In Ohio, decomposing algae at the bottom of Lake Erie has led to recurring problems with discolored water reaching the taps of some Cleveland Water Department customers, which is an issue the department is now looking to remedy. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220803-discolored-water
A Chicago man recently completed his 1,400-mile biking journey around Lake Superior, which is the last of the five Great Lakes he has biked since starting his journey twelve years ago. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Negaunee, MI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220803-bike
Great Lakes’ water temperatures usually mimic summer air temperatures, but Lake Superior has remained cooler than average. Read the full story by MLive.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220803-water-temperature
With federal authorities limited in their ability to require power plants to substitute fossil fuels with other energy sources, state efforts in New York will need to ramp up to reduce future climate risks to the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Spectrum News Buffalo.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220803-power-plants
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reports that 73 nests were observed this year and 65 of those nests hatched, giving this threatened species hope for recovery. Read the full story by WZZM-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220803-piping-plovers
The nonprofit organization Sturgeon for Tomorrow and a team of fishery biologists have been working together for seven years on the Sturgeon-in-the-Classroom program to engage students through community science to help reintroduce lake sturgeon in Great Lakes tributaries. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220803-sturgeon
As some species recover from past population declines, the rise in their population has the adverse effect on other Great Lakes threatened species. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220803-species
In the first six weeks of 2022, seven earthquakes were recorded in the eastern basin of Lake Erie. Over 200 earthquakes have been recorded since 1776 in Ohio, mostly around Lake Erie. Scientists are working on figuring out what is causing them. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220801-earthquakes
Of the many tools used in the fight to bring Great Lakes piping plovers back from the threat of extinction, the common household feather duster might be the most unexpected — and adorable — of them all. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220801-piping-plovers
The Monroe County Health Department received preliminary positive results this week from testing of a suspected blue-green algae bloom in Lake Erie at Michigan’s Sterling State Park and Luna Pier Beach. Read the full story by The Monroe News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220801-algal-bloom
This year’s annual Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fish survey of Lake Superior found a strong lake trout population and is a good sign of the lake’s reclaimed productivity after decades of damage caused by blood-sucking sea lamprey that are now being controlled. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220801-lake-trout
Ohio’s Davis Aerospace and Maritime High School students spend classroom time on a barge, helping to make an impact on Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River. Read the full story by WKYC-TV – Cleveland, OH.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220801-argonauts
After six decades of being buried underground, Serson Creek, or one of Mississauga, Ontario’s “lost Rivers” once again flows into Lake Ontario. Read the full story by Insauga News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220801-mississauga-river
In addition to updating major infrastructure needs, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is more than halfway through a two-year pilot project that applies structured decision-making to assess the resilience of the Au Sable River in the face of existing and emerging threats. Read the full story by The Alpena News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220801-au-sable-river
The task force charged with finding a solution to a pollution problem threatening Lake Superior whitefish and lake trout has identified a plan that members said could save a valuable spawning reef off the Keweenaw Peninsula. But the plan already faces major obstacles. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220801-buffalo-reef
The Lake Michigan basin is down about eight inches from just one year ago (July 2021) but is currently still nine inches above its July average. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220801-water-levels
The Great Lakes Coalition will hold its annual membership meeting at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 13 at the Haworth Hotel on the campus of Hope College, 225 College Ave. All persons interested in the Great Lakes, whether members of the Coalition or not, are invited to attend. Read the full story by the South Haven Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220801-great-lakes-coalition
In the fifty years since the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was first enacted, large efforts have been made to clean up and restore the Great Lakes but there is still more to accomplish. Read the full story by Canadian Geographic.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220729-great-lakes
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a group focused on preservation of the areas around the mouth of the Kalamazoo River, allowing the group to argue in circuit court against a proposed development that would impact Michigan’s coastal dunes. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220729-dunes
As climate change continues to make a milder Michigan winter, more Canada geese are becoming full-time residents, opting to stay in cities over the winter rather than flying further south. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220729-geese
The newest freighter to ply the Great Lakes began her maiden voyage yesterday; a trip from Wisconsin to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to load stone that will be used to make ready-mix for making concrete. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220729-cargo-ship
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assessment crew will conduct work on the Oconto River to estimate the abundance of sea lampreys, as the river is considered a “regular producer” of sea lampreys which migrate out to Lake Michigan. Read the full story by the Green Bay Gazette.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220729-oconto
With major ports along the US east and west coasts struggling with cargo backlogs due to knock-on effects from supply chain issues, shippers are looking to long-ignored ports in the Great Lakes as a way to get supplies into and out of America. Read the full story by the BBC News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220729-shipping
Thanks to a team effort among: Keep Ohio Beautiful, The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio Sea Grant and The Ohio Clean Marinas program — devices called “seabins” are being installed in marinas from Huron to Geneva, Ohio. Read the full story by WKYC-TV – Cleveland, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220729-seabins
Sustainable and inclusive development of the St. Lawrence River is precedent, as development in its current form will have a negative consequence for the people and the environment of North America. Read the full story by The Conversation.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220729-st.-lawrence-river
According to The Ohio Wetlands Association, Ohio has lost more than 90% of its wetlands, largely because of agriculture, real estate development and the expansion of recreational areas. The Nature Conservancy is working hard to protect the ones that are left. Read the full story by Spectrum News 1.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220729-wetlands
Mike Shoreman, who said he wants to become the first disabled man to cross all five Great Lakes on a paddleboard, crossed Lake Michigan on Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday and is now one step away from completing his quest. Read the full story WDIV-TV – Detroit, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220729-paddleboarder
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy announced that the City of Flint’s water system’s lead level is higher than the previous 6-month period result. Despite this, the lead level is still below the federal action level of 15 parts per billion. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220727-flint-lead
