth become loose. All three diseases harm the quality of life of millions of people worldwide. But that triple-whammy also besets moose, say Michigan Technological University and Duke […]

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Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2024/07/23/moose-lessons-what-they-can-teach-us-about-human-aging/

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50% off Locks Fees!

Boy we’ve had a lot of rain. And really wet weekends. That’s why we’re slashing some  lock fees 50% for the rest of the season! Starting Aug. 1, day passes will be only $5 and a pass for the rest of the season will be $50. Remember, the northern locks in Little Kaukauna and De Pere will be open through October 6, so you have two months to enjoy boating on the Fox River. And, to make this even better, all you need to do for a pass is to purchase online at this link. 

 

Remember:

  • All locks are open weekends through Labor Day.
  • Locks in De Pere and Little Kauakuna are open daily through Labor Day. After Labor Day they are open only weekends.
  • Locks in Menasha and Rapide Croche are closed.

 

You have more than 17 miles of navigable river from Menasha to Rapide Croche, just south of Wrightstown. From Rapide Croche to the Bay of Green Bay, you can boat for 20 beautiful miles on the Fox. We hope to see you at the locks! 

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Heat, pollution, and climate change anxiety are affecting children

By Lester Graham, Michigan Public

Although temperatures vary day-to-day, this summer is shaping up to be a hot one in Michigan. Doctors are warning parents to learn how to protect their kids, and how to talk to them about climate change.

It used to be that parents had to talk to their kids about things like ‘stranger danger,’ or ‘don’t take candy from a stranger,’ and ‘be sure to put on sunscreen.’ With climate change, parents are finding they have a lot more to teach their children.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/07/heat-pollution-and-climate-change-anxiety-are-affecting-children/

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Great Lakes Learning: Superior waters warming

This lesson will explore the phenomenon of warming waters in Lake Superior. The coldest and largest of the Great Lakes has been experiencing steady increases in average temperatures for a few decades, enough to give rise to concern for the lake ecosystem, the weather patterns in the surrounding area, and more.

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Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/07/great-lakes-learning-superior-waters-warming/

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The link you’ve clicked on is under construction. Thanks for your patience as we complete this section of our website.

If you can’t wait, our staff are available to help. Check out our Contact Us page to find the right email or phone number.

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Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance

https://fwwa.org/2024/07/22/link-coming-soon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=link-coming-soon

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Detroit legislator takes the long view on Michigan’s water affordability struggles

For Detroit’s Sen. Stephanie Chang, the long and winding road to statewide drinking water affordability legislation continues with the finish line, hopefully, in sight.

Chang, a Democrat representing Michigan’s 3rd district, first focused on the affordability issue as a newly minted representative in 2015. At the time, she heard stories about the effects of water shutoffs and related health issues.

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Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/07/detroit-legislator-takes-the-long-view-on-michigans-water-affordability-struggles/

Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now

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The 2024 harmful algal bloom (HAB) season in the Great Lakes is in full swing – but long before the bloom began, scientists at NOAA GLERL and the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) had already been preparing for … Continue reading →

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NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

https://noaaglerl.blog/2024/07/22/understanding-great-lakes-habs-through-weekly-water-sampling/

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Points North: Pedaling to the Beat of His Own Drum

By Daniel Wanschura, Interlochen Public Radio

Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio. 

Growing up in rural Brazil, Kiko Silvelet says bikes had a very specific purpose: transportation.

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Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/07/points-north-pedaling-to-the-beat-of-his-own-drum/

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By Mia Litzenberg In the Detroit area, people experience unsafe levels of particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and ozone in the air they breathe. These pollutants are blamed for adverse health effects such as heart disease, respiratory issues and cancer. The University of Michigan is part of an ongoing Detroit research partnership, Community Action […]

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Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2024/07/22/inside-is-not-the-answer-air-quality-in-the-great-lakes/

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Climate change is altering Lake Erie: warmer water temperatures increase the risk of toxic algal blooms. Less ice cover in the winter can lead to more soil erosion. And its water levels are fluctuating at a faster rate. A new program at Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) will prepare a new workforce of scientists, engineers and data analysts to help communities navigate these impacts. Read the full story WVXU – Cincinnati, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240722-climatechange-lakeerie-ohio

Hannah Reynolds