Daily News (Page 83)

Lower Fox Demonstration Farm Network celebrates 10-year anniversary

On: November 17, 2023

A celebration is underway for farmers, scientists, and other conservation professionals as they mark the 10-year anniversary of Wisconsin’s “Lower Fox Demonstration Farm Network.” The effort is geared toward improving the quality of the water throughout the region and reducing sediment and phosphorus loading into Green Bay. Read the full story by WLUK-TV – Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231117-lower-fox-demonstration-farm-network

Theresa Gruninger

The Cuyahoga River has reduced its problem areas from 10 to 5. What was the latest to go?

On: November 17, 2023

The Cuyahoga River was labeled an “area of concern” in 1987. Since then, the river has made remarkable progress, eliminating five of its designated shortcomings, the latest having to do with the health of fish. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231117-cuyahoga-river

Theresa Gruninger

Environmentalists concerned over late St. Lawrence Seaway closure

On: November 17, 2023

Due to a strike of unionized Canadian Seaway workers, the St. Lawrence Seaway is preparing for its latest seasonal closing date in its 64-year history. This has sparked concern among environmentalists along the St. Lawrence River who worry about the safety and regulation of winter navigation. Read the full story by WWT-TV – Watertown, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231117-late-seaway-closure

Theresa Gruninger

A new roadmap to addressing toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie

On: November 17, 2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently approved a plan to reduce phosphorus and nitrogen in the Maumee River Watershed – one of the main drivers of persistent toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie. Read the full story by The Ohio Newsroom.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231117-algal-blooms

Theresa Gruninger

New Grand Portage marina and ferry terminal will serve Isle Royale visitors

On: November 17, 2023

This week, work began on the long-awaited redevelopment of the marina and ferry terminal serving Grand Portage, Minnesota, and Isle Royale. The project includes demolishing the existing site to rehabilitate the dock structures and construct a new boat launch. Read the full story by Bring Me The News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231117-grand-portage-marina

Theresa Gruninger

Eggs collected at Manistee County fishery to bolster stocking efforts

On: November 17, 2023

Officials with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are pleased with egg harvest efforts this season at the Little Manistee River Weir. Eggs collected at the weir are then sent to fish hatcheries in Michigan where the fish are reared and later stocked throughout the state. Read the full story by the Manistee News Advocate.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231117-fishery-egg-collection

Theresa Gruninger

Kingsville brewery plumbs depths of Lake Erie for perfect brew

On: November 17, 2023

A Kingsville, Ontario based brewery has taken the expression ‘having a cold one’ to the extreme. Last winter, The Grove Brewing Company sank 500 bottles of beer to the bottom of Lake Erie and left them to age for three months Nearly a year later, that brew is finally being made available to adventurous craft beer enthusiasts. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231117-lake-eriebeer

Theresa Gruninger

Conservation groups push Tony Evers to block land swap for proposed new Kohler golf course

On: November 17, 2023

Conservation groups are sounding an alarm that a land swap between the state and a private company along Lake Michigan’s shores could set a harmful precedent for state parks and conserved lands, and are asking Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers for help. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231117-land-swap

Theresa Gruninger

Great Lakes tribes teach ‘water is life.’ But they’re forced to fight for a voice in safeguarding it

On: November 15, 2023

There are a multitude of threats to water resources throughout the Great Lakes basin, which underscores the burden that falls on Indigenous Nations to protect their treaty rights even though they may not have the staffing, time, or money to do so. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231115-treaty-rights

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Long-stalled Navy Pier marina gets green light

On: November 15, 2023

Seven years after the Chicago City Council first approved plans for a marina next to Navy Pier, the long-stalled project appears ready to set sail. Read the full story by WGN-TV – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231115-navypier-marina

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Concerns about Michigan steelhead populations prompt new catch limits

On: November 15, 2023

Anglers will be allowed to keep fewer steelhead trout in a handful of Michigan rivers after state regulators tightened regulations over fears of population declines. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231115-steelhead-limits

Taaja Tucker-Silva

National Museum of the Great Lakes announces expansion, change in leadership

On: November 15, 2023

In Toledo, Ohio, the National Museum of the Great Lakes announced an upcoming expansion as well as a change in leadership during their annual State of the Museum update. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231115-museum-expansion

Taaja Tucker-Silva

At Wisconsin’s northernmost point, the Red Cliff Reservation is trying to diversify tourism while preserving its native culture

