Daily News (Page 14)

Canada Water Agency wasn’t quite sure how to explain Carney’s budget cuts to the public, documents show

On: April 8, 2026

Internal government emails show staff at the Canada Water Agency trying to make sense of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget cuts in response to questions from the media. Carney’s first federal budget proposed $3.8 million in lower spending by 2029-30 at the agency, and a further $1.2 million categorized as a separate “ongoing,” or permanent spending reduction, for a total of $5 million in cuts. Read the full story by the Narwhal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260408-agency

After decades of starts and stops, Sault Ste. Marie says conditions are right to build a commercial port

On: April 6, 2026

The City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, will consider a $200-million proposal to modernize port capabilities and create an industrial hub on Algoma Steel brownfield lands. Read the full story by SooToday.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260406-commercial-port

Great Lakes freighter in Duluth freed after being stuck in ice

On: April 6, 2026

A Great Lakes freighter, the Lee. A. Tregutha, was stuck in the ice on Friday just off the Duluth, Minnesota, piers when trying to make its departure. Read the full story by KARE-TV – Minneapolis, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260406-duluth-freighter-ice

Aamjiwnaang raises concerns as pipeline returns to service

On: April 6, 2026

Aamjiwnaang First Nation is expressing concern after a pipeline that leaked into the St. Clair River has been returned to regular use and service without the community receiving information about the impacts of the leak or confirmation that it has been fully resolved. Read the full story by CKNX – Wingham, ON.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260406-stclair-river-pipeline

Lake Erie walleye plentiful, yellow perch numbers cause concern

On: April 6, 2026

Above-average walleye hatches in Lake Erie have occurred in eight of the past 11 years. However, perch have hit hard times, particularly in the deeper portion of the lake, and the causes for the prolonged string of poor hatches aren’t clear. Read the full story by the Columbus Dispatch.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260406-walleye-perch

Michigan shuts down Belle Isle redevelopment plan critics call ‘dystopian’

On: April 6, 2026

More than a decade after the idea first surfaced, a revamped proposal to buy Belle Isle and turn the public park into a privately funded housing, entertainment and retail district is drawing sharp criticism from Michigan officials and the Belle Isle Conservancy, who call the idea unrealistic. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260406-belle-isle-redevelopment

More upbound, downbound commercial vessels assisted on St. Mary’s River

On: April 6, 2026

U.S. Coast Guard crews continue ice-breaking operations on the upper Great Lakes and St. Mary’s River in support of the Great Lakes commercial shipping season. Since the opening of the Soo Locks on March 25, the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards have assisted 23 upbound and 20 downbound commercial vessels. Read the full story by The Sault Star.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260406-commercial-vessels

ORPC Targets Great Lakes expansion as rising power demand drives new hydropower investment

On: April 6, 2026

Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) is preparing to install two submersible hydroelectric devices in the St Lawrence River, marking its first urban project after years of operating in Alaska and Maine. The initiative comes as electricity demand rises sharply across the Great Lakes region, driven by population density, industrial growth, and the rapid expansion of data infrastructure. Read the full story by ESG News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260406-stlawrence-hydropower

Why Lake Erie anglers are keeping their boats docked this week

On: April 6, 2026

Recent heavy thunderstorms have been shutting down Lake Erie fishing areas for at least a few days as Lake Erie has been roiled up and its tributaries overflowing their banks. It’s going to take a few days for the wet weather and muddy waters to stabilize and begin to clear. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260406-erie-flooding-fishing

Lake Huron Coastal Centre looks for beach clean-up volunteers

On: April 6, 2026

The Lake Huron Coastal Centre is looking for volunteers to help at the annual beach clean-up in celebration of Earth Day. Read the full story by CKNX – Wingham, ON.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260406-huron-cleanup

One of the largest salt mines in the world exists under Lake Erie

On: April 6, 2026

The Whiskey Island salt mine, owned by food giant Cargill, is below Cleveland, Ohio, and helps supply road salt across the Northeast and Great Lakes, where a colder, snowier-than-usual winter has driven demand. Read the full story by WESA – Pittsburgh, PA.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260406-erie-salt-mine

U.S. EPA announces action on microplastics, but Michigan critics say it’s not enough

