eFoiling and Unpaid Bills – Episode 2307
2023-07-25
An encore presentation of stories about eFoiling, water infrastructure, and The Catch.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/07/efoiling-and-unpaid-bills-episode-2307/
Air Quality Alert issued July 25 at 10:32AM CDT by NWS
2023-07-25
...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR EASTERN WISCONSIN... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Ozone from 11 AM this morning until 11 PM tonight. This advisory affects people living in the following counties: Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc. Due to favorable meteorological conditions, including the
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WI1266552FB1B0.AirQualityAlert.1266553D39C0WI.GRBAQAGRB.ca49107f135125588196cd5746d4e86d
2023 Young Summer Scholars
2023-07-25
Young scholars partner with NCEI over the 2023 summer term to work on research projects that can be applied to real-world issues.
NCEI News Feed
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/2023-young-summer-scholars
The life of Peanut: Inside the story of the world’s oldest living chicken
2023-07-25
Peanut currently holds the Guinness World Records title for the oldest living chicken.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2023/07/25/the-life-of-peanut-inside-the-story-of-the-worlds-oldest-living-chicken/
Research vessels are on the Great Lakes, but there’s no crew on board
2023-07-24
By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/07/research-vessels-are-on-the-great-lakes-but-theres-no-crew-on-board/
Air Quality Alert issued July 24 at 11:55AM CDT by NWS
2023-07-24
...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR ALL BUT FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Fine Particulate Matter which will remain in effect until noon Tuesday. This advisory includes people living in the following counties in
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WI126655209F7C.AirQualityAlert.1266552FF350WI.GRBAQAGRB.95772b461ecdeafcc9c0642321d118ec
Can you filter ‘forever chemicals’ out of your water at home?
2023-07-24
‘Forever chemicals’, otherwise known as PFAS, are found nearly everywhere in a household – from cooking pans to rugs. While you may not be able to completely avoid the chemicals, there are some things you can do at home to reduce your exposure. Read the full story by WXIN-TV – Indianapolis, IN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-foreverchemicals-filter-water-at-home
Wetlands were everywhere on the Great Lakes, how one project is helping save them
2023-07-24
Researchers with University of Wisconsin-Green Bay are surveying hundreds of wetlands around the region every year as part of the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program. The program aims to monitor and assess Great Lakes coastal wetland health using biotic indicators and provide a baseline and method for tracking future changes in plants, animals, and environmental quality. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-wetlands-greatlakes-protection-habitatmonitoring
Addressing the growing imbalance between water scarcity and flooding in northeastern Illinois
2023-07-24
It might come as a surprise given their proximity to Lake Michigan, but Chicago’s neighbors southwest of the city could soon be facing a water shortage. The Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer supplies groundwater to communities in Will, Kane and DuPage counties. The aquifer is beginning to collapse – it’s depleting, and this is a non-replenishable aquifer. This poses the challenge of managing and addressing a growing imbalance between flooding and water scarcity in the region’s water geography. Read the full story by WTTW-TV – Chicago, IL.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-waterscarcity-northernillinois
Georgian Bay project catches billions of microplastics
2023-07-24
A recent experiment conducted in Collingwood and Parry Sound, Ontario has shown that microplastics can be caught before they end up in a wastewater treatment plant, and then likely in large bodies of water like Georgian Bay. Read and listen to the full story by Barrie News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-georgianbay-microplastics
Targeting sea lamprey; Crews treat Pentwater River for invasive species during weekend
2023-07-24
The Pentwater River, located in Oceana County, MI is considered one of the major producers of the invasive Sea Lamprey in Lake Michigan. Crews treated the river with lampricides over the weekend, which kills the invasive species. Read the full story by the Ludington Daily News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-sealamprey-pentwaterriver-mi-invasivespecies-treatment
Party that sued EPA over harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie blasts Maumee River cleanup plan
2023-07-24
A senior attorney for the Environmental Law & Policy Center, says the Ohio EPA’s plan is woefully inadequate to meet the phosphorus-reduction goals for Lake Erie that have been agreed upon by Ohio, Michigan and Ontario, as well as the federal governments of the United States and Canada. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-epa-habs-maumeeriverplan
Boats set sail from Chicago for annual race to Mackinac