On: November 15, 2023

The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is expanding tourism along the Lake Superior shoreline near Bayfield, Wisconsin. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231115-redcliff-tourism

Taaja Tucker-Silva

U.S. Brig Niagara gives a glimpse into the age of sail

On: November 15, 2023

More than 210 years after the Battle of Lake Erie, a replica of the U.S. Brig Niagara still sails the Great Lakes, giving visitors a chance to learn the very old art of square-rig sailing, as well as a chance to engage with a key part of U.S. naval history. Read the full story by the Butler Eagle.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231115-brig-niagara

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Indigenous approach to agriculture could change our relationship to food. And help the land in the process

On: November 15, 2023

The Oneida Nation reservation, located within the lower Fox River watershed which drains into Green Bay, Wisconsin, has successfully limited phosphorus in creeks for two consecutive years, with recent evidence of reproducing brook trout for the first time in decades. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231115-indigenous-agriculture

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Has the Detroit River ever caught on fire?

On: November 15, 2023

One of the most common and repeated claims was that the Detroit River was once so polluted that it lit on fire. But did that happen? Read the full story by WDIV-TV – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231115-detroitriver-fire

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Exploring the evolution and latest expansion of Detroit’s Riverwalk

On: November 15, 2023

The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy recently unveiled a half-mile expansion to Detroit’s Riverwalk that allows visitors to walk or bike 3.5 miles along the river, without interruption, from the Joe Louis Arena to the Belle Isle Bridge. Read the full story by WDET – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231115-detroit-riverwalk

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Libertyville High science teacher fosters students’ environmental stewardship

On: November 15, 2023

A Libertyville, Illinois, high school science teacher, known for incorporating real-world applications in her AP Environmental Science class, attended a weeklong workshop aboard the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency research vessel Lake Guardian on Lake Ontario. Read the full story by the Daily Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231115-environmental-teacher

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Wisconsin DNR adds 51 waters to its list of polluted waterways

On: November 13, 2023

Wisconsin environmental regulators are proposing to add 51 new water bodies to the state’s list of polluted waters for 2024, as well as 81 new listings for pollutants in waterways. Phosphorus and aquatic plants account for the majority of pollution under new listings. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231113-wisconsindnr-pollutedwaterways

Hannah Reynolds

Efforts to deter grass carp from spawning to be discussed

On: November 13, 2023

An effort to block invasive grass carp from spawning in the Sandusky River will be explained during a public information session in Fremont, Ohio, on Monday. Officials are doing a study to see if sound waves, bubble curtains, and other barriers can deter the fish from spawning. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231113-efforts-deter-grasscarp-spawning

Hannah Reynolds

Beet juice vs salt? Alternatives for Michigan roads in the winter present challenges

On: November 13, 2023

It’s a tricky balance: get enough salt on the roads to protect drivers, but also be environmentally conscious. Salt alternatives — like beet juice, or sugar and corn by-products — are an option, but not a cheap option. Read the full story by WXYZ-TV – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231113-beetjuice-salt-michigan-roads-winter

Hannah Reynolds

Is a bountiful fall walleye season for Lake Erie and the Detroit River a new thing?

On: November 13, 2023

After spring spawning runs, walleye return to shallow waters of Lake Erie’s western basin and up into the river during the fall season, leading to good reports of walleye catches. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231113-walleyeseason-lakeerie-fall

Hannah Reynolds

Pollution probe zeros in on Wolverine Worldwide headquarters

On: November 13, 2023

Old dredge spoils may be the culprit in private well PFAS contamination around Wolverine Worldwide’s corporate offices in Courtland Township, Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231113-pollutionprobe-wolverineworldwide

Hannah Reynolds

Tribal efforts lead to native wild rice as Michigan state symbol

On: November 13, 2023

Manoomin is the word in Native language Anishinaabemowin for wild rice, which is on the cusp of being designated Michigan’s state native grain. It is perhaps the most culturally significant plant species among Great Lakes tribes. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231113-tribalefforts-wildrice-mi-state-symbol

Hannah Reynolds

Residents, environmental advocates reject plan for toxic waste dump on Southeast Side

On: November 13, 2023

Southeast Chicago residents joined members of the Alliance of the Southeast and Friends of the Parks to protest the 25-foot-tall waste dump the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to build on the existing confined disposal facility off of Steelworkers Park. Read the full story by WBBM – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231113-toxicwaste-environmental-rejectedplan

