It has been more than two years since the collapse of the Sanford and Edenville Dams in mid-Michigan, which drained the lakes the dams once held back. While the lakes have remained dry, the beds of the drained lakes are now teeming with vegetation. Read the full story by WNEM-TV – Sanford, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220914-dams
As Great Lakes cruising picks up, the town of Bayfield, Wisconsin, weighs the pros and cons of more ships and their impact on the town and the environment. Read the full story by The New York Times.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220914-cruising
The public is invited to tour the sturgeon passage facility at the Menominee Dam in Menominee, Wisconsin, on Sept. 20. Attendees will learn how Lake Michigan’s sturgeon population can now navigate around two hydroelectric dams on the Menominee River to spawn. Read the full story by the EagleHerald.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220914-sturgeon
Nearly a dozen waterspouts have been spotted over Lake Erie and Lake Michigan this past week. Several Northeast Ohio residents witnessed the phenomenon, as at least one waterspout was seen over Lake Erie west of Cleveland. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220914-waterspout
In front of an international crowd of water researchers, policymakers, community organizers and other officials, the US Water Alliance announced the Great Lakes News Collaborative as the recipient of the 2022 award for “Outstanding One Water Communication.”
The awards presentation took place during the Alliance’s One Water Summit in Milwaukee.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/09/great-lakes-news-collaborative-nets-water-prize/
As coal plants close nationwide, they leave behind nearly a billion tons of toxic coal ash. The Medill School of Journalism spent months investigating the coal ash threat and how regulators, companies and environmental groups are handling it.
Here are the basics that will help you understand this looming threat:
What is Coal Ash?
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/09/coal-ash-101/
Ed Verhamme is the Principal and Senior Engineer with LimnoTech. He oversees a network of buoys and sensors around the Great Lakes that support boaters, fishermen, search and rescue crews, weather forecasters, drinking water treatment plant operators, and nuclear power plants to understand weather, waves, and water quality conditions on the lakes. He’s also the past president of the International Association of Great Lakes Researchers. He’s been involved in dozens of Great Lakes and other large lake projects that push the limits of technology and innovative research and development.
Resources
How Buoys Help
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News - Alliance for the Great Lakes
https://greatlakes.org/2022/09/ed-verhamme-great-lakes-buoys-science/
Note: This blog is part of a periodic series of updates from Don Jodrey, the Alliance’s Director of Federal Government Relations, with his view on Great Lakes policy from Washington, DC.
New legislation passed by Congress, and signed into law by the President in July, represents a major step forward for the U.S. to address the climate change threat. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 contains a $369 billion investment in climate related spending and will transform America’s energy policy and put the U.S. on track to reduce carbon emissions by 40% by 2030. Through a series of tax incentives and direct spending, the Act invests in renewable energy and energy efficiency, including clean energy technology, solar panels and offshore wind; boosts electric vehicle markets; supports coastal resilience; and invests in communities most impacted by pollution.
But what does the Inflation Reduction Act and its climate change provisions mean for the Great Lakes and how do the programs it supports benefit our communities? Several provisions are beneficial to Great Lakes states, including $3.3 billion for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support coastal communities throughout the country, including in the Great Lakes, to prepare and build climate resilience to respond to major weather and climate events. For the last several years, communities around the Great Lakes have suffered from unpredictable fluctuations in lake levels and more frequent and intense precipitation and flooding. The NOAA funding will allow states, Tribes, and local governments to address these challenges.
The Act includes funding for nature-based solutions for climate change with $20 billion to support climate-smart agriculture, including the popular Environmental Quality Incentive Program. The program encourages farmers to plant cover crops, better manage water resources, and conserve grasslands. The Act also includes $5 billion for healthy forest conservation. Healthy forests, restored and undisturbed wetlands, and undisturbed prairies all pull carbon out of the atmosphere and complement other climate change measures.
The Act also invests in communities most impacted by pollution, including low-income communities and communities of color. In addition to accelerating clean energy investments in affordable housing and air quality monitoring, the Act includes $3 billion in environment and climate justice block grants to support enhanced community engagement.
Climate change is a serious threat to the Great Lakes, and the impacts are being felt today. The Inflation Reduction Act will help Great Lakes communities be more resilient to face this challenge.
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News - Alliance for the Great Lakes
https://greatlakes.org/2022/09/helping-great-lakes-communities-manage-climate-change-impacts/
Today we’re chatting with Dr. Sherri Mason, a leading expert on plastic pollution. Her award-winning work has drawn international attention to the threat of microplastics in our waters and led to the passage of national legislation banning microbeads.
