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Massena, New York’s tourism director says millions of dollars have flowed into towns and villages along the St. Lawrence River due to the success of bass fishing tournaments. State officials indicated that the tournaments have generated $140 million of revenue for communities along the St. Lawrence River. Read the full story by North Country Now.

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Under the recent period of colder air advecting from the North Pole, shorelines along every Great Lake experienced notable ice accumulation, though ice cover remains historically low. A number of reasons exist for the shortage of sea ice this year within the lakes, most notably the mild temperatures brought on by a strong and persistent El Niño pattern. Read the full story by WBND-TV – South Bend, IN.

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Residents in Lakeshore, Ontario, have experienced increased flooding as warmer temperatures caused ice jams on Puce River and runoff from rain caused water levels to rise. The regional Conservation Authority noted that drains across the county are observed to be slow draining and are nearly or entirely full. Read the full story by CBC News.

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The Narwhal’s Ontario bureau became the fifth member of the Great Lakes News Collaborative, a group of news outlets working together to enhance coverage of the Great Lakes basin. Funded by the Michigan-based Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the collaborative was established in 2020 and has collectively already achieved a 47-percent increase in the number of Great Lakes and water-related stories published by the outlets. Read the full story by The Narwhal.

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More than 100 environmentalists turned up for Save the River’s 35th annual Winter Environmental Conference in Clayton, New York to discuss topics like contaminants, slaughterhouses, and eels. Read the full story by WWNY-TV – Carthage, NY.

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and University of Wisconsin-Extension are asking anglers to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species in Wisconsin’s lakes and rivers while fishing this winter. Aquatic invasive species such as curly-leaf pondweed and Eurasian watermilfoil remain hardy under the ice in the winter, giving them an advantage over native aquatic plants. Read the full story by the Lake Geneva Regional News.

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This year’s Lake Superior Ice Festival in Superior, Wisconsin, had more ice than snow, though with temperatures right around freezing, it was cold enough to keep the ice sculptures from melting. Although most activities were landlocked this year, select portions of the ice were open for fishing and even skating. Read the full story by KBJR-TV – Superior, WI.

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Fifth graders at Lake Superior Elementary School in Superior, Wisconsin, picked up trash at Billings Park this fall for a coastal cleanup. The students tested the water quality of Lake Superior, learning that Lake Superior is a healthy lake. Read the full story by Superior Telegram.

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The calendar has flipped to 2024. Our staff members are already tackling new projects. Before they move too deeply into the new year, however, some staff members took a moment to retain the glow of their favorite 2023 project. Jenna Mertz, science writer, shared her thoughts.

Jenna Mertz

Jenna Mertz. Credit: Wisconsin Sea Grant

My favorite project of 2023 was writing profiles of the 12 undergraduate students involved in the Summer Outreach Opportunities Program, which pairs students with Wisconsin Sea Grant outreach specialists to work on coastal and water resources projects across the state.

Being new to Sea Grant, it was a great opportunity for me to learn about our programming and the day-to-day tasks of outreach specialists. I also thoroughly enjoyed working with the students, who were generous with their stories and fun to talk to. Over the course of the summer, I gleaned from them an eclectic mix of fun facts about topics including, but not limited to

  • longshore currents,
  • macrophotography,
  • and street sweepers.

I was also glad to hear that students shared the profile stories about them with their parents and loved ones. What more could a writer ask for?

Read more about the summer outreach scholars and their projects.

 

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...FREEZING FOG MAY CAUSE LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE... Patchy freezing fog is expected this morning. Moisture from the fog may freeze on untreated roads, resulting in locally slippery conditions for the morning commute. Secondary roads, bridges, overpasses and intersections will be of greatest concern.

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A bike ride is meant to be a relaxing and fun way to engage in physical activity. For other riders, bicycling is an essential form of transportation. All bicyclists want to feel safe. 

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...SCATTERED SLIPPERY SPOTS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING... Although air temperatures are around or a few degrees above freezing, scattered slippery spots are still possible this morning due to the recent light precipitation overnight and early this morning combined with cold ground temperatures. Untreated bridges, sidewalks and parking lots will be most

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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

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This fall, travelers along the Highway 41 cooridor in Brown County were greeted with a conservation message flashing on digital billboards along their route:

At Fox-Wolf, we’re invested in making impacts to water quality from all sources – residential, commercial, municipal, and agricultural.  We partner with people and organizations from across all these sources to reduce the amount of the phosphorus and sediment that’s delivered to our local waters and downstream through the Fox River and into the bay of Green Bay.  Collectively, these impacts lessen the “green” (algae) in Green Bay.

