The coronavirus pandemic keeping millions of Americans in their homes may keep Great Lakes freighter crews from setting foot on land for weeks at a time, all in an effort to promote safety through social distancing. Read the full story by the Alpena News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200413-freighter
The coronavirus pandemic keeping millions of Americans in their homes may keep Great Lakes freighter crews from setting foot on land for weeks at a time, all in an effort to promote safety through social distancing. Read the full story by the Alpena News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200413-freighter
A grass carp was located last month during a Michigan DNR survey of the Tittabawassee River, below the Dow Dam in Midland County. Read the full story by 9 & 10 News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200413-carp
High-water levels that could set records throughout the Great Lakes are expected to persist for at least the next six months, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported in its six-month forecast. Read the full story by Ellwood City Ledger.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200413-erie-waters
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has canceled its in-person classes for outdoor safety certificates and is now offering only online courses. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200413-dnr-education
The County Road Association of Michigan on Thursday, April 9, released estimated damage figures to county road infrastructure caused by high water levels on the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the White Lake Beacon.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200413-lakes-infrastructure
The city is requesting $900,000 from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, $700,000 of which would be used to acquire up to 535 acres along the St. Louis River; the goal is to restore the land with native plant species, and preserve it for years to come. Read and view the full story by WDIO – TV – Duluth, MN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200413-duluth-river
The Lake-to-River Corridor comprises four counties in Ohio, which border western Pennsylvania and connect Lake Erie to the Ohio River, and aims to capitalize on available properties and other assets and to align the resources of the five partner organizations for mutual benefit. Read the full story by The Business Journal.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200413-lake-corridor
A series of measures intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus could have implications for Michigan’s recreational fishery in the coming years. Read the full story by MiBiz.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200413-fish-virus
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Water, water everywhere, but where does it go? This week, students will look at a Great Lakes watershed map and watch a simple experiment about the water cycle. Then they’ll look for examples of the water cycle in the real world. They’ll discover that watersheds and the water cycle are all around them!
This activity will take between 30 minutes and an hour.
You’ll need:
Watch the video below to learn about watersheds and the water cycle.
Ask your child what they noticed. Did they notice how the surfaces were different from each other? What happened when water precipitated on these surfaces? Did it always do the same thing? Why do they think water sometimes makes a puddle and sometimes flows off the surface? Where does the water flow to?
Search online or out your window for examples of the water cycle in the real world.
Parents: Post a picture of your H.O.M.E.School water cycle scavenger hunt – or a photo of an item on the list – on social media! And if you tag the Alliance for the Great Lakes, we might share it, too.
Want to learn more? Check out these resources!
Find more Great Lakes lessons at H.O.M.E.School.
The post H.O.M.E.School Week 2: Watersheds and the Water Cycle appeared first on Alliance for the Great Lakes.
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https://greatlakes.org/2020/04/homeschool-water-cycle/
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Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/04/13/americans-agree-on-animal-protection-experts-disagree-on-which-ones-need-it/
Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/04/13/boaters-can-get-online-education-but-hunters-out-of-luck/
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Green Bay, WI
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Utility providers are proposing to move away from drawing millions of gallons of water daily as part of operating a planned $700 million natural gas plant in Superior, Wisconsin. The providers are asking the Wisconsin Public Service Commission to consider another alternative after hearing concerns about the plant’s water use from residents, regulators and stakeholders. Read and listen to the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200410-withdrawal
Canadian crews aboard most Canadian-flagged cargo vessels have agreed not to leave their ships when they arrive at their destinations, which means they can be restricted to their vessels for up to three months at a time. Read the full story by the St. Catharines Standard.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200410-ships
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, the expected economic toll on tourism towns is only getting worse. Read the full story by The Herald-Palladium.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200410-tourism
Additional funds provided by Congress for Great Lakes environmental improvements will be used to hasten cleanups of highly toxic sites and step up work on other longstanding forms of pollution, federal officials said Thursday. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200410-funding
The City of Windsor, Ontario is distributing a brochure to 17,000 homes in the Riverside neighborhood at the greatest risk should record-high lake and river levels lead to overland flooding in the coming weeks. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200410-flooding
Bowling Green State University researchers produced some important work recently, looking at the potential to turn liquid wastewater into solid, nutrient-filled fertilizer that can be safely transported to and used on farm fields. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200410-phosphate
A Curtice, Ohio fishery has been charged with wildlife violations after Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife investigators observed abuse and wanton waste of highly-prized game fish on Lake Erie. Read the full story by WTGV-TV – Columbus, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200410-fishery
The popular car ferry S.S. Badger, which carries passengers across Lake Michigan, will delay the start of its 2020 season by about a month in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full story by the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200410-ferry
According to projections presented at the Wisconsin Lakes and Rivers Convention last week, the climate, the waters, and the species of northern Wisconsin could look like today’s southern Wisconsin by the middle of the century. Read and listen to the full story by WXPR – Rhinelander, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200410-change
The International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board said Wednesday that, as of Monday, the lake’s level is 246.92 feet, which is about 16 inches above its long-term average for this point in the year, but 14 inches below the record level recorded in 2019. Read the full story by the Adirondack Daily Enterprise.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200410-ontario
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.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/04/pfas-indiana-wisconsin-testing-covid-19/
ANN ARBOR, MICH. (April 9, 2020) – Congress must pursue a strategy that ensures its response to the COVID-19 crisis helps those who need it the most and sets our nation on a path to a strong, robust recovery, wrote 75 members of the Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition, in letters delivered to the US House and Senate today. They called for water service to be restored for those people who have had their service shut off as well as a moratorium of water shutoffs.