Dr. Mason shares some fascinating perspectives on plastic pollution in the Great Lakes:
Plastic-Free Great Lakes Toolkit
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News - Alliance for the Great Lakes
https://greatlakes.org/2022/09/plastic-pollution/
By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue
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.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/09/farms-michigan-counties-sources-of-lake-erie-toxic-blooms/
The weekend of October 1&2 will be our final events for the 2022 season and we are hoping for great weather!
Back by popular demand, our FREE Fall Colors Weekend will again give you the best option for viewing the colors of the season from the Fox River. No locks fees needed, just bring your boat, your family, and cruise through the locks. That weekend, locks will be open as follows:
For all you boaters, this is your last chance this season to get your boats out of the water for winter storage. We didn’t want to charge you a locks fee for giving those boats an off-season home! Please remember we will not be opening the locks before winter after this weekend.
If you don’t have a boat, please bring the kids to watch the locks in action. The DePere lock is along the pedestrian paths at Voyager Park and all five Kaukauna locks are accessible via the new Kaukauna Locks trail. Ample free parking is available at both locations.
We’ve been rained out a few times this summer, so we’re hoping Mother Nature cooperates on Sunday, October 2 for a guided tour of the Appleton locks. Christine Williams from the Appleton Historical Society will share the stories of how the locks and Appleton grew up together. You’ll learn how the locks were built before Wisconsin became a state and how generations of lock tenders were on call to open the giant lock gates for commercial and recreational river traffic.
This is a walking tour that will travel the 1.5 miles from Appleton lock 1 located in the shadow of Riverview Gardens to Appleton lock 4 located at River Heath. Parking is a bit tight so we suggest parking at Telulah Park and walking down the hill to lock 4.
Blog – Fox Locks
http://foxlocks.org/2022/09/12/plan-today-for-a-busy-final-weekend-on-the-locks/
The weekend of October 1&2 will be our final events for the 2022 season and we are hoping for great weather!
Back by popular demand, our FREE Fall Colors Weekend will again give you the best option for viewing the colors of the season from the Fox River. No locks fees needed, just bring your boat, your family, and cruise through the locks. That weekend, locks will be open as follows:
If you don’t have a boat, please bring the kids to watch the locks in action. The DePere lock is along the pedestrian paths at Voyager Park and all five Kaukauna locks are accessible via the new Kaukauna Locks trail. Ample free parking is available at both locations.
We’ve been rained out a few times this summer, so we’re hoping Mother Nature cooperates on Sunday, October 2 for a guided tour of the Appleton locks. Christine Williams from the Appleton Historical Society will share the stories of how the locks and Appleton grew up together. You’ll learn how the locks were built before Wisconsin became a state and how generations of lock tenders were on call to open the giant lock gates for commercial and recreational river traffic.
This is a walking tour that will travel the 1.5 miles from Appleton lock 1 located in the shadow of Riverview Gardens to Appleton lock 4 located at River Heath.
Blog – Fox Locks
http://foxlocks.org/2022/09/12/plan-today-for-a-busy-final-weekend-on-the-locks/
Keep up with energy-related developments in the Great Lakes area with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Click on the headline to read the full story:
Illinois:
Starting this week, the new federal Inflation Reduction Act combined with the Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act will bring the average cost for residential solar installations from $25,000 down to approximately $7,500.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/09/energy-news-roundup-new-climate-laws-impact-states/
Broadcasting in our monthly PBS television program, The Catch is a Great Lakes Now series that brings you more news about the lakes you love. Go beyond the headlines with reporters from around the region who cover the lakes and drinking water issues. Find all the work HERE.
