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Episode 2310 Lesson Plans: Dynamic populations

This lesson will explore the phenomenon of the moose-wolf population dynamics on Isle Royale, as students learn about how one of our lesser-known national parks provides a firsthand opportunity to witness biology, ecology, and history in action. They will explore the dynamics of predator-prey relationships, conduct field observations about populations in their own area, and mathematically model the moose-wolf population biology over time.

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Scientists at Laboratory for Infectious Disease and the Environment are collaborating with Polk County Conservation in central Iowa to estimate the health risk posed to recreators in the Des Moines River and tributaries.

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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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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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Thank you for becoming a Business Member of Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance! Your partnership is a critical resource in protecting our waters. Your membership is pending until we receive payment. Complete this form, and we’ll send an invoice shortly.

Thanks for being a member!

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Points North: The plant musician

Points North is a biweekly podcast hosted by Daniel Wanschura and Morgan Springer about the land, water and inhabitants of the Upper Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio. 

Tom Wall is a West Michigan rock star who uses plants as bandmates.

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Michigan farmers, looking to expand crop insurance and research funding, are pushing to see their needs recognized as the federal Farm Bill moves along on the congressional agenda. 

“This would not be the first time that a Farm Bill was extended. It’s happened several times, but we need leadership to sit down to get the job done,” he said.

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Wisconsin has laws that outline standards for farms’ nutrient management.

  • NR 151 deals with runoff management, specifically with manure application and nitrate and phosphorus pollution. It also outlines what the criteria is for geographically sensitive areas.
  • ATCP 50 outlines soil and water management, cost-share requirements, and county grants.
  • NRCS 590 outlines the rate, source, placement and timing of nutrients on the landscape.
  • NR 243 deals with the requirements for CAFOs in the state- any operation with more than 1,000 animal units, 700 milking cows.

Helpful Links

NR 151

NR 243

ATCP 50

NRCS 590

General Information

Nutrient Management Basics

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Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning

By Suman Naishadham and Victor Caivano, Associated Press

FORT MCMURRAY, Canada (AP) — During a May wildfire that scorched a vast swath of spruce and pine forest in northwestern Canada, Julia Cardinal lost a riverside cabin that was many things to her: retirement project, gift from from her husband, and somewhere to live by nature, as her family had done for generations.

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

Since assuming the helm of Milwaukee’s sewerage agency (MMSD) in 2002, Kevin Shafer has been focused on managing and expanding the city’s deep tunnels designed to keep sewage out of Lake Michigan.

Knowing that tunnels alone are not enough, Shafer also started a campaign to emphasize green infrastructure and over the years, Milwaukee went from having a reputation as a bad actor to being a national leader in managing sewage overflows.

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While cornfields are abundant throughout the state, Michigan produces many more crops than just corn.

Specialty crops, which are fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, flowers and other horticulture crops, are abundant in the Great Lake state.

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Building a Smart Lake Erie Watershed

By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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

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

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

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

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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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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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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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How climate change can confuse fall foliage

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.

 Most trees in this patch of forest had yellow leaves.

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An initiative to improve water quality throughout Ohio and Lake Erie is gaining ground — about a hundred acres to be exact. 

Wetlands have the potential to restore the water quality of the Great Lakes, though Navarro says that may take decades of dedicated wetland restoration.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2023/11/08/wetland-restoration-revives-ohio-lake/

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Soil Health

Soil health is becoming a larger and more important part of every farm’s operation. Within the basin, improving soil health has been highlighted as one of the key element to reaching water quality goals.

The Demonstration Farm Network and local farmer led groups have been important elements in spreading soil health knowledge across the basin. The Demonstration Farm Network is a GLRI funded program that through partnerships with NRCS, counties, and UW-Extension has provided education and marketing of soil health practices. Leading farms throughout the basin have been selected to act as Demo Farms. Field Days and other educational events are held at these farms to help spread awareness and knowledge about regenerative agricultural practices to neighboring farmers and conservation professionals. Within our basin, three Demonstration Networks: Fox Demo Farms, Between the Lakes, and Upper Fox-Wolf Demo Farms.

