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Anishinabek Nation Youth Council dedicated to the personhood of the Great Lakes

On: February 28, 2024

During the Anishinabek Nation Councils Panel at the Anishinabek Nation’s 8th Land and Resources Forum, Eshki-niigijig Advisory Council member Lance Copegog of Beausoleil First Nation discussed what is being done to protect the Great Lakes, including work on a program where bodies of water have the recognition of personhood. Read the full story by Anishinabek News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240228-great-lakes-personhood

Theresa Gruninger

Removal of Lake Erie – Niagara River ice boom delayed

On: February 28, 2024

Removal of the Lake Erie and Niagara River ice boom was set to begin Tuesday but was delayed due to weather conditions. It would have been the earliest date for the removal of the ice boom. Read the full story by Spectrum News 1.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240228-lake-erie-ice-boom

Theresa Gruninger

Move it or lose it: Ontario ice fishing wrapping up with March deadlines to remove ice huts on lakes Simcoe, Scugog and Couchiching and more

On: February 28, 2024

It may feel like ice fishing season just started, but Ontario Fish and Wildlife is reminding residents that ice fishing huts need to be taken down by specific dates in March. Anglers are also advised to closely monitor ice conditions. Read the full story by York Region News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240228-ice-huts-removal

Theresa Gruninger

Superior, Wis., leaders now question planned $700M power plant near Lake Superior

On: February 28, 2024

A much-delayed and controversial plan to build a gas-fired power plant in Superior, Wisconsin, now faces opposition from local leaders who previously supported it. The $700 million project is contentious for its location — bordering a Lake Superior estuary and an Anishinaabe mass grave — and for its potential harm to the environment, property values and health of area residents. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240228-power-plant

Theresa Gruninger

Wildlife experts say low ice shelf could impact fish populations come spring

On: February 28, 2024

Ice coverage on Lake Superior is at about 3%, making it the lowest recorded coverage since the federal government began measuring it in 1973. The Superior Watershed Partnership says the lack of ice has possible impacts on fish populations come spring, specifically for hatchlings that will not be protected from powerful waves that can wash eggs away. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Marquette, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240228-fish-populations

Theresa Gruninger

Popular Lake Michigan dog beach to fully reopen this spring

On: February 28, 2024

A popular Lake Michigan dog beach in Ottawa County, Michigan, is fully reopening this spring after nearly four years of reduced hours. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240228-dog-beach

Theresa Gruninger

Two northern Wisconsin projects sought $1M in boating grants. Only one got the money

On: February 28, 2024

Earlier this month, Wisconsin Legislature’s budget-writing committee shot down about $1 million in grants under the state’s stewardship program for a boat launch project in the city of Ashland. That’s despite the committee previously signing off on a similar amount of grant funding for another northern Wisconsin project. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240228-wi-boating-grants

Theresa Gruninger

Grass carp invasion threatens Great Lakes biodiversity and economy

On: February 28, 2024

The escalating threat of invasive grass carp in Canada’s Great Lakes has prompted the Invasive Species Centre to initiate a comprehensive public awareness campaign. Read the full story by BNN Breaking.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240228-carp

Theresa Gruninger

‘The grand canyon’: Huge crater on Erie’s shore underlines erosion threat

On: February 26, 2024

With parts of the Lake Erie coast eroding at a pace of four metres or more a year — some of the highest rates in the Great Lakes — one group is appealing for federal funding to fight it. Read the full story by the Norfolk and Tillsonburg News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240226-thegrandcanyon-lakeerie-shoreline-erosion

Hannah Reynolds

Study explores pharmaceutical pollution in St. Lawrence River and its effects

On: February 26, 2024

Scientists are discovering that as we expel traces of pharmaceuticals, they may not be so good for the health of our aquatic wildlife, and perhaps us. A new report by researchers at the University of Montreal evaluates the occurrence and risks of 27 pharmaceuticals and metabolites in the St. Lawrence River watershed. Read the full story by the Watertown Daily Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240226-pharmaceuticalpollution-st-lawrence-region

Hannah Reynolds

Lake Michigan triangle: The might of the Great Lakes is more powerful than any myth

On: February 26, 2024

Plenty of stories have been told about the mythical, mysterious Bermuda Triangle, but did you know that some claim Lake Michigan has one of its own? It is called the Lake Michigan Triangle. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240226-lakemichigantriangle-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

Ohio Division of Wildlife continues to reward anglers who catch fish of a certain size

On: February 26, 2024

Started in 1976, more than 410,000 Fish Ohio pins have been handed to anglers who submit a catch matching or surpassing established length standards for individual species. Some anglers try to earn at least one every year. Read the full story by The Columbus Dispatch.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240226-ohiodnr-anglers-fish-rewards-pins

Hannah Reynolds

Great Lakes economy relies on icebreakers to keep moving. Baldwin to host hearing on expanding capacity.