On: April 3, 2026

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced new initiatives to tackle microplastics in the human body and drinking water on Thursday. Zeldin said the EPA will add microplastics and pharmaceuticals to its list of concerning chemicals in drinking water. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260403-microplastics-initiative

US Supreme Court refuses Michigan’s immunity claim in Line 5 case

On: April 3, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court has left standing a decision that allows Enbridge Energy to sue the state of Michigan over its efforts to shut down the Line 5 oil-and-gas pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260403-pipeline-case

Thousands of Flint water crisis victims receiving settlement checks

On: April 3, 2026

A federal judge has ordered partial payments be disbursed to more than 12,000 adult claimants injured in the Flint water crisis. A secondary payment from the $626 million settlement fund will go out after several appeals related to the agreement have been resolved. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260403-flint-settlement

Removal of Lake Erie-Niagara River Ice Boom planned to begin April 6

On: April 3, 2026

The International Niagara Board of Control said that while removal of the Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom is typically completed by April 1, a significant amount of ice remaining in the lower Niagara River pushed the removal to April 6. Read the full story by WKBW-TV – Buffalo, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260403-ice-boom

Coast Guard: Spring ice-breaking continues on upper Great Lakes

On: April 3, 2026

The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards continuing its spring ice-breaking work on the upper Great Lakes, having assisted 13 upbound and 10 downbound commercial vessels to transit the St. Marys River since the Soo Locks opened for the 2026 season on March 25. Read the full story by The Sault Ste. Marie Evening News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260403-ice-breaking

Walleye, yellow perch quotas set for sections of Lake Erie

On: April 3, 2026

The Ohio Division of Wildlife on Thursday announced the daily catch limits for Lake Erie’s two primary sport fish—walleye and yellow perch—will remain unchanged for Ohio waters for the year beginning May 1 and ending April 30, 2027. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260403-fish-quotas

Why there are dead, fuzzy fish everywhere on Michigan’s shores

On: April 3, 2026

According to a Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) newsletter, “winterkill,” or the process by which fish suffocate under sealed ice and float up during spring thaw, is normal and usually doesn’t wreck fish populations in the long term. Read the full story by WITL – Lansing, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260403-winter-kill

Michigan DNR introduces new fishing regulations for 2026 season

On: April 3, 2026

For the start of the 2026 fishing season, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources updated possession limits, size requirements and gear definitions for various species to manage state fisheries. The changes impact popular fishing spots including Lake Superior, the Menominee River and specific lakes in the Upper Peninsula. Read the full story by WWTV-TV – Cadillac, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260403-fishing-regulations

Lake Michigan’s ‘living dunes’ have a history of burying beach bathrooms, cottages and entire towns

On: April 3, 2026

Years of sand migration on the 120-foot Mount Baldy within Indiana Dunes National Park have prompted a sand management and relocation program. This spring, crews are onsite to move about 40,000 cubic yards of sand through mid-June. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260403-dune-migration

Up North beach town leans into cultural tourism with $180K storytelling initiative

On: April 3, 2026

The northern Michigan beach town of Ludington is leaning into cultural tourism by highlighting its more than 150 years of history – including museums, lighthouses and lumber baron homes – through a new storytelling initiative. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260403-beach-town-tourism

SS Badger season kick-off includes film premiere in Manitowoc May 17

On: April 3, 2026

The S.S. Badger is kicking off its new season with a screening of a new film about the beloved Lake Michigan car ferry. The film tells the story of the Badger — the last coal-fired steamship in operation in the United States — and explores the boat’s place in the history of railroads. Read the full story by the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260403-badger-film

New film about the bay of Green Bay to premiere locally on Earth Day

On: April 1, 2026

A new feature-length documentary about the bay of Green Bay explores the world’s largest freshwater estuary including the birds, fish, plants, nutrient cycles and invasive species that shape its health as well as the people who influence its future. Read the full story by Green Bay Press Gazette.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260401-green-bay-film

Zombies in the abyss? Something fishy is happening in Lake Superior

On: April 1, 2026

Over the past 10 years, there’s been an increasing number of mystifyingly emaciated siscowet lake trout. Fishery officials are exploring food limitation, disease, impacts of sea lamprey and contaminants as possible causes of these “zombie fish.”. Read the full story by the MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260401-zombie-fish