Helpful Soil Health Links

USDA Resources

Local Resources

Farmers’ Stories

Cover Crops

Like soil health as a whole, cover crops are becoming a more integrated part of conventional agriculture. Cover crops are used to keep soil on the field, reducing erosion and nutrient leaching. This is done by covering the soil with vegetation and having living roots in the ground, securing the soil in place. Another benefit to cover crops is additional biodiversity both below and above ground. Adding a cover crop into a farm’s rotation creates habitat for soil organisms.

Helpful Cover Crop Links

Resouces

Seed Information

Managment

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Basin Equipment

Many of the counties throughout the basin have partnered with local organizations to acquire equipment for regenerative agriculture. Brown, Green Lake, Outagamie, and Waupaca counties all house equipment. Contact county conservation/ agronomy staff to find out more about equipment availability and rental.

One example of this is Outagamie County. The county partnered with the Onida Nation to build the S.H.E.D., Soil Health Education & Demo Facility. This is where a large portion of the basin’s equipment is stored. This includes a roller crimper, interseeders, a small tractor, and more. The county also has demo plots set up at the facility to test various cover crop applications. Schedule a tour with Alex and Andy to get to know the equipment and see what cover crop experiments they have going on.

Low Disturbance Manure Application

Within the basin, practicing low disturbance manure has been highlighted as an important step in improving water quality. In the Lower Fox River basin, farms have been practicing low disturbance manure application for a couple of years now thanks to the Lower Fox River Demo Farms, Brown and Outagamie Counties. Read more here.

Helpful Links

Equipment Spotlights

Low Disturbance Manure

Great Plains No-Till
Drill

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Charting a Safer Course: Mitigating flood risk in Great Lakes states

The summer of 2023 saw rainstorms that caused extreme flooding across the Great Lakes.

Cities like Cleveland, Chicago and Duluth were all affected this year. Amid rising concerns over the increasing frequency and severity of flooding in the Great Lakes region, a new study unveils crucial insights into each state’s preparedness.

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County Contacts

Adams County

Colton Wolosek
Conservationist
(608)-339-4275
 ┃colton.wolosek@co.adams.wi.us

Calumet County

Amanda Kleiber

Land Resource Specialist

(920)-849-1442

┃amanda.kleiber@calumetcounty.org

Brown County

Nick Peltier
Conservationist
(920)-284-9349
 ┃nick.peltier@browncountywi.gov

Brent Lavash
Agronomist
(920)-391-4633
┃brent.levash@browncountywi.gov

Brent Peterson
Agronomist & LFR Demo Farms Project Manager
(920)-391-4643
┃brent.petersen@browncountywi.gov

Columbia County

Shaina Klosterman
Conservationist
 (608)-742-967
┃shaina.klosterman@columbiacountywi.gov

Casey Bennett
Agriculture Outreach
(608)-742-9670
┃casey.bennett@columbiacountywi.gov

Fond du Lac County

Vincent Dockery
Watershed Outreach
(920)-904-3530
 ┃vincent.dockery@fdlco.wi.gov

Brad Murry
Agronomist
(920) 906-4679
┃bradly.murry@fdlco.wi.gov

Green Lake County

Jocelyn Paumsa
Agriculture Outreach
(920)-299-0585
 ┃jpausma@greenlakecountywi.gov

Todd Morris
Conservationist
(920)-294-4052
 ┃tmorris@greenlakecountywi.gov

Marathon County

Laurie Miskimins
Conservationist
(715) 261-6024
┃laurie.miskimins@co.marathon.wi.us