2023-07-24
Boats set sail Saturday morning from Chicago’s Monroe Harbor for the annual Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. 230 boats traveled well over 300 miles to Michigan’s Mackinac Island in Lake Huron. Read the full story by WLS-TV – Chicago, IL.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-boats-chicago-annualrace-mackinaw
Great Lakes are once again a hot destination for cruise ships
2023-07-24
Cruise ships, which once thrived on these lakes before all but disappearing in the 1970s, are making a remarkable comeback. Marketed as “expedition cruising,” the ships deliver tourists and their spending money to ports that for decades primarily served global markets with iron ore and wheat. Read the full story by The Brunswick News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-greatlakes-destination-cruiseships
Study finds shipping in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River supports more than 240K jobs
2023-07-24
A new industry-funded study finds shipping in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River supports more than 240,000 jobs in the U.S. and Canada, injecting billions of dollars into their economies. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-greatlakesshipping-jobs
S.S. Badger ferry carrying traffic across Lake Michigan suspends service
2023-07-24
A ferry carrying traffic across Lake Michigan suspended trips indefinitely on Friday after a mechanical failure of its ramping system. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-ss-badger-lake-michigan-suspends-ferry
NASA DEVELOP Celebrates 25 Years and Welcomes in the Summer 2023 Term
2023-07-24
Summer 2023 NASA DEVELOP team at NCEI work towards supporting air quality observation in Oregon and Washington.
NCEI News Feed
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/nasa-develop-ncei-summer-2023-term
Air Quality Alert issued July 23 at 8:39PM CDT by NWS
2023-07-24
...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR ALL BUT FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Fine Particulate Matter which will remain in effect until noon Tuesday. This advisory includes people living in the following counties in
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WI1266551E4F4C.AirQualityAlert.1266552110C4WI.GRBAQAGRB.95772b461ecdeafcc9c0642321d118ec
Special Weather Statement issued July 22 at 2:20PM CDT by NWS
2023-07-22
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Brown and Kewaunee Counties through 300 PM CDT... At 217 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms across eastern Brown and Kewaunee counties. These storms were nearly stationary. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny size hail.
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WI126655028280.SpecialWeatherStatement.12665502A1C0WI.GRBSPSGRB.8277e56207786573290cdaabd01b78b5
TED Countdown: Ford global director of sustainability Cynthia Williams on making Detroit a hub for climate solutions
2023-07-21
Ford Motor Company is aiming to be carbon neutral by 2050, as reiterated by Cynthia Williams last week.
Williams took to the stage to expand on how Ford is accomplishing this, highlighting their latest releases in electric vehicles (EV). Williams is the global director of sustainability at Ford.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/07/ted-countdown-ford-global-director-of-sustainability-cynthia-williams-on-making-detroit-a-hub-for-climate-solutions/
More than half of private wells tested for PFAS in Stella have come back positive for the forever chemicals
2023-07-21
In the Stella and Starks area of Oneida County, Wisconsin, nearly 100 private wells have been tested for PFAS and more than half have come back with at least a trace of PFAS contamination. The first private well tested in Stella about a year ago came back with levels thousands of times higher than the Wisconsin Department of Health’s safe drinking water standard. Read the full story by WXPR – Rhinelander, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-private-well-contamination
CDC: Toxic blue-green algae is infecting humans, animals in Michigan summers
2023-07-21
Harmful algae blooms in Michigan and other states are spiking during the summer in freshwater bodies such as lakes, according to a recent CDC report. Toxins produced in these blooms can lead to illness in humans and animals. Read the full story by The Detroit Free Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-toxic-algae
Bassmaster Elite anglers return to Lake St. Clair next week
2023-07-21
The AFTCO Bassmaster Elite’s 102-boat field will be held at Brandenburg Park in Chesterfield Township, Michigan, at Lake St. Clair from July 27-30. After the Day 2 weigh-in, the field will be cut to the top 50, with only the top 10 advancing to championship Sunday. Read the full story by The Macomb Daily.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-fishing-tournament
Don’t swallow Lake Michigan water at Ottawa County park, health department warns
2023-07-21
In Ottawa County, Michigan, E. coli levels continue to be a concern as dredging has resumed in the Grand Haven Channel. An advisory to “take precautions” at North Beach Park in Ferrysburg has been issued by the Ottawa County Health Department. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-bacteria-contamination
