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...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY... Very dry conditions, with relative humidity falling into the 15 to 25 percent range, will result in elevated fire potential this afternoon and again on Thursday afternoon. The areas of greatest concern are the sandy soil regions of northern and central Wisconsin. Persistent dry weather has caused an increase

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PFAS News Roundup: 3M being investigated for contamination, New safety bills introduced in Michigan

PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of widespread man-made chemicals that don’t break down in the environment or the human body and have been flagged as a major contaminant in sources of water across the country.

Keep up with PFAS-related developments in the Great Lakes area.

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When summer stretches before many college undergraduates, they make plans: Spend time outdoors. Connect with friends. Catch up on screen time.

For the 31 undergraduates participating in the 2023 Freshwater@UW Summer Research Scholars Program, those plans are the same, with slight alterations. The time outdoors is likely to be spent collecting field samples from a body of water. The friends are new ones—made from the pool of program participants who hail from California to Alabama from Virginia to Wisconsin, and points in between. The screen time isn’t about beating The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but instead entering findings into a larger dataset to further aquatic science projects.

“I looked at many summer REU (research experiences for undergraduates) opportunities,” Sofia Mota Chichy, chemistry major from the University of Michigan, said. “This one at Madison had the most in water chemistry and that’s what I am interested in. I’ve never worked in a chemistry lab before and it’s even better that it is an aquatic one.” Mota Chichy will be a part of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Christine Remucal’s lab studying magnesium oxide.

Jessica Alcorn is an undergraduate who will join a water research lab at UW-Madison this summer. Contributed photo.

A second young woman also expressed her attraction to this opportunity because of its emphasis on water. Plus, said Jessica Alcorn a student at Northwest Missouri State, “I want to go to graduate school here in Madison.” She’ll work under UW-Madison’s Matt Ginder-Vogel, who does both surface and groundwater research.

These springboards from research to a new path in life were celebrated by an enthusiastic Marissa Jablonski at a recent orientation session for the students. “Life will form you without you trying. You’re on your way. You’ve shown up. You’re leaning in.”

Jablonski is the executive director of the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, one of the funding entities for the summer program, about which, the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute Director Jim Hurley said, “It’s been really positive to be able to expand our program because of support from the Freshwater Collaborative. Last year, we were a fledgling program of nine students.” Hurley secured a nearly $358,300 grant from the collaborative, resulting in this year’s larger cohort.

No matter the size of the group, though, Hurley said the goal remains unchanged, “The overall goal is to provide immersive student research experiences to enhance workforce development skills and allow undergraduates to consider the option of graduate studies in Wisconsin. Research experience as an undergraduate is an important component of a successful application for graduate school. In the job market, it also sets apart recent undergraduates who have addressed the changing needs of water-related fields.”

Group of people standing in a grassy area.
Summer research scholars had many orientation activities before heading to their assignments across the state. Photo by Alison Mikulyuk

Expanding the number of participating students is one thing, another is the broadened involvement from professors, graduate students and others at organizations that are acting as mentors for the students. There are 48 in all, including people on University of Wisconsin System campuses in Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison, Milwaukee and Oshkosh. Also providing formative experiences will be mentors from the U.S. Geological Survey, the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary and Wisconsin Maritime Museum.

In application materials, students this summer expressed interest in pursuing research into topics such as pollution, climate change, molecular structures of water, public health and more. The projects will deliver on that skill-building, spawning a new generation of water leaders. While the students will disperse across the state for these labs and field sites, they have a standing invitation to gather each Thursday virtually—and in-person if they are in Madison—for weekly professional development sessions on topics like science communication, navigating graduate school and proposal writing.

They will add these skills to their already prodigious ones in other areas that demonstrate well-rounded natures. At the orientation session, Alison Mikulyuk, summer research opportunity program coordinator, called out fun facts when she said among the group there was a proficient loon caller, a mushroom finder, dancers, an aspiring author, someone who graduated from high school as a 14-year-old, a boxer, world-medalist baton twirler, two twins, competitive swimmers, a multi-instrumentalist, many who play instruments and several who speak more than one language.