‘Workhorse of the Great Lakes’ sent to cut path for freighters as icy bottleneck drags on

On: April 1, 2026

Harsh winter weather has disrupted Coast Guard ice-breaking operations on the St. Marys River, forcing delays in assistance to big freighters and cargo ships that are trying to navigate the busy shipping channel between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. The Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay is now heading up to bolster ice clearing efforts. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260401-ice-clearing

Cruising the Great Lakes: 23K visitors to step off ships at destinations across the region

On: April 1, 2026

Great Lakes cruise ships are expected to bring 23,000 visitors to destinations across the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River this year with seven cruise lines in operation. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260401-great-lakes-cruises

Eating habits of grass carp alarms biologists

On: April 1, 2026

A new study shows surprisingly flexible eating habits from invasive grass carp in Lake Michigan and Lake Erie suggesting these fish can survive and spread to new locations where their typical diet sources are scarce. Read the full story by Outdoor News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260401-grass-carp-research

DEC announces more than $5.1 Million awarded to control invasive species and restore damaged habitats across the state

On: April 1, 2026

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced more than $5.1 million to fund 51 projects that reduce the negative impacts of aquatic and terrestrial invasive species on natural resources, infrastructure, agriculture, and local economies supporting long-term ecosystem health, economic stability, and community wellbeing. Read the full story by LongIsland.com.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260401-invasive-species-funding

New Lake Huron campsites proposed in U.P.’s national forest

On: April 1, 2026

A popular fishing spot in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is looking to expand its camping footprint and is asking for public feedback. New campsites are being considered for Carp River Campground in the Hiawatha National Forest along the Lake Huron shoreline. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260401-proposed-campsites

Maritime marvels: The Milwaukee women who ruled the Great Lakes

On: April 1, 2026

Two remarkable women made waves along Lake Michigan as the first female ship owner and lighthouse keeper. Read the full story by WTMJ-TV-Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260401-historic-females

How much ice is left on the Great Lakes? Lake Erie is nearly ice free

On: April 1, 2026

Throughout March, the Great Lakes have seen a decline in ice coverage dropping as low as 15% total cover last week. Heading into April, Lake Erie ice coverage is only at 1.45%. Read the full story by Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260401-ice-cover

Mentor Marsh wetland restoration wins $750,000 grant

On: April 1, 2026

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History has received a $750,000 grant to continue restoration work at Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve, one of northeast Ohio’s largest remaining coastal wetlands. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260401-wetland-restoration-grant

More than 3,000 adult trout stocked in Huron River & Spring Mill Pond in southeast Michigan

On: April 1, 2026

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said it has stocked more than 3,000 adult trout in the Huron River and Spring Mill Pond to boost fish populations and the recreational fishery. Read the full story by WXYZ-TV – Detroit, Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260401-trout-stocking

Michigan’s Great Lakes fish populations assessed

On: March 30, 2026

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources surveys the Great Lakes fisheries every year between April and November. This information directly informs fisheries management decisions — such as stocking levels or regulated catch limits — and provides data on the success of past actions. Read the full story by the Iron Mountain Daily.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260330-fish-assessments

Soo Locks shipping slows down due to ice

On: March 30, 2026

After a day and a half of the Soo Locks being open, shipping has come to a standstill. Ice conditions and a lack of heavy U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers are creating delays for American shipping and manufacturing. Some U.S. shipping companies have suffered more than 24-hour delays. Read the full story by WLUC – TV – Negaunee, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260330-ice-jam

How commercial divers obliterate invasive mussels

On: March 30, 2026

Some of the most skilled construction jobs in the Great Lakes happen in the water itself. Divers often contend with thick layers of invasive mussels that completely cover the structures they’re working on. One team near Port Huron, Michigan, has developed a method for obliterating the mollusks. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260330-mussel-removal

Demand for hydropower surges as Trump clamps down on clean energy

On: March 30, 2026

Home to one of the largest deposits of freshwater on the planet, the Great Lakes region will soon host next-generation tidal-powered generators – just as prices are being hiked across the US. Read the full story by The Guardian.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260330-hydropower-demand

Participants needed for long-term study on health effects of Lake Erie algal blooms

