Green Bay Wisconsin Waterfront News & Great Lakes News (Page 444)

In the battle against invasive species, the common muskrat emerges as an unlikely hero. A new study sheds light on these oft-overlooked rodents and their ecosystem-altering behaviors – and how humans might replicate their actions to combat invasive aquatic plants. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-muskrat-management

Nichole Angell

A $330,000 grant has been bestowed upon the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in order to study the impact of microplastics on aquatic life in Lake Michigan. A team will collect fish around Lake Michigan and Green Bay and examine their stomach contents to identify the size and types of plastic particles they contain. Read the full story by WHBL – Sheboygan, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-microplastics-grant

Nichole Angell

In many Ontario Indigenous communities, water treatment plants are staffed by a single person. A training program is trying to change that. Read the full story by The Narwhal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-water-crisis

Nichole Angell

U.S. Senator Gary Peters, co-chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, introduced two bipartisan bills to bolster Great Lakes fishery research and management efforts that are critical to both the Great Lakes ecosystem and Michigan’s robust fishing industry. Read the full story by The Alpena News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-bipartisan-bills

Nichole Angell

The public is invited to provide feedback on the environmental impact of a plan to restore the Grand River’s rapids in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. The city of Grand Rapids is seeking $11 million to remove four dams and adding 20,000 tons of natural rock and boulders to the river. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-river-restoration-public-feedback

Nichole Angell

In a time of transformation, the mayor of Toledo, Ohio, and others comment on current environmental and political challenges and emphasize the growing importance of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-toledo-transition

Nichole Angell

The Great Lakes state of Michigan has the most lighthouses in the nation and when you visit them, you can get a stamp in the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s Passport. Small donations from passport holders have generated thousands of dollars since the passport program launched in 1994. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-lighthouse-passport

Nichole Angell

The Great Lakes passenger-car ferry, the S.S. Badger, was backing into its dock in Ludington, Michigan, this past Wednesday when the vessel collided with its permanently moored sister ship. A local fan of the vessel stated this kind of accident seemed near impossible and was a very odd occurrence. Read the full story by The Maritime Executive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-ferry-collision

Nichole Angell

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is planning to install a surveillance tower in Rochester, New York, to enhance border security along Lake Ontario. Locals had mixed reactions to the proposed tower which would provide 24/7 surveillance of the area. Read the full story by WHEC-TV – Rochester, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-surveillance-tower

Nichole Angell

From the water, the view of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, transforms at night, especially during a recent full moon paddle with Brew City Kayak, highlighting the city’s past, present and future. Read the full story by The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-moonlight-paddle-milwaukee

Nichole Angell