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By Ruth Thorton Standing together at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute near Hastings, Michigan, two students stared intently at the screen, looking for the subtle signs of the small rattlesnake they were trying to find. The eastern massasauga, Michigan’s only rattlesnake, typically hides in dense vegetation in wetlands, and conservation biologists are concerned about trampling their […]

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been working to collect new mapping data on Lake Superior since 2020. This survey is part of a large effort to update the mapping of the coastal and nearshore water of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WDIO-TV – Duluth, MN.

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Governor Whitmer of Michigan signed off on state funding to support an early warning system along the 80-mile Lake Huron-to-Lake Erie corridor. The program involves physical monitors at treatment plants in the region that ultimately serves half the state’s population. Read the full story by the Port Huron Times Herald.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240731-water-monitoring-funding

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Momentum for transitioning away from single use plastic is building in the Great Lakes. The Alliance for the Great Lakes is calling for implementing extended producer responsibility policies — holding producers responsible across the life cycle of their products. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Just when Michiganders think they know all the invasive plants and bugs to watch out for, another one gets added to the list. Lesser celandine is an aquatic plant with pretty yellow flowers found heavily in mid-Michigan near streams and in forested floodplains. Read the full story by WDRG – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Ten years ago this Friday, Toledo, Ohio, residents woke up to an algae-driven water crisis that brought unwanted attention from other parts of the world and inflicted a scar on the city’s reputation. Despite knowing the cause of the crisis, similar problems remain today. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240731-erie-algal-blooms

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To help better understand which of the almost 200 aquatic invasive species roaming the Great Lakes pose the greatest threat, scientists at various Michigan-based research groups ranked the top 10 species that have the greatest impact. Read the full story by WJBK – Detroit, MI.

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