Marquette County

Morgan Kepler
Agronomist
┃morgan.kepler@wi.nacdnet.net

Buxton Toutant
Conservation Technician
┃buxton.toutant@wi.nacdnet.net

Outagamie County

Andy Kiefer
Agronomist
(920)-832-5044
┃andy.kiefer@outagamie.org

Alex Krepline
Agronomist
(920)-832-6061
┃alex.krepline@outagamie.org

Jeremy Freund
Project Coordinator
(920)-832-5076
┃jeremy.freund@outagamie.org

Shawano County

Jacob Buettner
Technician
(715)-526-4636
┃jacob.buettner@shawanocountywi.gov

Waushara County

Josh Saykally
Agronomist
(920)-787-0443
┃josh.saykally@co.waushara.wi.us

Waupaca County

Stefan Stults
Nutrient Managment
(715)-258-6247
┃stefan.stults@co.waupaca.wi.us

Taylor Hasz
Watershed Technician
(715)-942-1893
┃taylor.hasz@co.waupaca.wi.us

Winnebago County

Emily Duffeck
Watershed Specialist
(920)-232-1957
┃edufeck@winnebagocountywi.gov

Sheila Smith
Agronomist
(920)-232-1950
 ┃ssmith@winnebagocountywi.gov

Conservation Partners

UW Extension/ Between the Lakes Demo Farms

Maranda Miller
Outreach Specialist
(608)-590-5758
 ┃maranda.miller@wisc.edu

UW Extension/ Lower Fox River Demo Farms

Whitney Prestby
Natural Resource Educator
(920) 391-4663
┃whitney.prestby@wisc.edu

NRCS/ Upper Fox-Wolf Demo Farms

Derrick Raspor
Soil Conservationist
(920)-740-5810
 ┃derrick.raspor@usda.gov

NRCS

Myles Elsen
Resource Conservationist
(920)-884-3910
 ┃myles.elsen@usda.gov

Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance

Justin Loehrke
Basin Agriculture Coordinator
920-841-6938
 ┃justin@fwwa.org

Katie Woodrow
Lower Fox River and Climate Smart Agriculture Director
(920)-915-5767
┃katie@fwwa.org

Tim Burns
Climate Smart Agriculture Coordinator
(920)-840-0104
┃tim@fwwa.org

Tilth Agronomy/ Upper Fox-Wolf Demo Farms

Matt Brugger
Agronomist
(920)-470-3889
┃matt@tilthag.com

Farmer Led Groups

Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil, Healthy Water

Tony Peirick
President
(920)-390-0583
┃peirick0583@gmail.com

Farmers for Tomorrow River

Matt Hintz
(715)-824-6706
┃hintz1_@hotmail.com

Muddy Bottom Farmers

Jim Luedtke
(920) 422-4957
┃Jluedtke1@hotmail.com

FDL Co. Watersheds Alliance

Bruce Peterson
(920)-948-4088
┃bpeterson7818@gmail.com

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As automakers are beginning to make the switch to electric vehicles, the number of EV charging stations throughout the state is increasing, including at state parks. 

At the beginning of the year, five state parks and a fish hatchery had EV charging sites installed. 

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

Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit Public Television.

The Endangered Species Act was championed by metropolitan Detroit’s very own Congressman John D.

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Illinois and Chicago leaders announced the dispersal of $336 million to Chicago to aid efforts in removing lead service lines across the city. There are about 9 million lead service lines nationally, of which 400,000 are in Chicago. Read the full story by WGN-TV – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231106-chicago-water

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House Bill 5108, introduced in October, would overhaul Michigan’s outdated commercial fishing statute to add popular game fish such as walleye, lake trout and yellow perch to the state’s Great Lakes commercial fishing allowance. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231106-michigan-fishing

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There’s a growing effort to reintroduce wild rice to the state of Michigan after years of damage caused by logging, development, and wildlife wiped out the plant in some parts of the state.
Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231106-michigan-manoomin

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According to a new study, 71% of water samples drawn from 450 private wells across Wisconsin in 2022 were contaminated with PFAS chemicals. About 96% of the contaminated samples contained PFAS levels below limits that the EPA is considering adopting. Read the full story by Spectrum News 1 – Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231106-wisconsin-pfas

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A crumbling railroad grade abandoned nearly a century ago has been removed in a project aimed at protecting fish spawning habitat in Nebagamon Creek near Douglas, Wisconsin. The project rebuilt and naturalized 500 feet of Nebagamon Creek, the largest tributary to the Brule River, which is among the best spawning rivers for Lake Superior trout and salmon. Read the story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231106-brule-river

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