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* WHAT...Freezing rain. Additional ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch, especially on elevated and untreated surfaces. * WHERE...Waushara, Brown, and Outagamie Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Difficult travel conditions are possible where roads are untreated.

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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

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* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total ice accumulations ranging from a light glaze to around a quarter inch, with the lowest amounts across the southern parts of Outagamie and Brown counties. * WHERE...Waushara, Brown, and Outagamie Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Sporadic power outages and tree damage are possible due to the ice, especially across Waushara and northern Outagamie and Brown counties. Travel could be very difficult in some areas.

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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.61a3cb2e4d4d6eed92bb1cea018ad802455165e6.005.1.cap

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* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total ice accumulations ranging from a light glaze up to a quarter inch. * WHERE...Waushara, Brown, Door, and Outagamie Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Sporadic power outages and tree damage are possible due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible.

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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

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U.S. Senators Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI) will co-chair the Senate Great Lakes Task Force for the 119th Congress. They will hold meetings to coordinate legislative initiatives, funding priorities, and oversight efforts to protect the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WTVG-TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250328-task-force

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Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump and his administration has repeatedly stoked tensions with Canada, once considered the United States’ closest ally. Along with trade and tariffs, this strife has also raised questions about how the region’s water resources will be managed. Read the full story by Grist.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250328-us-canada-relations

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Climate change is making it easier for Great Lakes water birds to get sick, according to a recent University of Illinois study. The study identified avian diseases in the Great Lakes, including botulism and avian influenza, that could be primed for outbreaks amid warming waters and shifting migration patterns. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250328-sick-birds

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A Michigan House representative recently introduced a bill that could add a lot of regulations to fishing in Saginaw Bay. This could potentially be a massive obstacle for state licensed commercial fishers in the area. Read the full story by the Huron Daily Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250328-saginaw-bay-fisheries

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U.S. and Canadian officials are monitoring a crude oil spill that was detected Thursday in the Canadian side of the St. Clair River near the Suncor Sarnia Refinery in Sarnia, Ontario. No impacts to drinking water were reported for Ontario or Michigan residents, although water intake valves were temporarily closed on the Michigan side. Read the full story by CBS News Detroit.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250328-oil-spill

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Wisconsin seems to be a consequence-free place to ditch a boat. Since Oct. 13, the owner of a local salvage company has been the only person who has shown any initiative in removing an abandoned boat, Deep Thought, from the Lake Michigan shoreline in Milwaukee. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250328-abandoned-boat

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On March 14, Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said that perhaps Lake Erie should be changed to Lake Ohio. When looking at history, changing the names of the Great Lakes is not completely unheard of, but is a bit more complicated in today’s world. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250328-lake-ohio

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Azhigwa Zhiiwaagamiziganike or She Makes Maple Sugar Right Now

“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Now

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/03/she-makes-maple-sugar-right-now/

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Sea lamprey control program receives OK to rehire federal workers, after initial scare

By Ellie Katz, Interlochen Public Radio

This article was republished with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.

The Great Lakes’ sea lamprey control program has the OK to rehire three dozen federal employees it needs to combat the eel-like, invasive fish species.

That’s after staffing cuts and hiring freezes from the Trump administration last month threatened the work, which the Great Lakes Fishery Commission said would have led to more than $200 million in lost fishing potential.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Now

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/03/sea-lamprey-control-program-receives-ok-to-rehire-federal-workers-after-initial-scare/

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