That’s why education and outreach is key!  Each of us has an opportunity to contribute in our own way.  By sharing how our local farmers are investing in water quality by adopting conservation practices, our communities can see how agriculture is doing its part as well.

Cover crops planted in the fall keep soil in place throughout the winter

Cover Crops Keep Fields Green in the Fall and Water Blue in the Spring

As you drive by the many agricultural fields in the greater Fox Cities area, you may notice a variety of colors peeking out from the snow.  Some fields are still have green bits of vegetation, some have bits of corn stalks left poking from the ground, and some are bare soil.  In traditional farming, after the fall harvest of row crops, such as corn or soybeans, the soil surface of a field will be left bare until the next crop is planted and a new plant canopy is established. Here in Wisconsin, that next planting may be 5-7 months away. That’s a long time for the bare soil to be vulnerable to erosion caused by rainfall, snowmelt, or wind. For that reason, conservation-minded farmers utilize cover crops to have vegetation established and growing in the fall months and remain in place during the winter.

In the spring, cover crops are terminated and left on the surface as residue for conservation tillage or are incorporated into the soil.  Properly planned and executed, cover crops will protect soil during this vulnerable period. This topsoil is full of nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen, so by keeping soil in place, these nutrients are kept on the land where they benefit crops and prevented from running into waterways where they contribute to degraded water conditions and algal blooms.  Keeping soil in place also keeps pesticides, herbicides, and manure out of nearby streams, rivers, and lakes.

Cover crops do more than just improve water quality.  As a benefit to the farmer, cover crops can also:

  • Slow runoff from rainfall and snowmelt, reducing soil loss due to erosion
  • Increase soil organic matter, leading to improvements in soil structure that benefits plant growth
  • Increase soil quality by improving the biological, chemical, and physical soil properties
  • Store nutrients from manure until the following years’ crop can utilize them
  • Reduce or mitigate soil compaction as deep tap roots are able to grow in fall and spring
  • Provide a natural means of suppressing soil diseases and pests and serve as a mulch to assist in suppressing weeds
  • Provide high-quality material for grazing livestockand can provide food and habitat for wildlife, beneficial insects, and pollinators

Thank you conservation farmers!

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To prevent invasive carp from spilling out of Illinois’ waterways and into Lake Michigan and beyond, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to build a $1.416 billion high-tech suite of barricades to deter the fish from moving upstream. Read the full story by WBEZ – Chicago, IL.

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The U.S. Department of Defense plans to install two more groundwater treatment systems at a former Michigan military base to control contamination from PFAS and to prevent spread to nearby waterways. Read the full story by the Associated Press.

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Of 20 people stranded on an ice floe in Lake Erie near Catawba Island, Ohio, nine were rescued by the Coast Guard, four were rescued by the local fire department, and seven were able to “self-rescue” by their own airboat. Read the full story by The National Desk.

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In a visit to Superior, Wisconsin, President Joe Biden proclaimed the country to be in an “infrastructure decade,” touting renewals of roadways, water pipes and more thanks to a massive financing plan approved during his presidency. Biden highlighted a new $1 billion infusion toward replacement of the John A. Blatnik Memorial Bridge, a key but crumbling corridor connecting Minnesota and Wisconsin. Read the full story by Minnesota Public Radio.

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A team of researchers is studying how well water treatment plants are removing microplastics from Lake Erie water, especially smaller nanoplastics, and whether certain treatment configurations work better than others. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection awarded Coastal Zone Grants totaling more than $268,000 to five projects in Pennsylvania’s northwest region. The grants go toward projects that protect and restore critical habitat in the Lake Erie Coastal Zone. Read the full story by The Meadville Tribune.

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Lake Huron water levels were down slightly in December as it continued its seasonal decline. The lake’s December water level was down nearly three inches from November’s level, but a little more than three inches above the December 2022 level. Read the full story by True North Radio Network.

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Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers is building toward 100% use of fish caught in the Great Lakes, highlighted by a recent “head to tail” Great Lakes fish cooking challenge at Kendall College in Chicago. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun-Times.

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‘It only makes sense’: Houses of worship adding solar arrays

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.

On a Sunday morning in Charlevoix, people gather in the small, one-room building of the Greensky Hill Indian United Methodist Church.

