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Snowy owls are arriving in the Great Lakes region earlier than usual this winter, marking what experts describe as an “early-season push.” This contrasts with a much slower migration in 2023. Read the full story by MLive.

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The Great Lakes Fishery Commission said non-native predatory sea lamprey populations spiked due to reduced control during the COVID-19 pandemic. The commission said numbers rose when field crews were constrained in their ability to conduct sea lamprey control in 2020 and 2021. Read the full story by WWTV – Cadillac, MI.

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MillerKnoll, a West Michigan office furniture manufacturer, has committed to eliminating PFAS from most of its products by next year. The company said all North American products will be free of any added per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances beginning in May 2025. Efforts to reduce or eliminate PFAS in manufacturing could play a huge role in limiting further pollution of our lakes. Read the full story by MLive.

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In the early hours on Friday, Dec. 13, the Michigan Senate passed five bills that would, together, overhaul Michigan’s environmental remediation program to prioritize physical removal over allowing pollution to remain in the ground but limiting human contact. Read the full story by MLive.

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently awarded Park Township, a town located on the Lake Michigan shoreline near Holland, Michigan, two grants totaling $826,700 to fund improvements. The grants will be used at Park Township’s Winstrom Park and the new Community Park. Read the full story by MLive.

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has opened an investigation into a spill of more than 69,000 gallons of crude oil from a pipeline along Enbridge Energy’s Line 6. Read the full story by KTTV – Green Bay, WI.

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* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 5 and 8 inches possible. * WHERE...Calumet, Winnebago, Brown, Outagamie, Southern Marinette County, and Southern Oconto County Counties. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes.

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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...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 5 and 7 inches possible. * WHERE...Calumet, Winnebago, Brown, Outagamie, Southern Marinette County, and Southern Oconto County Counties. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes.

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

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Invasive Species Control in the North American Great Lakes

Below is an adapted excerpt from Beyond the Sea: The Hidden Life in Lakes, Streams, and Wetlands by David Strayer. Copyright 2024. Published with permission of Johns Hopkins University Press.

Biological invasions sometimes are seen as an inevitable result of modern life, but like other human impacts on inland waters, we can control them if we choose to do so.

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A strong clipper system is expected to bring widespread snow to all of northeast Wisconsin Thursday into Thursday night. Current indications for timing are that the snow will begin around daybreak on Thursday over central Wisconsin, spreading to northeast Wisconsin and the lakeshore by midday Thursday. Snow will continue through the afternoon and evening, before diminishing late Thursday night for all but far northeast Wisconsin and the lakeshore. The snow could fall heavy at times Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening. A snowfall that will require shoveling and/or plowing is expected. This will be the largest widespread snow that has occurred over the area since last winter. The track of the clipper low could still change which would alter where the heaviest snow ends up. Even with this uncertainty where heaviest snow occurs, expect the Thursday evening commute, and possibly the Friday morning commute to be impacted. Stay tuned for later forecasts and statements as details for this system become more refined within the next 24 to 36 hours. Winter weather advisories, watches or warnings may be needed.

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No flood gauges, no warning: 99% of US streams are off the radar amid rising flash flood risks – we saw the harm in 2024

By Julie Arbit, Brad Bottoms, and Branko Kerkez, University of Michigan

 is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.

Flooding is one of the deadliest and costliest natural disasters in the U.S., causing billions of dollars in damage each year.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

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Mary Sabuda – Maritime Transportation Policy Analyst

Mary SabudaMary Sabuda covers maritime transportation policy at the Great Lakes Commission. In this role, she works to advance policy and funding priorities related to navigation and maritime transportation in the Great Lakes basin, promote knowledge transfer and coordination among stakeholders and policymakers, and develop new partnerships within the maritime community.

Before joining the GLC, Mary most recently worked in Washington, D.C., for U.S. Senator Gary Peters supporting Great Lakes, environment, maritime, energy, and agriculture issues. Prior to that position, she worked in government affairs at the American Chemical Society covering issues of importance to the chemistry enterprise such as federal funding for scientific research.

Mary holds a Ph.D. in earth and environmental sciences from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities as well as master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Michigan State University in geological sciences, where she cultivated expertise in water treatment, remediation strategies, and critical minerals. In her free time, Mary likes to run long distances, hike, bike, and travel.

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