Mikulyuk urged the undergraduates to enjoy those skills of others, and also capitalize on the people who possess them, “Learn from each other. Care for each other…Take advantage of personal and professional connections.” She continued, “I hope you will have a life-changing experience that propels you forward in your next decades.”

The program will run until Aug. 5, culminating in a poster session where students will present their summer’s worth of findings.

In addition to the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin and the Water Resources Institute, the summer program has support from Wisconsin Sea Grant, Water@UW Madison and the UW-Madison Graduate School.

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When summer stretches before many college undergraduates, they make plans: Spend time outdoors. Connect with friends. Catch up on screen time.

For the 31 undergraduates participating in the 2023 Freshwater@UW Summer Research Scholars Program, those plans are the same, with slight alterations. The time outdoors is likely to be spent collecting field samples from a body of water. The friends are new ones—made from the pool of program participants who hail from California to Alabama from Virginia to Wisconsin, and points in between. The screen time isn’t about beating The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but instead entering findings into a larger dataset to further aquatic science projects.

Smiling person standing in a grassy, wooded area.

Sofia Mota Chichy will research magnesium oxide. Contributed photo.

“I looked at many summer REU (research experiences for undergraduates) opportunities,” Sofia Mota Chichy, chemistry major from the University of Michigan, said. “This one at Madison had the most in water chemistry and that’s what I am interested in. I’ve never worked in a chemistry lab before and it’s even better that it is an aquatic one.” Mota Chichy will be a part of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Christine Remucal’s lab studying magnesium oxide.

A second young woman also expressed her attraction to this opportunity because of its emphasis on water. Plus, said Jessica Alcorn a student at Northwest Missouri State, “I want to go to graduate school here in Madison.” She’ll work under UW-Madison’s Matt Ginder-Vogel, who does both surface and groundwater research.

These springboards from research to a new path in life were celebrated by an enthusiastic Marissa Jablonski at a recent orientation session for the students. “Life will form you without you trying. You’re on your way. You’ve shown up. You’re leaning in.”

Jablonski is the executive director of the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, one of the funding entities for the summer program, about which, Sea Grant Director Jim Hurley said, “It’s been really positive to be able to expand our program because of support from the Freshwater Collaborative. Last year, we were a fledgling program of nine students.” Hurley secured a nearly $358,300 grant from the collaborative, resulting in this year’s larger cohort.

No matter the size of the group, though, Hurley said the goal remains unchanged, “The overall goal is to provide immersive student research experiences to enhance workforce development skills and allow undergraduates to consider the option of graduate studies in Wisconsin. Research experience as an undergraduate is an important component of a successful application for graduate school. In the job market, it also sets apart recent undergraduates who have addressed the changing needs of water-related fields.”

Large group of people in a grassy area.

The 2023 cohort of summer research scholars undertook various orientation activities, including a tour of the UW-Madison Arboretum. Photo: Alison Mikulyuk

Expanding the number of participating students is one thing, another is the broadened involvement from professors, graduate students and others at organizations that are acting as mentors for the students. There are 48 in all, including people on University of Wisconsin System campuses in Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison, Milwaukee and Oshkosh. Also providing formative experiences will be mentors from the U.S. Geological Survey, the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary and Wisconsin Maritime Museum.

In application materials, students this summer expressed interest in pursuing research into topics such as pollution, climate change, molecular structures of water, public health and more. The projects will deliver on that skill-building, spawning a new generation of water leaders. While the students will disperse across the state for these labs and field sites, they have a standing invitation to gather each Thursday virtually—and in-person if they are in Madison—for weekly professional development sessions on topics like science communication, navigating graduate school and proposal writing.

They will add these skills to their already prodigious ones in other areas that demonstrate well-rounded natures. At the orientation session, Alison Mikulyuk, summer research opportunity program coordinator, called out fun facts when she said among the group there was a proficient loon caller, a mushroom finder, dancers, an aspiring author, someone who graduated from high school as a 14-year-old, a boxer, world-medalist baton twirler, two twins, competitive swimmers, a multi-instrumentalist, many who play instruments and several who speak more than one language.