Eastpointe to get $10M for lead water line replacement
2023-07-21
Eastpointe, Michigan, is set to get $10 million in state funding for replacement of lead water lines after being named as an “action city” by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. On July 18, the City of Eastpointe issued a public advisory for its 13,565 water customers after water testing samples from locations with known lead water lines showed seven of 60 homes tested had results of more than 15 parts per billion (ppb). Read and listen to the full story by The Macomb Daily.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-lead-line-replacement
Dangerous swimming at Lake Michigan
2023-07-21
A Beach Hazards Statement is in effect for the Lake Michigan shore near South Haven, Michigan, today. Northwest winds at Holland State Park will push water toward the north pier causing swimmers to get caught in the structural current and be pushed out away from shore. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-swimming-hazards
Sea lamprey pesticides being applied to Pentwater River
2023-07-21
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel will apply lampricides to the Pentwater River in Oceana County, Michigan, between July 18-23. The public is asked to minimize contact with the Pentwater River in Oceana County and agricultural irrigation must be suspended 24 hours before and after treatment. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-lampricide-application
Senate committee approves funding for new Soo Lock
2023-07-21
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to provide the Army Corps of Engineers the full $235 million it had asked for to continue construction on a new Soo Lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Read the full story by The Detroit Free Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-lock-funding
Boat with cool history arrives in Petoskey’s Little Traverse Bay for sunset cruises
2023-07-21
The Harbor Princess, a boat with a storied history on two Great Lakes, has settled into its new home in Petoskey, Michigan, to offer sunset cruises on the Little Traverse Bay. The ferry service for the last few years has been port-hopping around the bay with stops to pick up and drop off passengers in Petoskey and neighboring Bay Harbor and Harbor Springs. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-sunset-cruise-ship
7 Wisconsin shipwrecks you can dive to in the Great Lakes
2023-07-21
Nearly 800 shipwrecks in Wisconsin lakes and waterways have been catalogued by the Wisconsin Historical Society Maritime Preservation Program and the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute. With the right equipment and skills, it is possible to visit several of them, with many becoming popular tourist attractions for curious scuba divers, snorkelers, kayakers and boaters. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-shipwreck-exploration
Nibi Chronicles: A portal to the Burt Lake Band’s violent expulsion
2023-07-21
Editor’s Note: “Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A direct descendant of the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe, she lives and works in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her two 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 she is at work on a children’s story.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/07/nibi-chronicles-portal-burt-lake-bands-violent-expulsion/
TED Countdown: Musician Tunde Olaniran from Flint, Michigan on the role of art in the climate crisis
2023-07-20
Tunde Olaniran is a musician and multidisciplinary artist from Flint. Last year, their first exhibition premiered at Cranbrook Art Museum, featuring a short horror film — Made a Universe — inspired by their life growing up in Flint.
They were asked to perform one of their latest works for the TED Countdown Summit at the Fillmore Detroit on Thursday, July 13.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/07/ted-countdown-musician-tunde-olaniran-from-flint-michigan-on-the-role-of-art-in-the-climate-crisis/
Michigan bald eagles soar back from near-extinction
2023-07-20
By Ashley Zhou, Bridge Michigan
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/07/michigan-bald-eagles-soar-back-from-near-extinction/
US House budget proposal cuts funds for water system upgrades and polluted communities
2023-07-20
By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/07/us-house-budget-proposal-cuts-funds-water-system-upgrades-polluted-communities/
PFAS News Roundup: First-to-market PFAS annihilator in Michigan, $42.4 million in claims against Wisconsin city
2023-07-20
PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of widespread man-made chemicals that don’t break down in the environment or the human body and have been flagged as a major contaminant in sources of water across the country.
Keep up with PFAS-related developments in the Great Lakes area.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/07/pfas-news-roundup-firs-market-pfas-annihilator-michigan-42-4-million-claims-wisconsin-city/
Media Alert: The USGS is calling all dead butterflies and moths in six states
2023-07-20
You read that right.
