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Researchers hope to inspect the stomachs of as many as 10,000 fish from across Lake Superior in the coming year as a part of the Lake Superior PredatorPrey Project, a region-wide effort that includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ontario as well as federal and tribal agencies looking at the relationship between predator fish and their prey in the big lake. Read the full story by Brainerd Dispatch.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210602-fish-superior

Patrick Canniff

The construction of a huge, new lock at Michigan’s Soo Locks was awarded $480 million in federal funding in President Joe Biden’s 2022 federal budget proposal. While the budget is likely to undergo changes before approval by Congress, Biden’s proposed budget includes a large allocation for the new lock that will cost an estimated $922 million. The proposal includes about $595 million for projects within the Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210602-soo-locks

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Shipwreck enthusiasts like Valerie van Heest, a veteran shipwreck explorer with the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association, say the move south is disappointing in many respects because the artifact was previously accessible to the public near Deerlick Creek Park in South Haven, MI. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210602-shipwreck

Patrick Canniff

Each year, the DNR’s beach program reaches out to citizens, local beach managers and public health departments along Wisconsin’s Great Lakes coasts to determine what changes, if any, are needed to the Wisconsin beach list and program information. The proposed list includes one new beach and changes to two existing beaches. Read the full story by Ashland Daily Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210602-wisconsin-beaches

Patrick Canniff

The Ohio River Basin has many of the same challenges as the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay and many other watersheds that receive considerable amounts of federal money on an annual basis. However, Ohio River Basin never received the sustained annual funding needed to achieve ecological and infrastructure restoration. Read the full story by The Columbus Dispatch.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210602-infrastructure-ohio

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The 50th anniversary is “a vindication” of the department to the former minister of the environment, who went back and forth between federal and provincial politics in an effort to champion environmental concerns. Read the full story by Canada’s National Observer.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210602-canada-environment

Patrick Canniff

A chute-like steeppass fish-sorting system is being tested at the Emiquon Preserve on the Illinois River near Lewistown, Illinois as officials work to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes. View images by The Chicago Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210527-asian-carp

Patrick Canniff

The Hessen Cassel Phase 3 project in Fort Wayne, IN features installation of a two-stage ditch, along with a bioswale, and a significant expansion of the Colonial Heritage wetlands that will include a walking trail. Project is being implemented in partnership with the Great Lakes Commission, the Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program, the DNR’s Lake and River Enhancement Program, and the City Utilities’ stormwater fund. Read the full story by Fort Wayne’s NBC.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210527-restoration-indiana

Patrick Canniff

After a seven-month closure, Brandenburg Park in Chesterfield Township, MI will reopen Memorial Day. The waterfront park has been closed since October for shoreline restoration and other upgrades aimed at improving habitat for wildlife and enriched opportunities to park users. The project was completed in collaboration with several agencies, including the Great Lakes Commission, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Read the full story by The Voice.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210527-restoration-michgan

Patrick Canniff

There should be fewer sewage discharges at Cleveland’s Edgewater Beach this year thanks to recent upgrades to a sewer system originally built in the 1880s. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District announced Wednesday they have completed sewer upgrades they believe will reduce sewer overflows at the beach. Read the full story by WOIO-TV –  Cleveland, OH.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210527-sewer-upgrade-erie

Patrick Canniff

The harmful algae bloom in western Lake Erie is expected to be smaller than normal this summer, according to early projections released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Data showed the toxic blue-green algae bloom will be about the same size as those in 2016, 2018, and 2020, but much smaller than the blooms of 2017 and 2019. Read the full story by Blackburnnews.com.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210527-algae-bloom-erie

Patrick Canniff

As this year’s boating season officially kicks off, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding water recreationists to do their part in protecting New York’s waters from aquatic invasive species by remembering to clean, drain, and dry watercraft and equipment. Read the full story by Fingerlakes1.com.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210527-boating-invasive-species

Patrick Canniff

Researchers from the University of Minnesota and the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts surveyed residents of the north shore of Lake Superior exploring how communities respond to climate related issues and problems. The study revealed that levels of civic engagement in climate adaptations were generally low. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210527-climate-change

Patrick Canniff

Promoting “universal access,” the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy has been pursuing a goal to preserve the outdoors for everybody as a part of their Campaign for Generations, a $71.4-million, six-year fund-raising effort that will end on June 30. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210527-trails

Patrick Canniff