Mikulyuk urged the undergraduates to enjoy those skills of others, and also capitalize on the people who possess them, “Learn from each other. Care for each other…Take advantage of personal and professional connections.” She continued, “I hope you will have a life-changing experience that propels you forward in your next decades.”

The program will run until Aug. 5, culminating in a poster session where students will present their summer’s worth of findings.

In addition to the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin and Sea Grant, the summer program has support from the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute, Water@UW Madison and the UW-Madison Graduate School.

 

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Chicago, IL (June 5, 2023) – With eyes on Paris for the recently completed crucial second round of global plastics treaty negotiations, groups in Illinois and across the Great Lakes are excited to celebrate the work that has been done closer to home to reduce the production of single-use plastic. This year, the Alliance for the Great Lakes, Ocean Conservancy and Illinois Environmental Council secured significant wins at the statehouse in Springfield that will advance the effort to reduce plastics while increasing access to water and promoting reuse.

The Illinois General Assembly wrapped up the 2023 session in late May by passing several bills addressing plastic production and reduction; improving reuse systems; and providing better data to assist future policymaking:

  • SB 58 bans the state from purchasing polystyrene foam foodware. Styrene, a building block of polystyrene, is likely a human carcinogen, creating health risks in production, use and disposal. Additionally, polystyrene is not recyclable, increasing the challenges of an overburdened waste system by plastic pollution. The bill also requires all state agencies to develop plans to reduce purchasing of single-use plastic.
  • SB 1715 will increase the number of bottle-filling water fountains across the state, providing no-cost water for many more people and decreasing reliance on single-use water bottles that contribute to plastic pollution. 
  • HB 2086 will allow customers to refill their own containers with ready-made food at restaurants and retailers. Increasing reusable systems is the most effective and efficient way to reduce plastics and associated greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a safe, circular economy.
  • SB 1563, requires the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to report on the potential impacts of microplastics in drinking water in Illinois.
  • SB 1555 requires the Illinois EPA to create a statewide needs assessment for packaging and paper products. This is a critical step towards establishing comprehensive extended producer responsibility in Illinois focused on holding producers accountable and achieving source reduction.

Advocates were also able to prevent HB 1616 from advancing. This bill would have allowed for a dangerous and toxic pyrolysis plant to side-step the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s standard permitting process to be built in an already overburdened minority community near Joliet, IL. 

Dr. Anja Brandon, associate director of U.S. plastics policy at Ocean Conservancy and an environmental engineer, notes, “Now is the time to pursue a single-use plastics source reduction target in the Great Lakes that’s in line with the global goal of a minimum 50% reduction by 2050. These recently passed bills will reduce literal tons of plastic pollution while also decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. We applaud the Illinois legislature for these steps forward and hope to see more headway next session to meet the urgency of this moment.”

“We are proud to link arms with our partners from across the Great Lakes and the country in order to build smart and sustainable solutions that will reduce plastic production, support regenerative solutions, advance environmental justice by reducing toxic pollution and improve our community’s health. This session in Illinois represents just the start of the work needed to be done to reduce plastic pollution in the Great Lakes. We are all ready to keep the work moving forward together,” said Andrea Densham, senior strategic adviser for the Alliance for the Great Lakes.

“This year’s plastic reduction victories represent some of the most significant environmental legislative progress we made during this session, and it’s a sign that our years of education and mobilization have built momentum for change,” said Jen Walling, executive director of the Illinois Environmental Council. “Make no mistake; we have plenty of work to do to realize the scale of policy progress we truly need, but it’s important to stop and celebrate significant wins, like halting HB1616, for example– an objectively good thing for the already disproportionately polluted communities in the Joliet area who would have borne the brunt of new toxic pollution emitted by the proposed chemical recycling plant.”

Global and regional efforts to reduce plastic are critical as the connections between climate and plastic production become clearer. Already, plastics are responsible for 3-4% of global greenhouse gas emissions; if they continue to grow, this will triple by 2050. In addition, the health impacts of these emissions from extraction to disposal of plastics are disproportionately borne by historically marginalized communities, making this an environmental justice issue. 