Midcontinent Region
https://www.usgs.gov/news/state-news-release/media-alert-usgs-calling-all-dead-butterflies-and-moths-six-states?utm_source=comms&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news
Slow boats to Beaver Island are vital link to mainland
2023-07-19
Two ferries to Michigan’s Beaver Island make about 360 round trips to the island each year, bringing people, animals, buildings supplies, groceries — anything you can think of that would be delivered to an island in the middle of Lake Michigan. Plans to build a third ferry are underway after the state legislature appropriated $14 million in 2022. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-beaver-island
From plovers to friends: how a feathery love triangle spurred Canada and the U.S. to save tiny endangered birds
2023-07-19
Record Great Lakes piping plover pairings in Ontario brought record drama this summer: after a heartbroken mother flew her nest, an unprecedented international race ensued to save her unhatched eggs. Read the full story by The Narwhal.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-plovers
Group’s first in-person event to take place at International Wildlife Refuge
2023-07-19
A group of Michigan artists, managers and advocates seeking to strengthen and promote links between Great Lakes arts and science as a way of inspiring Great Lakes stewardship will hold its first in-person meeting on July 27 at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. Read the full story by The News-Herald
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-art
TED Countdown: Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice executive director Laprisha Berry Daniels on supporting communities, preparing for the future
2023-07-19
Laprisha Berry Daniels is the Executive Director at Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice. Daniels is a public health social worker who is interested in focusing on harm-reduction when dealing with the climate crisis. She specializes in developing interventions to help to improve the health and wellbeing of communities.
In her talk on Wednesday, July 12, Daniels said she was inspired by her family’s move to Detroit during the Great Migration.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/07/ted-countdown-detroiters-working-for-environmental-justice-executive-director-laprisha-berry-daniels-on-supporting-communities-preparing-for-the-future/
*CLICK* Snapshot Day Returns August 19th, 2023
2023-07-19
Wisconsin residents invited to help search Wisconsin’s waters for invasive species on August 19th
Water lovers of all ages are invited to join the statewide search for aquatic invasive species (AIS) on August 19th, 2023. This fun, hands-on effort, known as AIS Snapshot Day, relies on participants to monitor streams, lakes, and wetlands at designated sites across the state, for signs of non-native plants and animals that pose
risks to Wisconsin waterways and wildlife. Volunteers have a choice to register at one of over twenty event locations hosted by local conservation groups.
Coordinated in partnership by UW-Madison Division of Extension, UW-Stevens Point Extension Lakes, River Alliance of Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Snapshot Day is entering its’ 10th successful year. Information collected will be provided to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to inform and guide monitoring and response efforts. Volunteers are key to the success of the event.
“Projects like AIS Snapshot Day are a fun and simple way for volunteers to get engaged and for the local site leaders and DNR to collaborate” says Maureen Ferry, DNR AIS Monitoring Coordinator. “DNR has a long list of sites with suspected but unverified AIS that AIS Snapshot Day monitoring targets. This increases the chances of volunteers finding a species. Plus, each year, we make new detections.”
Last year over 150 volunteers rolled up their sleeves to monitor at more than 234 sites across the state making for a fun and safe event.
This is a free event. Recommended for ages 8 and up, minors must be accompanied by an adult.
LOCAL EVENT DETAILS:
Saturday, August 19th
8:30 am-12:30 pm
Pamperin Park, Green Bay
REGISTRATION:
Register and see all event details at: https://wateractionvolunteers.org/events/
Advance registration is requested to help Site Leaders build monitoring plans.
Photo Credit: Chris Acy (FWWA)
Questions? Comments? Contact Chris Acy, the AIS Coordinator covering Brown, Outagamie, Fond du Lac, Calumet, and Winnebago Counties at (920) 460-3674 or chris@fwwa.org!
Follow the Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance’s Winnebago Waterways Program on our Winnebago Waterways Facebook page or @WinnWaterways on Twitter! You can also sign-up for email updates at WinnebagoWaterways.org.
Winnebago Waterways is a Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance program. The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance is an independent nonprofit organization that identifies and advocates effective policies and actions that protect, restore, and sustain water resources in the Fox-Wolf River Basin.
Check out the Keepers of the Fox Program at https://fwwa.org/watershed-recovery/lower-fox-recovery/
Reporting invasive species is a first step in containing their spread. Maintaining and restoring our waters and landscapes can reduce the impacts even when we don’t have other management options to an invasive species.