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...LOCALLY DENSE FOG AND SLIPPERY ROADS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT... Locally dense fog will be possible this morning, and again tonight. Visibility may drop below a mile at times. In addition, there is a small chance of freezing drizzle in northern Wisconsin this morning, and a light wintry mix may occur tonight. Motorists

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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...AREAS OF DENSE FOG AND LOCALLY SLIPPERY ROADS TONIGHT... Mild, moist air flowing over the snow covered ground will keep areas of dense fog tonight. Visibility may drop below a mile at times, especially across north-central Wisconsin. In addition, light rain could transition over to snow or even freeze on untreated surfaces, creating slick spots late tonight. Use caution if you

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...AREAS OF DENSE FOG AND LOCALLY SLIPPERY ROADS POSSIBLE TONIGHT... Mild, moist air flowing over the snow covered ground will create areas of dense fog tonight. In addition, light rain could freeze on some roads across northern Wisconsin late tonight. Use caution if you will be traveling. The dense fog could also result in airline delays tonight and Friday morning.

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Defense Department to again target ‘forever chemicals’ contamination near Michigan military base

By Todd Richmond, Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Defense plans to install two more groundwater treatment systems at a former Michigan military base to control contamination from so-called forever chemicals, U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s office announced Friday.

Environmentalists say the systems will help prevent PFAS from spreading into the Clarks Marsh area and the Au Sable River near the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda on the shores of Lake Huron.

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Energy News Roundup: Ohio bipartisan energy efficiency bill stalled by Koch-linked group

Keep up with energy-related developments in the Great Lakes area with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup. 

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Illinois lands $14.9M federal grant to expand electric vehicle charging network — Chicago Sun-Times 

Illinois lands a $14.9 million federal grant to install electric vehicle charging stations at 273 new locations, including 36 fast-charging stations. 

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Summer Outreach Scholar students Sarah Zieglmeier, Adam Gips and Gweni Malokofsky canoe to learn about ecological monitoring and a Manoomin restoration/reseeding project. Image credit: Deidre Peroff, Wisconsin Sea Grant

The calendar has flipped to 2024. Our staff members are already tackling new projects. Before they move too deeply into the new year, however, some staff members took a moment to retain the glow of their favorite 2023 project. Deidre Peroff, social science outreach specialist, shared her thoughts.

My favorite project from 2023 was when I took seven “Generation Z” students who are studying Manoomin (wild rice) camping near Green Bay. I was mentoring two of the students as part of Wisconsin Sea Grant’s Summer Outreach Scholar Program and the other five came from the University of Minnesota. They were also studying Manoomin and participating in summer Manoomin-related field excursions.

The Summer Outreach Scholar group enjoys an ice cream stop after a day trip. Pictured, left to right, front row: Elliot Benjamin, Adam Gips, Pipper Gallivan. Back row: Sashi White, Lucia Richardson, Deidre Peroff, Sarah Zieglmeier, Kane Farmer. Image credit: Deidre Peroff, Wisconsin Sea Grant

During four jam-packed days, we learned from Indigenous knowledge-holders about the significance of Manoomin and visited sacred cultural sites on the Menominee Indian Reservation. We met with Amy Corrozino-Lyon (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay restoration scientist) and Titus Seilheimer (Sea Grant fisheries outreach specialist) one day to learn about ecological restoration efforts of Manoomin in Oconto and did journal and poetry writing to better connect with a new plant (inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer’s work, “Braiding Sweetgrass”). We also met with Jesse Conaway (who is working with the Brothertown Nation on another Sea Grant-funded project) to participate in a traditional Manoomin appreciation ceremony, plus we saw how drones are used for monitoring Manoomin in the Lake Winnebego region.

While the students learned so much, what I think we all appreciated the most was spending time together and getting to know each other. During our three nights camping, we enjoyed cooking meals together, playing cards, telling stories by the campfire and swimming in Lake Michigan.

At night, we reflected on what we had learned that day and I enjoyed seeing the students’ newfound understanding and appreciation of Indigenous knowledge and finding a balance between Western and Indigenous science approaches to conservation, restoration and monitoring of a cultural, spiritual and ecological keystone species. When we weren’t reflecting on what we were learning during the day, we enjoyed sleeping under the stars (and storms) and finding time to decompress in nature.

 

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 Do you want to know how peak streamflow is changing in the Upper Midwest, specifically Wisconsin? Read the scientific investigations report by Physical Scientist Sara Levin.