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Jack Walker, teamgreatlakes@mrss.com, 847-721-0597  

Madeline Black, mblack@oceanconservancy.org, 202-280-6232

Tucker Barry, tucker@ilenviro.org, 337-280-1269

ABOUT THE ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES: The Alliance for the Great Lakes is a nonpartisan nonprofit working across the region to protect our most precious resource: the fresh, clean, and natural waters of the Great Lakes. For more information, visit www.greatlakes.org.

ABOUT OCEAN CONSERVANCY: Ocean Conservancy is working to protect the ocean from today’s greatest global challenges. Together with our partners, we create evidence-based solutions for a healthy ocean and the wildlife and communities that depend on it. For more information, visit www.oceanconservancy.org, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. 

ABOUT THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL: Since 1975, the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) has worked to safeguard Illinois—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends by building power for people and the environment. Representing over 100 environmental organizations in the state, IEC carries out its mission to advance public policies that create healthy environments across Illinois through education, advocacy and movement building.

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Great Lakes Moment: New trail connects people with secluded Detroit River wetlands

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.

What do a former naval air station, a Nike missile site, and a wildlife refuge have in common?

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

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With the environment warming because of climate change, researchers are noticing some drastic fluctuations. This year, Lake Erie had little to no ice coverage which has effects on other lake processes like water levels, fish hatches, and algal blooms. Read the full story by Spectrum News 1.

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NOAA has been working to update the Environmental Response Management Application digital data map for Lake Erie. It’s a tool that helps emergency responders and environmental resource managers in dealing with incidents that may adversely impact the environment.  Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.

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The Army Corps of Engineers is now on the cusp of construction on modification of the Brandon Road Lock in Illinois. The project is now projected to cost $1.1 billion, but the main sticking point is that it requires Illinois to sign an agreement as the non-federal sponsor that the state has so far refused to sign Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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In Michigan, some residents of Detroit’s Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood say they’re outraged with a decision to award a permit to Grosse Pointe Park that could allow the Detroit suburb to dump sewage into the Detroit River. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.

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Shipwreck tours have returned for the season to Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan, where visitors can take a scenic cruise within 4,300 miles of federally protected waters for a unique peek into Great Lakes maritime history.  Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes invaders such as zebra mussels and sea lampreys were a few of the species that briefly took center stage recently when the director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources spoke at the annual Edith Chase Symposium. Read the full story by The Record Courier.

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct an assessment of the Traverse River in Houghton and Keweenaw counties in Michigan from June 6 to the 14. The purpose is to estimate the abundance of sea lampreys. The information gathered will be used to determine the need for sea lamprey control. Read the full story by the Daily Mining Gazette.

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources design fishing regulations to protect fish and allow people to enjoy fishing. They urge the public to review the guide to reduce practices which can lead to overharvesting. Read the full story by the Manistee News Advocate.

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Bordering Lake Michigan in Muskegon County, Michigan, a large hill of lime is leftover from Dupont which made neoprene rubber, acetylene, and Freon. Chemours, a DuPont spin-off which owns the site, is negotiating a consent order this year with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy that advocates hope will speed the pace of cleanup around the 1,300-acre property. Read the full story by MLive.

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Before you hit the road, check the list of Michigan beaches that are closed or under contamination advisories for water quality that’s unacceptable or questionable for human contact. Last week, there were two on Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River.  Read the full story by the MLive.

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In May, people might have noticed large amounts of dead fish in Lake Erie. Wildlife officials in the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said Sandusky, Ohio experienced a higher mortality rate this year due to a deadly fish virus called Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia, commonly referred to as VHS which is not transmittable to humans.  Read the full story by the Advertiser-Tribune.