This month, The Catch features stories from “Poisonous Ponds: Tackling Toxic Coal Ash,” a collaborative project featuring the reporting work of students at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications on Great Lakes Now and Energy News Network programs and websites.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/09/the-catch-coal-ash-regulation/
The death of an English monarch portends the crowning of another and that means giving King Charles III the gift of a pie filled with Michigan flavor. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220912-mi-lampreypie-england
Anglers on McKinley Pier in Milwaukee, WI this week were treated to a succession of evenings with the bright orb rising through clear skies over Lake Michigan. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220912-chinooksalmon-lakemichigan
Saturday marked the end of the sailing season for the U.S. Brig Niagara. Forty daysail students participated in a trip around the Bayfront and out to the lake for an educational program. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220912-usbrig-niagara
A replica of a historic tall ship is sailing down the St. Lawrence River this week, on its way to the Atlantic Ocean and then down the east coast. The square-rigged Nao Trinidad was built in Spain in 2018. Read and listen to the full story by North Country Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220912-tallship-trinidad
Once upon a time, there was a small town in Ontario that was named the “prettiest” in Canada by none other than Queen Elizabeth II. With clear blue skies, stunning landscapes and multiple beaches, there’s no surprise here that this town has left many, especially royalty, in awe. Read the full story by Curiocity.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220912-ontario-queenelizabeth
Short of an order to decommission the Line 5 pipeline, an Ojibwe tribe on the south shore of Lake Superior has secured a different legal victory in its federal lawsuit against Canadian pipeline company Enbridge. Read the full story by the Wisconsin Examiner.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220912-linefive-enbridgelawsuit
Great Lakes shipbuilding and repair giant Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding broke ground on a new 19,000 sq. ft. machine shop at their Sturgeon Bay, WI location today. Inside the future 300-ft. long building, shipbuilders will have access to two overhead cranes capable of lifting 5 and 30 tons. At the other end of the building there will be offices, restrooms, a lunchroom and a tool room. The facility will primarily support Bay’s repair business. Read the full story by Marine Insight.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220912-shipbuilding-newfacility
COMMENTARY – Erieites might gripe about the harsh winters that we experience but compared to all of the horrible weather affecting much of the nation, we have it pretty good. Read the full story by Erie-Times News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220912-eriesclimate
On September 18, join Save the Dunes as they celebrate the journey and migration of the Monarch butterfly through our region with music and food at Michigan City’s Brewery Lodge & Supper Club. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Save the Dunes’ work to protect and advocate for the Indiana dunes. Read the full story by WBND-LD-TV – South Bend, IN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220912-monarchs-savethedunes
Rep. Marcus Evans has introduced a bill that lays the groundwork for a proposed wind farm in Lake Michigan, about 10 miles from the shores of the Southeast Side. The bill sets up a fund that would help the state to compete for federal money, including $230 million for port infrastructure projects available from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Read the full story by Archinect News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220912-offshore-windfarm-greatlakes
“The Erie Situation,” a new documentary about toxic algae blooms will air simultaneously on six PBS stations in four states at 9 p.m. ET on Monday Sept. 12. To see if your station is one of them, click HERE.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/09/cleveland-water-organization-looking-to-support-business-innovation-beyond-lake-erie/
It's a dish fit for a queen, and now a king.
The post Michigan’s connection to Queen Elizabeth II: Lamprey pie first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/09/12/michigans-connection-to-queen-elizabeth-ii-lamprey-pie/
Great Lakes Now episodes are packed with important information on current topics.
In “Poisonous Ponds: Tackling Toxic Coal Ash,” learn about the complicated policy and impacts of coal ash in the Great Lakes in this special collaboration with Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/09/poisonous-ponds-the-great-lakes-now-episode-quiz/
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
CCO Meeting
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, from 1-2pm CT
Open House:
Tuesday, October 11 from 4-7pm CT
See Open House Flyer and Press Release for meeting details. [.pdf]
Great Lakes Coastal Flood Study
Great Lakes Coastal Flood Study
https://www.greatlakescoast.org/2022/09/10/lake-michigan-community-consultation-officers-meeting-and-open-house-for-milwaukee-county-wisconsin/
Queen Elizabeth II left her mark in the Great Lakes region, from joining President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway to sailing on Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
Following the Thursday news of the longest-reigning British monarch’s passing, PBS stations across the nation broadcasted programs commemorating her life and local news organizations reported on the late queen’s special connection to the region, highlighting the 45-day tour of Canada and the Great Lakes she took in 1959.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/09/look-back-on-queen-elizabeths-great-lakes-tour/
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WI12640C1C3220.AirQualityAlert.12640C29A194WI.GRBAQAGRB.a0c790f00d43ba1dd8a64111fb6b0cb0
“The Erie Situation,” a new documentary about toxic algae blooms will air simultaneously on six PBS stations in four states at 9 p.m. ET on Monday Sept. 12. To see if your station is one of them, click HERE.