The letters call on Congress to institute a moratorium on water shutoffs and restoration of water services to those who have already had it shut off to ensure that no American is without the basic need of clean, safe water during this crisis. The letters also call for a broader strategy of water infrastructure and restoration investments, including the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, that ensure that the nation comes out of this crisis with a more secure water system, and that the cracks in our water infrastructure and delivery systems are repaired for the long term.
Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition Director Laura Rubin said:
“Clean water is a basic human need, and we must ensure that everyone has access to it. We must address the water insecurity crisis by focusing on inadequate federal investment. At a time when COVID-19 is ravaging communities across America, it is unconscionable that Americans are being cut off from the water they need to live and protect themselves from this terrible disease.
“But our response cannot stop at the immediate problem. Congress must look further and invest in water infrastructure and restoration projects that will help all our communities recover in a way that’s durable and long-lasting.”
The letters from the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition read:
“The federal government, working with state and local agencies, must require utilities to stop water shutoffs and safely restore water service to households that have lost it … Alarmingly, one nationwide assessment revealed that around 15 million Americans experienced a water shutoff – one out of every 20 households across the country. In Detroit, 112,000 people had their water shut off between 2014 and 2018. In 2017 alone, it has been estimated that one in ten Detroiters experienced a shutoff. Water shutoffs disproportionately impact cities with higher rates of poverty, unemployment, and people of color.
In addition, the letters continue, “Fixing our region’s failing infrastructure can put people to work and set the stage for economic revitalization in our towns and cities. Federal investment in our water infrastructure also can ensure safe, clean water is available to everyone in the region.”
The post Coalition Calls on Congress to End Water Shutoffs, Boost Funding for Water Infrastructure, Great Lakes appeared first on Healing Our Waters Coalition.
Healing Our Waters Coalition
https://healthylakes.org/great-lakes-coalition-calls-for-water-infrastructure-investments-moratorium-on-water-shutoffs/
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One of the biggest historical sources of pollution to the St. Clair River is about to be fully eliminated. Port Huron, Michigan, has awarded a nearly $2 million contract to separate combined sewers around the Blue Water Bridge Plaza, wrapping up a 21-year, $178 million project. Read the full story by The Voice.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200409-port-huron
The American chair of the International Joint Commission said Friday that precipitation amounts in the coming months will determine the risk of high water or flooding on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Read the full story by The Daily News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200409-ijc
The EPA is asking the city of Duluth, Minnesota, to apply to receive funding from the agency’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. If awarded, the EPA would give $900,000 to help restore and maintain the St. Louis River Natural Area. Read the full story by KQDS-TV – Duluth, MN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200409-duluth
Lakes Michigan and Huron, along with Erie and St. Clair, set new monthly mean water level records for March, breaking the previous record from 1986, the Detroit District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday. Read the full story by the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200409-water-levels
Enbridge Inc. applied Wednesday for state and federal authorization to construct an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the Michigan waterway that connects two of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200409-enbridge
The first saltwater ship of the 2020 shipping season has made its way to Duluth, Minnesota. Read the full story by KWDS-TV – Duluth, MN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200409-shipping