On: February 26, 2024

Congressional lawmakers are coming to Wisconsin later this week to talk about an important resource that keeps the Great Lakes region’s economy afloat: icebreaking. Senator Tammy Baldwin is set to host a hearing with U.S. Coast Guard officials and business leaders to testify on the need to expand icebreaking capacity on the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240226-greatlakes-economy-icebreakers-baldwin

Hannah Reynolds

Group helps students learn about Great Lakes

On: February 26, 2024

The Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative was launched in 2007 by the Great Lakes Fishery Trust with a goal of letting students explore the Great Lakes’ ecosystems through projects. Last year’s projects included a rain garden and a beach cleanup. Read the full story by The Alpena News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240226-group-students-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

New rules for Great Lakes lakefront property development head to governor again

On: February 26, 2024

A bill that would enable private waterfront development on public lands that were once submerged in Wisconsin’s Great Lakes waters has passed both state houses and now heads to the desk of Governor Tony Evers. Read the full story by the Wisconsin Watch.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240226-greatlakes-waterfrontproperty-development-governor

Hannah Reynolds

Wisconsin’s state fish tops the food chain

On: February 26, 2024

The long, fast, toothy muskellunge (also known as muskie or musky) is nicknamed the “Fish of 10,000 Casts” due to its notoriously elusive nature. It is the apex predator in all waters where it’s found, known to hide in underwater cover, aggressively ambushing prey. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240226-wisconsin-statefish-top-food-chain

Hannah Reynolds

Warm winter keeps Great Lakes ice coverage very low

On: February 26, 2024

In Ontario, an icebreaker may be an unlikely sight in the Port of Thunder Bay this year, as ice coverage across the Great Lakes remains low. The lack of ice could mean an extended shipping season. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240226-greatlakes-lowicecoverage

Hannah Reynolds

Piping plover faces new peril, as climate change threatens Great Lakes bird

On: February 23, 2024

Piping plovers have returned to the same shoreline breeding locations for decades, but new and less desirable nest sites are appearing because many old sites no longer exist. Climate change impacts water levels in the Great Lakes; when water rises, old sites are flooded out and beaches are reduced. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240223-piping-plover-habitat

Reduced Great Lakes ice could threaten coastal infrastructure

On: February 23, 2024

While the Great Lakes shoreline is usually armored in the winter by ice cover, this year’s record low level of ice cover means coastal areas face a risk of more erosion. As climate forecasts anticipate continued dwindling of ice coverage each winter, ongoing maintenance along the shoreline to prevent erosion may be needed moving forward. Read the full story by WSJM-FM – Benton Harbor, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240223-coastal-threats

US, Canada Coast Guards sign agreement, collaborating on Great Lakes ice breaking

On: February 23, 2024

United States and Canadian Coast Guard representatives came together to sign a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) earlier this month. The MOU is a new agreement to coordinate ice breaking efforts throughout the main waterways of the Great Lakes, as well as connecting waters like the Georgian Bay and St. Lawrence River. Read the full story by The Sault News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240223-binational-agreement

Advocates push for law requiring life rings at Lake Michigan entry points in Indiana

On: February 23, 2024

A group of water safety experts and other advocates headed to the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis Wednesday to argue in favor of the Lake Michigan Rescue Equipment Act. The bill would require life ring stations on piers and public access points along Lake Michigan in Indiana. Read the full story by WBBM-TV – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240223-beach-safety

20 companies pledge to use all parts of Great Lakes fish

On: February 23, 2024

The Conference of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers recently signed the 20th company to the 100% fish pledge, committing to fully use the region’s whitefish, lake trout, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. The effort aims to improve the sustainability and value of commercially caught fish, which are used primarily for their fillets, as about 60% of the remaining fish becomes low-value animal feed or is discarded. Read the full story by The Mining Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240223-fish-sustainability

Record low ice levels on Lake Michigan impacting Milwaukee’s freshwater supply

On: February 23, 2024

In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the lack of ice, combined with the lack of typical winter weather, has led to a lot of evaporation that can impact water levels on Lake Michigan. Another issue is salt applied during winter storms that runs off into the lake, polluting the water. Read the full story by WTMJ-TV – Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240223-freshwater-impacts