Hannah Reynolds

St. Lawrence Seaway sets latest closing date ever

On: November 13, 2023

The St. Lawrence Seaway announced Friday the shipping channel’s St. Lawrence River section will close on January 5, 2024. That’s the latest scheduled closing since the Seaway opened in 1959. Read the full story by North Country Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231113-stlawrence-seaway-latestclosingdate

Hannah Reynolds

Helping the fight against land and water invasives

On: November 13, 2023

Check your car, kayak or a nearby rail car – it might be providing free transportation for an invasive pest or plant. And you can be part of a renewed effort to stop the invaders as the Midwest Invasive Species Information Network needs help finding and identifying invasive species. Read the full story by The Mining Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231113-land-water-invasivespecies

Hannah Reynolds

Tugs free grounded freighter in St. Clair River

On: November 10, 2023

The American Courage, a 617-foot U.S.-flagged bulk freighter, was refloated from its grounding in the St. Clair River with the help of several tugboats around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 7. The ship grounded Tuesday morning around 7:20 a.m. while attempting to make port at the St. Clair Aggregates dock in Marine City, Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-freighter-refloated

Planting at Westcott Beach State Park aims to protect dunes

On: November 10, 2023

Student conservationists planted 3,000 bunches of beachgrass at Westcott Beach State Park in Henderson, New York, to fortify the dunes in case of more high-water events, like those of 2017 and 2019. The project is a repair of a planting done last fall that was hit by a storm in May, causing many of the grasses to be washed away. Read the full story by the Watertown Daily Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-dune-protection

Longer dock means more boaters can visit this lighthouse island in Straits of Mackinac

On: November 10, 2023

In St. Helena Island, Michigan, a historic island lighthouse in the Straits of Mackinac will be more accessible with the installation of a new roll-out dock extension. Previously accessible only by dingy, boats of all sizes will be able to visit the St. Helena Island Light Station when the dock is extended by 48 feet to a total of 140 feet from shore. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-dock-extension

COMMENTARY: DNR agrees to move toward commercial take of lake trout in Lake Michigan

On: November 10, 2023

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced it is proceeding with the process to allow commercial fishing for lake trout in Lake Michigan. The DNR’s decision to give a “yes” in principle to commercial take of lake trout in Lake Michigan is a significant change for Wisconsin fisheries management. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-commercial-trout-take

Biinaagami: A call to revitalize our waters

On: November 10, 2023

The Biinaagami initiative is an Anishinaabek call to action to protect and sustain the Great Lakes water resources. The initiative urges the adoption of a “two-eyed seeing” philosophy, harmonizing Indigenous and Western sciences, ensuring our actions are guided by a comprehensive and inclusive vision for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence watershed. Read the full story by Canadian Geographic.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-indigenous-initiative

Why some new weather buoys are being left in the Great Lakes this winter

On: November 10, 2023

This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory is going to test out brand new buoys on the waters of Lake Michigan that are built to survive the harsh conditions on the lakes during the wintertime. They are smaller, stronger buoys that can withstand the ice buildup on the lakes and will hopefully supply weather and water information year-round. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-winter-buoys

Wisconsin agency’s expanded mission led to record $450 million investment in Milwaukee waterways

On: November 10, 2023

Although it is not part of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’s charge, the agency got involved in a local movement to clean up the decades-old, two million cubic yards of contaminated sediment in the Milwaukee Estuary. Formed at the junction of three rivers that empty to Lake Michigan from Wisconsin, the estuary is on a federal 1987 list of officially designated Areas of Concern still to be remediated. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-sediment-cleanup

Recycling Week Series: Nearly 90 percent of the Great Lakes samples have high levels of microplastics

On: November 10, 2023

A new study conducted by University of Toronto researchers identified that nearly 90 percent of the surface water sampled across the Great Lakes have high levels of microplastics, which are extremely small pieces of plastic that occur in the environment as a consequence of plastic pollution. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-microplastics-study

Great Lakes tribes’ knowledge of nature could be key to navigating climate change. Will enough people listen?