Finding news about harmful algal blooms is easy – a Google News search provides headlines of the latest outbreaks.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/09/mapping-the-habs/
Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday at her residence at Balmoral Castle. She was 96 years old. As many people take a moment to look back on her life and legacy following her passing, it includes a moment in Wisconsin history when the British monarch visited the United States. Read the full story by WGBA-TV – Green Bay, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220909-queenelizabeth-milwaukee
Michigan has had a record number of piping plover chicks. That means the United States is nearly halfway to its goal of having 150 breeding pairs of piping plover parents. The Great Lakes piping plovers have been endangered since the 1980s when as few as 12 to 17 pairs of the birds had fledglings. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220909-greatlakes-pipingplovers
In a press release, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) applauded FEMA for its intent to fund the Safeguard Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Act, which is intended to address shoreline erosion and flooding. Read the full story by the Huron Daily Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220909-fema-stormact
If you’re in Toronto and have noticed a storm drain covered in green paint, there is a unique and environmentally-focused reason for it. Students at the University of Toronto, a collection of them that go by the “U of T Trash Team,” said the green paint means the storm drain is, in fact, an Enviropod “LittaTrap” that collects trash and litter and “diverts it” from draining into Lake Ontario. Read the full story by CityNews.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220909-torontostormdrains
Mermaid Straw, the Valparaiso-based reusable straw maker, is partnering with Save the Dunes to clean up West Beach at the Indiana Dunes National Park. The business that makes metallic straws to replace single-use plastics coordinates volunteers to pick up litter on the beaches as part of its mission to save the Earth. Read the full story by NWI Times.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220909-savethedunes-beachcleanups
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently completed two projects to create new spawning habitat for native fish that are critical for local economies and ecological diversity in Jefferson County. Read the full story by the Central New York Business Journal.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220909-spawningprojects-ontario
Harmful algal blooms now rank with climate change as a systemic ecological threat and a severe public policy challenge. Collaboration between governments has generated formal state, federal, and bi-national commitments to reduce nutrient discharges, and thorough action plans to achieve them. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220909-toxicalgaeblooms
After years of limited action, the federal government is moving forward with multiple plans to establish regulations limiting toxic contamination from two PFAS chemicals used for nearly a century to make products resistant to heat, water, grease and stains. Read the full story by the Indiana Environmental Reporter.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220909-indianapfasproblem
Over the next six to eight years, the U.S. Army Corps will outfit an engineered channel in the Brandon Road Lock on the Des Plaines River, just outside Chicago, with a series of high-tech barriers that will prevent invasive carp from travelling upstream to Lake Michigan while still allowing boats to pass through. Read the full story by Cottage Life.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220909-invasivecarp
Work to lift the submerged James Whalen tugboat from Ontario’s Kaministiquia River is set to begin later this week. The century-old tugboat, which the City of Thunder Bay, ON has owned and kept moored along the river for nearly 30 years, took on water and then sank earlier this year. Read the full story by CBC News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220909-jameswhalentugboat
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge will allow an oil and gas pipeline to continue to flow on a northern Wisconsin American Indian reservation while its operators work to reroute the line around the tribal land.
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa sued Enbridge in 2019 demanding it remove the section of line that runs across the tribe’s reservation in Ashland County.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/09/ap-pipeline-can-operate-on-reservation-reroute-work/
NCEI News Feed
http://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202208
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.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/09/judge-line-5-enbridge-trespassing-native-american-reservation/
The Fox Locks are run by a volunteer board of directors comprised of community leaders and representatives from state agencies. There are two members each from Brown, Outagamie and Winnebago Counties and designees of the Secretaries of the Departments of Natural Resources, Transportation, and the Director of the State Historical Society.
We had the opportunity to chat with Jean Romback-Bartels, the DNR secretary’s director in Northeast Wisconsin. Jean started her career with the DNR as a wildlife technician, then a park ranger, and was promoted as a land & forestry leader. She holds a bachelor’s degree in wildlife and biology, and a minor in natural resources management and is a dedicated outdoors woman.
Please take a moment to find out why she believes the locks are one of the critical pieces of infrastructure in the State of Wisconsin.
Blog – Fox Locks
http://foxlocks.org/2022/09/08/meet-our-board-jean-romback-bartels/
The Fox Locks are run by a volunteer board of directors comprised of community leaders and representatives from state agencies. There are two members each from Brown, Outagamie and Winnebago Counties and designees of the Secretaries of the Departments of Natural Resources, Transportation, and the Director of the State Historical Society.
We had the opportunity to chat with Jean Romback-Bartels, the DNR secretary’s director in Northeast Wisconsin. Jean started her career with the DNR as a wildlife technician, then a park ranger, and was promoted as a land & forestry leader. She holds a bachelor’s degree in wildlife and biology, and a minor in natural resources management and is a dedicated outdoors woman.