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Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance
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*CLICK* Snapshot Day Returns August 19th, 2023
2023-07-19
Wisconsin residents invited to help search Wisconsin’s waters for invasive species on August 19th
Water lovers of all ages are invited to join the statewide search for aquatic invasive species (AIS) on August 19th, 2023. This fun, hands-on effort, known as AIS Snapshot Day, relies on participants to monitor streams, lakes, and wetlands at designated sites across the state, for signs of non-native plants and animals that pose risks to Wisconsin waterways and wildlife. Volunteers have a choice to register at one of over twenty event locations hosted by local conservation groups.
Coordinated in partnership by UW-Madison Division of Extension, UW-Stevens Point Extension Lakes, River Alliance of Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Snapshot Day is entering its’ 10th successful year. Information collected will be provided to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to inform and guide monitoring and response efforts. Volunteers are key to the success of the event.
“Projects like AIS Snapshot Day are a fun and simple way for volunteers to get engaged and for the local site leaders and DNR to collaborate” says Maureen Ferry, DNR AIS Monitoring Coordinator. “DNR has a long list of sites with suspected but unverified AIS that AIS Snapshot Day monitoring targets. This increases the chances of volunteers finding a species. Plus, each year, we make new detections.”
Last year over 150 volunteers rolled up their sleeves to monitor at more than 234 sites across the state making for a fun and safe event.
This is a free event. Recommended for ages 8 and up, minors must be accompanied by an adult.
LOCAL EVENT DETAILS:
Saturday, August 19th
8:30 am-12:30 pm
Pamperin Park, Green Bay
REGISTRATION:
Register and see all event details at: https://wateractionvolunteers.org/events/
Advance registration is requested to help Site Leaders build monitoring plans.
Photo Credit: Chris Acy (FWWA)
Questions? Comments? Contact Chris Acy, the AIS Coordinator covering Brown, Outagamie, Fond du Lac, Calumet, and Winnebago Counties at (920) 460-3674 or chris@fwwa.org!
Follow the Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance’s Winnebago Waterways Program on our Winnebago Waterways Facebook page or @WinnWaterways on Twitter! You can also sign-up for email updates at WinnebagoWaterways.org.
Winnebago Waterways is a Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance program. The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance is an independent nonprofit organization that identifies and advocates effective policies and actions that protect, restore, and sustain water resources in the Fox-Wolf River Basin.
Check out the Keepers of the Fox Program at https://fwwa.org/watershed-recovery/lower-fox-recovery/
Reporting invasive species is a first step in containing their spread. Maintaining and restoring our waters and landscapes can reduce the impacts even when we don’t have other management options to an invasive species.
The post *CLICK* Snapshot Day Returns August 19th, 2023 appeared first on Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance.
Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance
https://fwwa.org/2023/07/19/click-snapshot-day-returns-august-19th-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=click-snapshot-day-returns-august-19th-2023
*CLICK* Snapshot Day Returns August 19th, 2023
2023-07-19
Wisconsin residents invited to help search Wisconsin’s waters for invasive species on August 19th
Water lovers of all ages are invited to join the statewide search for aquatic invasive species (AIS) on August 19th, 2023. This fun, hands-on effort, known as AIS Snapshot Day, relies on participants to monitor streams, lakes, and wetlands at designated sites across the state, for signs of non-native plants and animals that pose risks to Wisconsin waterways and wildlife. Volunteers have a choice to register at one of over twenty event locations hosted by local conservation groups.
Coordinated in partnership by UW-Madison Division of Extension, UW-Stevens Point Extension Lakes, River Alliance of Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Snapshot Day is entering its’ 10th successful year. Information collected will be provided to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to inform and guide monitoring and response efforts. Volunteers are key to the success of the event.
“Projects like AIS Snapshot Day are a fun and simple way for volunteers to get engaged and for the local site leaders and DNR to collaborate” says Maureen Ferry, DNR AIS Monitoring Coordinator. “DNR has a long list of sites with suspected but unverified AIS that AIS Snapshot Day monitoring targets. This increases the chances of volunteers finding a species. Plus, each year, we make new detections.”
Last year over 150 volunteers rolled up their sleeves to monitor at more than 234 sites across the state making for a fun and safe event.
