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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Conservation groups and water policy experts feared that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year would create a patchwork of state wetland protections, threatening water quality in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. Now they say that fear is becoming a reality with a new Indiana law that will roll back protections for many of Indiana’s most regulated wetlands. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240214-wetland-regulation

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As of the morning of February 12, the Great Lakes have crossed the historic threshold and reached a record low of ice cover basin-wide. The measurement taken as of the morning was 2.69% ice cover. Read the full story by WWJ-TV – Detroit, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240214-ice-record

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A study by Birds Canada shows wetland bird populations have increased along the Great Lakes coast over much of the past decade. Of the eighteen bird species counted as part of the study, nine increased their populations across all of the Great Lakes — some by as much as 50% per year. Read the full story by the News Advocate.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240214-bird-study

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Researchers at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, examined fish consumption advisories for the upper St. Lawrence River issued by New York State, the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and the Akwesasne Mohawk community. They found that advice about how many fish to eat and how often can vary widely depending on the jurisdiction. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240214-fish-consumption

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When the Great Lakes have low ice cover for much of winter, it can lead to a lot of evaporation and lower lake levels, but that’s not necessarily the case this winter. Researchers say a lack of cold air over the cold lakes is keeping evaporation in check, maintaining water levels. Read the full story by WLUK-TV – Green Bay, WI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240214-water-levels

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Midwest tribal leaders are challenging Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline that has already spilled more than a million gallons of oil since the first recorded leak in 1968. Now Enbridge wants to start over and reroute Line 5 into a plan called the Great Lakes Tunnel Project. Read the full story by WBEZ – Chicago, IL.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240214-pipeline-challenge

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A Wisconsin author contemplates the history and environmental change of Lake Superior in her new book. She describes her observations of Lake Superior, adventurous fishermen known as bobbers, threats to migrating birds and the lasting effects of mining over her more than 30 years owning a rustic cabin on the lake’s South Shore near Port Wing. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240214-lake-superior-book

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The Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Seaway’s 2024 navigation season will officially begin on Friday, March 22. The Montreal, Lake Ontario and Welland Canal will all open at 8 a.m. on opening day. Read the full story by WWTI-TV – Watertown, NY.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240214-seaway-opening

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A new documentary follows the search for a Michigan village and church swept away by the rising waters of Lake St. Clair in 1855. The Macomb County Planning and Economic Development Department has been working on the project for several years with archivists and historians. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240214-st-clair-documentary

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The historic S.S. Badger car ferry will hold three sunset cruises this summer which will board in Ludington, Michigan, and sail along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Each of these shoreline cruises will feature a theme, live entertainment, food and a cash bar. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240214-sunset-cruise

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