On: March 30, 2026

Researchers are trying to determine how blue-green algae toxins affect people’s health when breathed through the air. Residents age 10 and older, who live, work, or recreate near Lake Erie in Lucas, Ottawa, and Sandusky counties in Ohio are invited to take part in a study to understand this potential relationship. Read the full story by WTOL – TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260330-algal-bloom-health-effects

New augmented reality map of Great Lakes launches in region

On: March 30, 2026

A new augmented-reality floor map of the Great Lakes region has arrived at the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre in Ontario. The experience shares Indigenous knowledge and guides users along the path of an Anishinaabe Water Walker. Read the full story by The Owen Sound Sun Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260330-ar-map

Historically-low water levels on Lac St. Louis to be raised

On: March 30, 2026

With no end in sight for historically low water levels in Lac St. Louis and Lake of Two Mountains, plans are being put in place to draw down Lake Ontario in order to keep the St. Lawrence Seaway at required operational levels. Read the full story by the Montreal Gazette.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260330-water-level-manipulation

Wildlife stamps aim to improve conservation across the Great Lakes region

On: March 30, 2026

Postage stamps featuring wildlife are helping to fund conservation and bring awareness to communities about habitat protection throughout the Great Lakes region. These stamps showcase wildlife artwork and are used as licenses for bird hunting, while also granting a free annual pass to national wildlife refuges. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260330-wildlife-stamps

Lake Superior Estuarium unveils new “Ishkode” exhibit

On: March 30, 2026

The Lake Superior Estuarium is working on educating the public on how “good fires” can help restore Minnesota and Wisconsin Point’s forests. Read the full story by KQDS-TV- Duluth, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260330-new-exhibit

‘Rock snot’, spotted lanternfly, and more: Michigan hosts invasive species webinars

On: March 30, 2026

The state of Michigan is offering free opportunities to learn more about some problematic invasive species and related quarantines impacting the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260330-invasive-species-webinars

House passes bill to reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding

On: March 27, 2026

Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet of Michigan celebrated the bipartisan American Water Stewardship Act after it passed the U.S. House. This allows reauthorization of funds for several regional water quality programs nationwide. The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, or GLRI, protects and restores the Great Lakes ecosystem, targeting pollution and invasive species. Read the full story by WNEM-TV – Saginaw, Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260327-glri-funding

SONS of Lake Erie release over a thousand trout into Presque Isle Bay

On: March 27, 2026

The SONS (Save Our Native Species) of Lake Erie stocked more than 1,500 brown trout into Presque Isle Bay, Pennsylvania, that they raised throughout the winter at their hatchery off the Bayfront Parkway. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260327-fish-stocking

Soo Locks shipping slows down due to ice

On: March 27, 2026

After a day and a half of the Soo Locks being open, shipping has come to a standstill. Ice conditions and a lack of heavy U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers are creating delays for American shipping and manufacturing. Some U.S. shipping companies have suffered more than 24-hour delays. Read the full story by WLUC – TV – Negaunee, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260327-soo-locks-down

Meteor shower continues to display fireballs in Great Lakes region

On: March 27, 2026

A meteor shower that has caused fireballs across the U.S. in recent days spurred another round of such sightings early Thursday in southern Michigan. Read the full story by CBS News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260327-meteor-showers

Down 2 icebreakers, Coast Guard says it’s still prepared for Great Lakes shipping season

On: March 27, 2026

Between the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards, 11 ice-breaking ships operate on the Great Lakes. The U.S. supplies nine of them of which 2 are down for repair and will likely be months before they are back on the water. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260327-icebreakers-down

Lake Michigan beach parking lot buried by moving sand dune, closes until June

On: March 27, 2026

The “living” sand dune along Lake Michigan has buried beach parking lot and infrastructure within Indiana Dunes National Park. Annually the dune sand moves about five to ten feet toward the water, causing beach erosion. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260327-moving-dune

Duluth’s Park Point forest will be set afire so it can ‘take a deep breath’

On: March 27, 2026

Shrubbery and young trees crowding the forest floor have choked the red pine stands of Park Point for nearly two centuries. This spring, a prescribed burn on Duluth’s beloved sandbar aims to help red pines regenerate by removing 17 acres of the combustible understory. Read the full story by the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260327-duluth-prescribed-burn