On: November 10, 2023

The Indigenous communities that call the Great Lakes region home have been practicing good land stewardship and sharing that message with others. But for too long, that message hasn’t been heard. The tribes believe their traditional ecological knowledge is critical to safeguarding resources and cleaning up the land, air, and water for everyone. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-traditional-ecological-knowledge

Edmund Fitzgerald’s 48th anniversary memorial to be livestreamed from Whitefish Point

On: November 10, 2023

Forty-eight years after the Edmund Fitzgerald sank to the bottom of Lake Superior, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Whitefish Point, Michigan, is hosting a memorial event to mark the maritime tragedy. This year’s event, on Friday, November 10 at 7 p.m., is closed to the public but will be livestreamed. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-edmund-fitzgerald-anniversary

Algal bloom is gone until next summer, but new questions emerge

On: November 8, 2023

Now that western Lake Erie’s algae season is finally over, scientists will spend the next several months taking heed of what just happened in hopes of making the region more resilient to climate change impacts they believe are here now. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231108-algal-bloom-gone

Tippy Dam’s future sparks heated debate in Manistee County

On: November 8, 2023

Consumers Energy has been asking the community in Manistee County, Michigan, what they’d like to do with Tippy Dam as the company explores the future of its 13 hydroelectric dams in the state. Read the full story by the Manistee News Advocate.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231108-tippy-dam

Fishing for keeps: The debate over a new steelhead bag limit

On: November 8, 2023

Michigan’s Natural Resources Commission is considering a new limit to the number of steelhead people can harvest. The proposal is causing a stir. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231108-steelhead-limit

After decades of neglect, wild rice revitalization projects are underway across Wisconsin

On: November 8, 2023

Wild rice reseeding projects across Wisconsin have spread seeds across the water’s surface, placed sinking seeded mudballs at lake bottoms, and integrated other traditional ecological knowledge into restoration plans. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231108-wild-rice-revitalization

Trumpeter swans return to natural habitat after assist from Humane Wildlife Center

On: November 8, 2023

A clutch of six trumpeter swans, an endangered species in Indiana, was found along a busy interstate. The swans were rescued, rehabilitated, and released, helping to contribute to their species’ success. Read the full story by The Times of Northwest Indiana.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231108-trumpeter-swan-rehabilitation

Wetland restoration revives Ohio Lake

On: November 8, 2023

An initiative to improve water quality throughout Ohio and Lake Erie is gaining ground near Cleveland on the banks of Chippewa Lake, Ohio’s largest inland lake. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231108-wetland-restoration

Research project aims to safeguard Great Lakes and your drinking water from harmful toxins

On: November 8, 2023

Rising global temperatures are causing harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes which can lead to the emergence of toxins in the water. Researchers at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada, are looking at ways to prevent these toxins from entering the drinking water supply. Read the full story by CTV News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231108-drinking-water-toxins

Why ‘exotic’ earthworms are bad for Great Lakes forests

On: November 8, 2023

Earthworms are not “native” inhabitants of any place in North America covered by glaciers during the last Ice Age and there is no evidence that earthworms ever inhabited the Great Lakes region before European settlement. So what’s a responsible angler to do? Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231108-exotic-earthworms

Great Lakes moment: A Detroit perspective on the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act

On: November 8, 2023

The Endangered Species Act has saved hundreds of species from extinction and continues to protect and preserve some of the Great Lakes region’s most beloved animals and plants, including the so-called “living dinosaur,” the lake sturgeon. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231108-endangered-species-act

Charting a safer course: Mitigating flood risk in Great Lakes states

On: November 8, 2023

Amid rising concerns over the increasing frequency and severity of flooding in the Great Lakes region, new research unveils crucial insights into six Great Lake states’ preparedness. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231108-mitigating-flood-risk

Great Lakes microclimate good for specialty crops

On: November 8, 2023

While cornfields are abundant throughout the state, Michigan produces a variety of other crops. The area’s climate, heavily influenced by the Great Lakes, affects how certain specialty crops grow in different areas of the state. Read the full story by The Daily Telegram.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231108-microclimate-crops

Building a smart Lake Erie watershed

On: November 6, 2023

A large-scale effort is underway to connect water quality sensors on buoys and other equipment across Lake Erie using low-power radio signal networked from buoy to buoy rather than relying on inconsistent cellular signal. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231106-smart-lake-erie

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Great Lakes region’s governors, premiers want 250M more trees planted by 2033

On: November 6, 2023

The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers recently called for 250 million more trees to be planted around the Great Lakes region by 2033. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231106-tree-planting

Taaja Tucker-Silva