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...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY EXTENDED FOR EASTERN, CENTRAL, AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has extended the Air Quality Advisory for PM2.5 which will now remain in effect until midnight Monday night. This advisory affects people living in the following counties: Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence,

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...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for PM2.5 which will remain in effect until 08:00 AM CDT tomorrow morning. This advisory affects people living in the following counties: Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence,

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The Endangered Species Act turns 50: Congress is working to weaken it

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.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

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Illinois, feds grapple with agreement that would advance billion dollar plan to stop invasive carp

The first efforts to stop the advance of invasive carp to the Great Lakes began in the early 2000s when electrical barriers in the Chicago Area Waterway System leading to Lake Michigan were thought to be a deterrent.

The fear was that if the voracious carp entered the lake, they could expand their range, wipe out the food supply and eventually devastate the multi-billion dollar Great Lakes fishery.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

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The Michigan Department of Attorney General filed a motion for summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan as part of the State’s ongoing enforcement action against the former owners of the Edenville Dam. The east embankment of the dam failed on May 19, 2020, sending a surge of water downstream that resulted in catastrophe for the surrounding communities. Key facts have now been uncovered showing the dam’s owners, Boyce Hydro, knew of this potential failure since 2010 without divulging the defect to the state or federal government. Read the full story by The Morning Sun.

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Robert Michaels, senior attorney for the Environmental Law & Policy Center, hopes his latest legal victory will result in a healthier Lake Erie with smaller harmful algal blooms by forcing closer regulation of the industrial-sized livestock farms that produce large amounts of manure in Lake Erie’s watershed. Read the full story by The Sandusky Register.

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The City of Highland Park, Michigan, and the Great Lakes Water Authority failed to meet a court-ordered deadline of May 31 to come up with a payment plan for the estimated $24 million the city owes to the suburban water authority. The two sides are still engaged in talks in hopes of having a payment plan ready for a June 6 court hearing. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Thunder Bay, Ontario, has said goodbye to the Viking Octantis, the first cruise ship that docked for the 2023 season, but there are plenty left to come. A total of 15 cruise ship stops by four ships have been booked for this season and 24 stops by five ships have been booked for the 2024 cruise season. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Detroit City Council Member Mary Waters sent Governor Gretchen Whitmer a letter asking her to rescind a permit issued by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) that she believes could result in the release of raw sewage into the Detroit River from Grosse Pointe Park. In February, EGLE issued the permit to Grosse Pointe Park, allowing them to construct the extreme emergency relief valve. Read the full story by WDIV-TV – Detroit, MI.

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After sustaining significant damage in 2019, the West Barrier Bar Pier in Fair Haven, New York, has undergone a $10 million repair project with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021. The Army Corps of Engineers highlighted the project’s benefits, including safe navigation between Little Sodus Bay and Lake Ontario and supporting the local economy by ensuring safe passage to 550 boat slip rentals and eight launch ramps. Read the full story by The Citizen.

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With help from the Clinton River Watershed Council and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, the city of Center Line, Michigan, added four rain gardens to the corners of a newly paved and graded parking lot to ensure water will flow into the rain garden cells and go into the ground instead of into the stormwater drain. Read the full story by Macomb Daily.

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At Anchors Away Marina in Marblehead, Ohio, the charter boat “Myrmidon” awaits her captain, Carole Vukmer, who is one of just a handful of female charter captains on Lake Erie. Being a female captain in a male-dominated industry is a challenge. There are just over a thousand licensed charter captains that make a living fishing Lake Erie; of that number, just 46 are women. Read the full story by WKYC-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230602-female-captains

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Since its first sighting recorded near Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the Huron River in 1933, officials say there have been dozens of freshwater jellyfish findings in Michigan’s streams and inland lakes. Freshwater jellyfish typically appear in northern temperate inland lakes during the late summer and there is little-to-no evidence that they have any significant impact on the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WDIV-TV – Detroit, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230602-freshwater-jellyfish

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...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR EASTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Ozone until 11:00 PM CDT tonight. This advisory affects people living in the following counties: Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette,

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

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

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...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Ozone which will remain in effect until 11:00 PM CDT tonight. This advisory affects people living in the following counties: Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette,

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

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

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Michigan lawmakers pledge ‘full support’ for reopening Palisades nuclear plant

