Green Bay Wisconsin Waterfront News & Great Lakes News (Page 1,721)

According to a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, wetlands save Wisconsin and the upper Midwest almost $23 billion per year that would otherwise be spent combating flooding. This finding comes as the loss of wetlands has accelerated, and critical protections have eased. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241204-wetland-value

James Polidori

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has been surveying boat anglers, revealing that anglers on Lake Erie have had one of the best years in recent memory for catching walleyes. Fishing has improved due to the amount of forage fish that walleye have been eating and the nice summer weather that allowed more days for fishing. Read the full story by the Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241204-walleye-fishing

James Polidori

The Ontario Ministry of Environment, Climate and Parks charged the City of Hamilton, Ontario, with two counts of discharging sanitary sewage in water. The two sewage spills that began decades ago and were discovered in 2022 and 2023. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241204-sewage-discharges

James Polidori

The Kinnickinnic River is the most urbanized and developed river in Wisconsin, ranking last out of Milwaukee’s three rivers in terms of ecological health. Several project partners are working to remove seven miles of concrete liner to restore the Kinnickinnic River corridor, making it less of a flood-risk and safety issue as well as a community amenity. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241204-river-restoration

James Polidori

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that Lake Superior’s lake trout season opened December 1 and will run until September 30, 2025, or until the harvest cap is met. Thanks to sound management practices, the lake trout populations in Lake Superior have been rehabilitated. Read the full story by the Watertown Daily Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241204-trout-season

James Polidori

Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Administrator Adam Tindall-Schlicht says shipping numbers have been improving over the years. The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System opened its 66th navigation season on March 22, and the shipping channel’s St. Lawrence River section will close on January 5. Read the full story by NNY360.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241204-shipping-numbers

James Polidori

Ghost streams, waterways that were filled in or covered up during city development, are a contributing factor to flooding events, especially underneath historically redlined neighborhoods. Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood is one example; it was built on top of marshland and has a history of experiencing flooding after heavy storms. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241204-flooding-causes

James Polidori

Landowners at Crystal Lake in Benzie County, Michigan, are suing a local township and developer over environmental violations that affected nearby wetlands during a recent construction project. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241204-wetland-litigation

James Polidori