Please take a moment to find out why she believes the locks are one of the critical pieces of infrastructure in the State of Wisconsin.
Blog – Fox Locks
http://foxlocks.org/2022/09/08/meet-our-board-jean-romback-bartels/
The official summer season is over and to mark the end of a busy season, we held a year-end celebration. In attendance—the people who keep the locks functioning and who literally open the gates for you. These are unique jobs that are rooted in the state’s history. When barges and paddle boats used the river as the main transportation route through Northeast Wisconsin, lock tenders and their families lived in homes at the lock. Their job was to open the gates any time a vessel approached, day or night.
Today our traffic is almost all recreational and the lock tenders don’t live at the locks, but they are still there to open the massive gates to let boat traffic through.
Our lock tenders, maintenance team, support staff, and board members gathered to thank everyone for their hard work. This year marked the first we went all cashless, and lock tenders rallied to the task of checking electronic passes. We also acknowledged some milestones in service to the system and recognized these folks:
To top off the evening, our team was treated to a cruise on the Fox River with Captain Dave Peck of River Tyme Tours launching out of River Heath. We thank all of our lock tenders and support teams for their great work and look forward to seeing them next season!
Lock tenders and guests celebrated the end of the ’22 season at Poplar Hall, near Appleton lock 4.
Lock tender Mike Bye shows off his customized shirt!
Executive Director Phil Ramlet and Board Member John Vette.
Phil Ramlet recognizes Jeremy Cords for 5 years of service.
Phil Ramlet recognizes Dick Vande Hey for three years of service.
Phil Ramlet recognizes Pat Spaay for six years of service. Pat is a jack of all trades at the locks!
Phil Ramlet thanks Joe Holschuh for opening the locks for two years.
Kathy Lemmer is thanked for being a lock tender for two years–yes, women can open the lock gates, too!
It’s a family affair for the Lasees! Joe is the official lock tender, but his son Elijah accompanies him on most of his shifts.
Phil Ramlet with our engineering partner Tim Bolwerk from Westwood Professional Services.
Our resident historian Christine Williams with Tim Vosters. Tim’s family was lock tenders for generations.
Lock tenders young and old celebrate the end of the boating season!
Blog – Fox Locks
http://foxlocks.org/2022/09/08/fox-locks-team-celebrates-end-of-season/
The official summer season is over and to mark the end of a busy season, we held a year-end celebration. In attendance—the people who keep the locks functioning and who literally open the gates for you. These are unique jobs that are rooted in the state’s history. When barges and paddle boats used the river as the main transportation route through Northeast Wisconsin, lock tenders and their families lived in homes at the lock. Their job was to open the gates any time a vessel approached, day or night.
Today our traffic is almost all recreational and the lock tenders don’t live at the locks, but they are still there to open the massive gates to let boat traffic through.
Our lock tenders, maintenance team, support staff, and board members gathered to thank everyone for their hard work. This year marked the first we went all cashless, and lock tenders rallied to the task of checking electronic passes. We also acknowledged some milestones in service to the system and recognized these folks:
To top off the evening, our team was treated to a cruise on the Fox River with Captain Dave Peck of River Tyme Tours launching out of River Heath. We thank all of our lock tenders and support teams for their great work and look forward to seeing them next season!
Lock tenders and guests celebrated the end of the ’22 season at Poplar Hall, near Appleton lock 4.
Lock tender Mike Bye shows off his customized shirt!
Executive Director Phil Ramlet and Board Member John Vette.
Phil Ramlet recognizes Jeremy Cords for 5 years of service.
Phil Ramlet recognizes Dick Vande Hey for three years of service.
Phil Ramlet recognizes Pat Spaay for six years of service. Pat is a jack of all trades at the locks!
Phil Ramlet thanks Joe Holschuh for opening the locks for two years.
Kathy Lemmer is thanked for being a lock tender for two years–yes, women can open the lock gates, too!
It’s a family affair for the Lasees! Joe is the official lock tender, but his son Elijah accompanies him on most of his shifts.
Phil Ramlet with our engineering partner Tim Bolwerk from Westwood Professional Services.
Our resident historian Christine Williams with Tim Vosters. Tim’s family was lock tenders for generations.
Lock tenders young and old celebrate the end of the boating season!
Blog – Fox Locks
http://foxlocks.org/2022/09/08/fox-locks-team-celebrates-end-of-season/
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News | U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
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News | U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
News | U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
https://toolkit.climate.gov/news/new-tool-understanding-exposure-climate-mapping-resilience-and-adaptation