By Kelly House Bridge Michigan

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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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/06/michigan-lawmakers-pledge-support-reopening-palisades-nuclear-plant/

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Energy News Roundup: Illinois house passes ethics bill, EPA rule in Indiana

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

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House passes bill to bar officials convicted of corruption from holding public office — Capitol News Illinois

Illinois lawmakers advance an ethics bill barring anyone convicted of certain crimes while in office from serving again, two weeks after guilty verdicts were handed down in the “ComEd Four” trial.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/06/energy-news-roundup-illinois-house-passes-ethics-bill-epa-rule-in-indiana/

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Wild Ones Fox Valley chapter has a new 4-day retreat in beautiful Northwoods Wisconsin to learn “Nature Teaching Strategies for All Ages.” This course is to help you become a better environmental advocate and is aimed at learning fun ways to connect people to each other and to nature. You do not have to be a formal educator to attend this class. The fee includes the course, meals, and lodging. There will be plenty of time for relaxing and exploring! Registration closes June 24th.

Become a strong environmental advocate. Offering hands-on learning set in beautiful Northwoods Wisconsin, this course aims to develop sense of place, basic science inquiry skills, and strong stewardship. Using environmental education strategies from a variety of sources, we will be actively playing games, observing nature, discussing conservation ethics, exploring, nature journaling, and connecting with each other. We will cover a variety of grade levels, even college level. In addition to receiving credit for the Wisconsin Native Plant Certification Program, you will receive a Project WILD book and be certified in Project WILD upon completion of this course.

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Registration closes June 24.

$300 nonmembers/$255 members (includes lodging and meals)

Questions? Email wildonesfoxvalley@gmail.com.

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Winnebago Waterways is a Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance recovery initiative. Contact us at wwinfo@fwwa.org

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https://fwwa.org/2023/05/31/wildones_fox_valley_2023-2-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wildones_fox_valley_2023-2-2

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...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Brown and eastern Outagamie Counties through 330 PM CDT... At 248 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bellevue Town, or 3 miles southwest of Green Bay, moving north at 10 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail.

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

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

https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WI126649A02078.SpecialWeatherStatement.126649A03FB8WI.GRBSPSGRB.1b36d356db7c1151673472c0a7c25cef

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...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON... At 118 PM, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms from just south of High Cliff State Park to Stockbridge to near Fond Du Lac. The thunderstorms were moving to the north around 10 mph. Additional thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon,

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

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

https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WI1266499FECE8.SpecialWeatherStatement.126649A066C8WI.GRBSPSGRB.d65efe55088dd94d9c460efb2df919a6

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Culinary masters aboard Great Lakes freighters: Navigating the high seas of flavor

Freighters are mysterious creatures, grazing the horizon at what seems a glacier’s pace, laden with commodities like coal or iron ore.  We accept them as part of the Great Lakes’ landscape, but we don’t often think about what it takes to run them. 

It turns out, it takes a sizable team.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/05/culinary-masters-great-lakes-freighters-navigating-high-seas-flavor/

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...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... Very dry conditions, with relative humidity falling into the 20 to 30 percent range, will result in elevated fire potential this afternoon. The areas of greatest concern are the sandy soil regions of northern and central Wisconsin. Persistent dry weather over the past week and a half has caused an increase in fire

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

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

https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WI1266499FA6FC.SpecialWeatherStatement.12664DC94440WI.GRBSPSGRB.3b77a733acfe35fc01f412b80021d336

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The state of Wisconsin will add a half-mile of shoreline to the Brule River State Forest that will expand public access to Lake Superior and protect habitat for an endangered shorebird. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230531-lake-superior-shorebirds

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As of last November, Adam Tindall-Schlicht has been Administrator of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, which oversees operations of the U.S. side of the system of locks and channels that connect the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. Read the full story by North County Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230531-st-lawrence-seaway

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Over the course of eleven days, a device dating back to 234 B.C. successfully captured 704 fish and lifted them into a collection basket as part of a project to determine if the method could be used in the future to move fish across dams without injury. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230531-bypass-dams

Theresa Gruninger