You can stay at historic Michigan lighthouse in Lake Huron for $50 a night

On: February 23, 2024

The DeTour Reef Light in northern Lake Huron has expanded its lighthouse keeper program, previously only available on weekends, to include weeknight stays for $50 per person per night. The 83-foot lighthouse, built in 1931, is a strategic and historic landmark that marks a dangerous reef to help guide ship traffic to and from Lake Huron and Lake Superior via the St. Marys River. Read the full story by The Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240223-lighthouse-keeper

COMMENTARY: The Great Lakes inspire murals, doodles and poems

On: February 23, 2024

Three Michigan artists are spreading awareness about the value of the Great Lakes by creating trash murals, shredding waves and telling legends about shipwrecks. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240223-art-awareness

How GoPro cameras could bring Great Lakes fisheries research into sharper focus

On: February 21, 2024

This spring, the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians’ fisheries team will start using underwater cameras in select areas of Grand Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan to capture video footage of fish communities without disturbing them. Read the full story by WICA – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240221-fish-footage

SVSU to help fund Lake Huron environmental research station

On: February 21, 2024

Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) has approved $2.5 million in university funding to support construction of a $10 million facility along the Saginaw River. When completed, SVSU’s Lake Huron Environmental Research Station will be the first university environmental research facility on Lake Huron. Read the full story by WEYI-TV – Saginaw, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240221-university-research

Residents fear WIN Waste landfill could affect Lake Erie

On: February 21, 2024

In northwest Ohio, WIN Waste Innovations is seeking Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval to expand its landfill. Because the landfill lies within the vicinity of Lake Erie tributary watersheds, residents fear toxins from the landfill could affect water quality all the way to Lake Erie, and they worry that an expansion of the landfill could worsen the negative environmental impact in their towns. Read the full story by The Beacon.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240221-landfill-pollution

As Great Lakes ice coverage nears a historic low, what could the impacts be?

On: February 21, 2024

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this year’s historic lack of ice coverage could have a big impact on people living in communities around the lake, as well as some fish species that use the ice for protection from predators during spawning season. Read the full story by WXYZ-TV – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240221-ice-impacts

County funds sought for Lake Ontario salmon and trout pens

On: February 21, 2024

A study in Niagara County, New York, determined sport fishing put $58.55 million into the local economy in 2022. One facet of the county’s success story is the fishing pens operated and maintained by the Lake Ontario Trout and Salmon Association. The Niagara County Legislature will be looking at a resolution to grant the volunteer group $4,000 for the repair and replacement of those pens. Read the full story by The Lockport Union-Sun & Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240221-fish-pass

Chuck Schumer announces $7.5 million will go into Barcelona Harbor, Lake Erie care

On: February 21, 2024

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced some $7.5 million earmarked for Barcelona Harbor, and other harbors in western New York. The funding came as a bipartisan effort between Schumer and Buffalo-area House Representative Nick Langworthy; both noted the state of disrepair the harbor has fallen into. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240221-harbor-funding

Environmental Rules Review Committee repeal heads to governor

On: February 21, 2024

Michigan bills to get rid of the state’s Environmental Rules Review Committee are on their way to the governor after passing the state Senate on Tuesday. The committee was created six years ago as an extra check on the rulemaking process for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, or EGLE. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240221-environmental-review

Indiana conservation groups defend state’s wetlands that lost protection

On: February 21, 2024

About 250 acres of Indiana wetlands have been lost in the two years since wetland protections were eased in a 2021 law, according to the Hoosier Environmental Council. A new bill that advanced through the state Senate recently would further reduce wetland protections, allowing developers to avoid costly permitting and mitigation. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240221-wetland-protection

COMMENTARY: I speak for the fish: Bringing muskie to the masses

On: February 21, 2024

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) muskie hatchery has to start with hundreds of thousands of eggs to successfully stock tens of thousands of fish, but muskies have the added challenge of being highly cannibalistic. The key to keeping muskies from eating each other is making sure they have plenty of other options without being wasteful. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240221-muskie-hatchery

Lake Erie ice coverage lower than normal

On: February 21, 2024

Lake Erie currently has about 3% ice coverage, up from 10 days ago when there was basically no ice. During a cold stretch in northeast Ohio earlier this year, ice coverage on the lake increased to 35%. Average ice coverage peaks in late February, but the lake is on pace to remain below average this season. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240221-ice-coverage

Mapping the Great Lakes: Proposed legislation would fund lakebed exploration

On: February 19, 2024

A proposed bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct high-resolution bathymetric mapping of Great Lakes lakebeds and authorize $200 million in appropriations. Read the full story by WWMT-TV – Kalamazoo, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240219-lakebed-mapping