This is a free event. Recommended for ages 8 and up, minors must be accompanied by an adult.
LOCAL EVENT DETAILS:
Saturday, August 19th
8:30 am-12:30 pm
Pamperin Park, Green Bay
REGISTRATION:
Register and see all event details at: https://wateractionvolunteers.org/events/
Advance registration is requested to help Site Leaders build monitoring plans.
Photo Credit: Chris Acy (FWWA)
Questions? Comments? Contact Chris Acy, the AIS Coordinator covering Brown, Outagamie, Fond du Lac, Calumet, and Winnebago Counties at (920) 460-3674 or chris@fwwa.org!
Follow the Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance’s Winnebago Waterways Program on our Winnebago Waterways Facebook page or @WinnWaterways on Twitter! You can also sign-up for email updates at WinnebagoWaterways.org.
Winnebago Waterways is a Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance program. The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance is an independent nonprofit organization that identifies and advocates effective policies and actions that protect, restore, and sustain water resources in the Fox-Wolf River Basin.
Check out the Keepers of the Fox Program at https://fwwa.org/watershed-recovery/lower-fox-recovery/
Reporting invasive species is a first step in containing their spread. Maintaining and restoring our waters and landscapes can reduce the impacts even when we don’t have other management options to an invasive species.
The post *CLICK* Snapshot Day Returns August 19th, 2023 appeared first on Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance.
Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance
https://fwwa.org/2023/07/19/click-snapshot-day-returns-august-19th-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=click-snapshot-day-returns-august-19th-2023
EPA Samples Show How Bacteria Can Ruin a Day at the Beach
2023-07-19
Nearly 63% of beaches tested in the Great Lakes region last year had at least one day of fecal contamination that exceeded the EPA’s Beach Action Value. That tool helps states determine whether a beach is safe enough to go swimming. Read the full story by Public News Service.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-epa-bacteria-beaches
Sheboygan County shipwreck listed in National Register of Historic Places
2023-07-19
The wreck of an early wooden schooner that capsized on Lake Michigan 9-1/2 miles southeast of Sheboygan in September 1885 has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Read the full story by the Sheboygan Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-sheboygan-shipwreck-nationalregister
Province partners with local organizations to clean-up, restore health of shorelines in Niagara
2023-07-19
The Ontario government is investing $6 million to support 30 multi-year projects that will help protect, conserve, and restore the Great Lakes, including two shoreline projects in Niagara. The investments will help reduce plastic litter and control excess nutrients and road salt entering lakes, rivers, and streams. Read the full story by The Niagara Independent.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-cleanup-shores-niagara
Great Lakes see injection of cash for rehabilitation
2023-07-19
Organizations which work to protect Lake Superior are benefitting from an injection of multi-year funding from the province as part of a larger $6 million initiative to protect, conserve, and restore the Great Lakes. The Ontario government has announced 30 “science on the ground” projects so far, which aim to address a variety of challenges. Read the full story by Fort Frances Times.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-greatlakes-cash-rehabilitation
Scuba divers clean up the dirty history of the Great Lakes
2023-07-19
“Drink ‘em and sink ‘em” was the practice of fishermen who threw their beer and pop cans and bottles into the Great Lakes over 40 years ago. Don Fassbender, president of Great Lakes Scuba, a lake preservation dive club, once saw old cans underwater as far as he could see beneath Lake Superior. He posted a video of the dive on YouTube, showing the garbage he found and collected. Read the full story by the Gladwin County Record & Beaverton Clarion.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-scubadivers-greatlakes-cleanup
International shipping on Great Lakes keeps pace with last year
2023-07-19
Ships carrying an estimated 12 million tons of cargo have passed through the St. Lawrence Seaway system into the Great Lakes through the end of June, roughly the same amount as last year. Read the full story by The Northwest Times of Indiana.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-internationalshipping-greatlakes
Video: Surprise 1879 shipwreck discovered at the bottom of Lake Superior
2023-07-19
A ship that hasn’t been seen for almost a century and a half has been confirmed as found. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Paradise, Michigan announced an expedition on Lake Superior last year that led to the discovery of the Satellite, a tugboat that sank June 21, 1879. Read the full story by the Manistee News Advocate.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-shipwreck-lakesuperior