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources recommended that all water systems in the state be tested for PFAS chemicals. The DNR is providing free, voluntary sampling projects for municipal water systems across the state. Read the full story by WKBY-TV – La Crosse, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220727-pfas-testing
American eels, once abundant in tributaries to Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, are now listed as endangered under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act. Known to the Algonquin people as Kichisippi Pimisi, the American eel has been an essential part of Algonquin culture. Restoring the Kichisippi Pimisi is essential to re-establish the ancestral connection between them and the Algonquin people. Read the full story by MuskokaRegion.com.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220727-eel-restoration
While tourism helps the Northern Michigan economy thrive, the region’s popularity can have an impact on its lakes. Solutions such as boat cleaning stations are helping the region’s residents take care of their water systems. Read the full story by The Petoskey News-Review.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220727-tourism-impacts
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and the U.S. Forest Service signed a memorandum of understanding in 2019 for shared stewardship of the Chippewa National Forest; now, with more diverse trees and shrubs and less underbrush, the forest has responded to this holistic management approach incorporating traditional ecological knowledge. Read the full story by MPR News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220727-indigenous-management
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.) authorized $45.6 million in Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grants to create more opportunities for outdoor recreation. The Fund was created in 1976 to provide funding for public acquisition of land for resource protection and outdoor recreation. Read the full story by The Daily Mining Gazette.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220727-recreation-grants
After a 5,300-gallon oil spill in the St. Marys River on June 9, Lake Superior State University’s Center for Freshwater Research and Education and LimnoTech placed sensors to monitor its containment. As of the end of July, the sensors continue not to detect any signs of lingering hydrocarbons from the spill. Read the full story by SooToday.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220727-oil-sensor
Lake Erie Awareness Day will take place in Put-in-Bay, Ohio, on Thursday, August 11. This event will feature activity stations to explore the cultural, historical, and ecological importance of the islands and draw attention to aquatic and terrestrial conservation efforts. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220727-erie-awareness
Advocates for the Mississippi River are hoping that a proposed federal funding program, modeled after an effort to clean up the Great Lakes, could change the trajectory of the river’s increasing flood frequency, address invasive species, pollution, and the dead zone where the Mississippi empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220725-mississippi
Members of a hunting and fishing advocacy group want a federal judge to make them an official party to negotiations between the state and five Michigan tribes over treaty-protected fishing rights. Read the full story by Mlive.com.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220725-fishing
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is the lead state agency for Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline, permitting the $450 million project and in December, released a draft environmental review of the company’s plan. Now, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the state’s review failed to fully analyze the ways in which the project could harm the environment, as well as tribal resources and treaty rights. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220725-line-3
Members of the Georgian Bay Great Lakes Foundation addressed the council of Tiny Township, Ontario at the recent committee of the whole meeting, presenting an update on Georgian Bay issues including water levels and water quality, and asking the township for a letter of support for funding from the federal government. Read the full story by BarrieToday.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220725-georgian-bay
A Canadian man on a quest to raise awareness and money for mental health through crossing all five Great Lakes by paddleboard this summer, is ready for his next conquest. Mike Shoreman, who this summer has crossed Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Superior by paddleboard, is planning on crossing Lake Michigan, starting on Tuesday night and overnight into Wednesday. Read the full story by WJXT-TV – Jacksonville, FL.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220725-paddleboard
The 2022 algal bloom is expected to have a low severity index of 3.5, according to the final forecast from the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration released June 30. This will be the fourth year out of the past seven that the algal bloom will be rated less than 4 on a scale of 1 (mild) to 10 (severe). Read the full story by Ohio’s Country Journal.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220725-algae
The River Raisin contributes phosphorus and drains into Lake Erie. Now, Michigan farmers are talking about what can be done. Read the full story by Michigan Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220725-phosphorus
Tempers are flaring on a stretch of Southwestern Ontario’s Lake Huron shore amid complaints of trespassing and bullying as frustrated cottage owners clash with beachgoers over access to the sand and water on their private property. Read the full story by The London Free Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220725-beach
The future Lakeview Village will see 8,000 residential units constructed on 177 acres of Mississauga, Ontario’s Lake Ontario coastline. A district energy system could drastically reduce the carbon footprint of these units and their future residents utilizing the adjacent waste water treatment plant. Read the full story by The Pointer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220725-energy
Residents of Aitkin County, Minnesota have concerns with proposed sulfide mining in the state near abundant wetlands and the headwaters of the Mississippi River and St. Croix watershed, and with many nearby communities including Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth there is concern these communities could eventually be affected by acid drainage among other issues. Read the full story by Duluth News-Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220725-sulfide
Researchers are on a mission to map the bottom of all five Great Lakes, a system so sparsely-documented, some portions contain only one or two data points to cover an area the size of Detroit. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220722-mappingbottomgreatlakes
A tank of live invasive sea lampreys — the vampires of the Great Lakes — will visit the Midland Tall Ships Festival from July 22 through July 24. Read the full story by Midland Today.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220722-vampiresofthegreatlakes
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced that it has conducted targeted invasive carp sampling in Presque Isle Bay, Erie County, after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) detected the presence of Silver Carp environmental DNA (eDNA). Read the full story by PennWATCH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220722-invasivesilvercarp
Some South Haven businesses have started offering red flag day specials — deals to incentivize families to visit them rather than Lake Michigan when conditions are dangerous. Read the full story by UP Matters.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220722-redflagdealslakemi
Member agencies of the St. Marys River Fisheries Task Group will conduct a fish community survey of the entire St. Marys River during August. The St. Marys River is a connecting channel between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. The survey work will cover many locations along the 70-mile-long river, from the upper river near Brimley to where the river empties into Lake Huron at DeTour. Read the full story by The Mining Journal.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220722-fishsurverystmarysriver