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Duluth to dredge in bet on Great Lakes cruising, despite critics

On: February 19, 2024

The Duluth Economic Development Authority approved funding to plan to dredge an area where cruise ships can safely navigate to a shoreside U.S. Customs and Border Control facility in Duluth, Minnesota. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240219-duluth-dredging

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Lake Superior added to Fodor’s ‘No List’ for travel, citing environmental concerns

On: February 19, 2024

Fodor’s travel guide added Lake Superior to its 2024 “No List,” a group of beloved destinations to reconsider for travel, alongside such over-touristed sites or environmental disasters as Venice, Athens, and Chile’s Atacama Desert. Read the full story by The Star Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240219-fodors-list

Taaja Tucker-Silva

DuPage Water Commission extends Lake Michigan contract with Chicago for 17 years

On: February 19, 2024

Chicago will remain the supplier of Lake Michigan water to DuPage County, Illinois for the next 17 years despite plans to seek an alternate supplier. If the DuPage Water Commission cuts ties with Chicago, it could take 12-15 years to build the infrastructure necessary to connect with a different supplier and cost upward of $7 billion. Read the full story by The Daily Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240219-dupage-water

Taaja Tucker-Silva

U.S. and Canadian coast guards renew agreement on icebreaking for Great Lakes shipping

On: February 19, 2024

The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards reached a new agreement on icebreaking to allow for Great Lakes shipping, which brings international commerce to Northwest Indiana and iron ore to regional steel mills when the Great Lakes are frozen over. Read the full story by The Times of Northwest Indiana.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240219-icebreaking-agreement

Taaja Tucker-Silva

ERCA agrees on plan to protect Hillman Marsh from Lake Erie

On: February 19, 2024

The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) endorsed a plan that will protect the Hillman Marsh near Leamington, Ontario with a high crest, preventing damage from Lake Erie. Without protection from the lake, there’s concern that nearby homes and farmland could flood. Read the full story by the CBC.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240219-hillman-marsh

Taaja Tucker-Silva

State seeks public input to shape future of Silver Lake State Park along Lake Michigan

On: February 19, 2024

The state of Michigan seeks public input on a plan to shape the next decade for Silver Lake State Park, home to nearly 3 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and 2,000 acres of sand dunes. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240219-silver-lake

Taaja Tucker-Silva

In the Jordan River, imperiled lake whitefish are thrown a lifeline

On: February 19, 2024

Can lake whitefish, an imperiled mainstay of the Great Lakes fishery, learn to reproduce in northern Michigan rivers? Fishery managers think they can. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240219-michigan-whitefish

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Captain of recovered Great Lakes shipwreck went down with ship

On: February 19, 2024

While the sinking of the recently discovered S.S. Arlington is well known, less is understood about the captain who went down with his ship and the events leading up to that fateful decision. Read the full story by Bradford Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240219-arlington-captain

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Reauthorization of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative introduced in House

On: February 19, 2024

A reauthorization of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week. Under the introduced bill, GLRI funding would increase to $500 million per year. Read the full story by WSJM – Benton Harbor, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240219-glri-bill

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Teachers and scientists work together on the Lake Guardian

On: February 19, 2024

Since 1994, the R/V Lake Guardian has taken educators on a nine-day cruise called the Shipboard Science Workshop. This year, teachers will tour Lake Erie. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240219-lake-guardian

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Want a healthy walleye fishery? Stock some muskie

On: February 19, 2024

As apex predators, adult muskie occupy the very top tier of the Great Lakes food chain. The Michigan Muskie Alliance is advocating for stocking of muskie to promote balanced fisheries. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240219-muskie-alliance

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Lawmakers want to renew Great Lakes program, ‘a proven success story’

On: February 16, 2024

Members of Congress are proposing legislation to renew the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and increase annual funding to $500 million to support thousands of projects that address new emerging threats in the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by The Citizen.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240216-restoration-initiative-funding

The Great Lakes go digital as smart buoy network launches in Lake Erie

On: February 16, 2024

Lake Erie is the first of the Great Lakes to get connected to the internet with a series of offshore “smart” buoys that make vital information related to water safety, algal blooms, oil spills, and climate monitoring easily accessible. Read the full story Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240216-smart-buoys

Whitefish are on brink in Michigan. Can they learn to love rivers to survive?

On: February 16, 2024

For decades, whitefish have struggled to breed on the rocky reefs of lakes Michigan and Huron, where their eggs are under attack by invasive species and other threats; but scientists believe that decades of restoration work have made rivers capable of supporting whitefish. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240216-whitefish-survival