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...AREAS OF DENSE FOG AND LOCALLY SLIPPERY ROADS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL TODAY AND TONIGHT... Areas of fog, locally dense with visibilities of 1/4 mile or less, will continue across the region through tonight. Poor or rapidly changing visibilities will result in locally hazardous travel conditions. Air travel delays or cancellations may also

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog, with the worst conditions expected in the Fox Valley. * WHERE...Portage, Waushara, Wood, Calumet, Manitowoc, Winnebago, Brown, Kewaunee, Outagamie, and Waupaca Counties.

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portage, Waushara, Wood, Calumet, Manitowoc, Winnebago, Brown, Kewaunee, Outagamie, and Waupaca Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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...AREAS OF FOG AND LOCALLY SLIPPERY ROADS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... Areas of fog, locally dense with visibilities of 1/4 mile or less, will continue across the region through Thursday morning. Poor or rapidly changing visibilities will result in locally hazardous travel conditions tonight into Thursday morning. Air

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Army Corps plans $1 billion barricade to deter invasive carp at Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers

By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Sign up for WBEZ newsletters to get local news you can trust.

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A new nationwide study by USGS scientists provides additional scientific evidence that pesticides are likely negatively impacting aquatic invertebrate community health and therefore the health of our stream and river ecosystems.

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Midcontinent Region

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Feb. 8, 2024 – Winter Strategy Conference Call Notice

Army Corps website: https://www.lrc.usace.army.mil/Missions/Water-Management/Lake-Winnebago/

Interested in joining other stakeholders in ongoing discussions about water levels in the Winnebago System?

The Winnebago Water Level Assessment Team (WWLAT) provides a collaborative opportunity for stakeholder representatives and experts to develop realistic and achievable water level strategy recommendations and related goals that reasonably balance the top priorities of multiple system users and the health of the Winnebago System. This team is led separately from the Army Corps public input process by Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance. Recommendations from the WWLAT are submitted to the Army Corps to help inform the Corps regulation of Lake Winnebago.

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Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance

Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance

https://fwwa.org/2024/01/24/acoe-winter-2024-strategy-call-notice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=acoe-winter-2024-strategy-call-notice

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On Monday, the Conference of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers organized a head-to-tail cook-off that challenged culinary students at Kendall College in Chicago to use the entire fish in their dishes. The event was the latest effort in a push toward utilizing 100% of the fish caught in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WBBM – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240124-100-percent-fish

James Polidori

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Fisheries Division will be hiring a full-time malacologist – a biologist who studies mollusks, including mussels and clams – which will kickstart a two-year project to centralize mussel data collected across the state. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240124-mussel-research

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Lake Erie is behind its typical freezing schedule, which depends on different weather patterns, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials. The recent cold snap has helped Lake Erie freeze at a faster pace, though if temperatures warm, it can thaw just as quickly. Read the full story by WKSU – Kent, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240124-erie-ice-cover

James Polidori

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Large freighters were on the move in Door County, Wisconsin, on Monday morning to find somewhere to go during the winter season. The Winter Fleet will remain in port typically until the Soo Locks on Lake Superior open again for the season; this year, that’s scheduled for April 24. Read the full story by WTAQ – Green Bay, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240124-freighter-winter

James Polidori

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Last Friday, northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana were hit with an extremely localized but intense band of lake-effect snow created by whirlwinds known as mesovortexes. They are formed by convergence, or a gathering of winds near the ground, and are akin to tiny low pressure systems. Read the full story by The Washington Post.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240124-mesovortex-snow

James Polidori

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The city of Buchanan, Michigan, is a new member of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, an international coalition of more than 240 municipal and regional U.S. and Canadian mayors and local officials working to advance the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River basin. Read the full story by WSJM – Benton Harbor, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240124-lake-protection-coalition

James Polidori

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Amidst severe winter conditions last week, a Windsor-based photographer perched at Point Pelee on the northern shore of Lake Erie to photograph ice volcanoes, also known as ice shelves. The stunning formations appear when powerful winds hurl water against the shoreline, where it freezes on impact and builds up an ice shelf layer by layer. Read the full story by The Windsor Star.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240124-ice-volcano-photographer

James Polidori

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) stocked Michigan waters with six different species totaling more than one million fish and 14.5 tons at 103 locations throughout the state at the end of 2023. That came after the DNR announced it had stocked waters with more than nine million fish as of September 2023. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240124-fish-stock

James Polidori