News
-
Posts
16,064 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Store
Gallery
Everything posted by News
-
The International Game Fish Association has certified the 41-pound, 8-ounce brown trout caught by Roger Hellen of Racine last summer as a co-world record. More...
-
An invasive species of algae is threatening to disrupt the ecological balance in Michigan lakes and waterways. It's a form of seaweed called starry stonewort. More...
-
One of the most isolated national parks in the lower 48 states, located in the middle of Lake Superior, is reaching out for ideas about ways to preserve its cultural history. More...
-
Zoning changes aimed at giving residents along the waterfront of Grand Haven, Mich., a better view of Lake Michigan will soon be in front of City Council. More...
-
Indiana has notified environmental groups it has issued draft permits on how much wastewater two steel mills -- ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor and U.S. Steel Midwest -- can dump into waterways in northwest Indiana. More...
-
The intense wind storm and high waves the Great Lakes states experienced in late October is thought to be the same kind of storm that caused the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck. A University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute-funded researcher is studying extreme waves in hopes of preventing future tragedies. More...
-
Mich. Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm this week announced the release of the 2010 State of the Great Lakes Annual Report which highlights the many successful efforts to protect and restore Michigan's most valuable resource - the Great Lakes. More...
-
In a state known for its abundant water, just how much can metro-area residents count on to be available in the future? To get at the answer, a $4 million slice of the voter-approved natural legacy fund will be used by the Department of Natural Resources to site about 40 monitoring wells around the 11-county metro area. More...
-
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced the release of the 2010 State of the Great Lakes Annual Report which highlights the many successful efforts to protect and restore Michigan's most valuable resource, the Great Lakes. More...
-
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has found new evidence that Asian carp are crossing the electric barrier that is supposed to keep the invasive fish from moving into Lake Michigan. More...
-
Zoning changes crafted by the Grand Haven Planning Commission aimed at giving residents along the waterfront a better view of the water will soon be in front of City Council. More...
-
The state has notified environmental groups it has issued draft permits on how much wastewater two steel mills -- ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor and U.S. Steel Midwest -- can dump into waterways in northwest Indiana. More...
-
Lambton Shores has been fined $20,000 because a contractor flushed 2,000 gallons of iron-laden material from the Arkona water tower into a storm drain leading to the Ausable River. The water tower, built in 1987, which serves 600 residents, was drained to within a foot of the bottom in 2008. More...
-
The Ontario community of Port Hope is a toxic time bomb that is dangerous for residents and should be entirely relocated, according to a prominent doctor and anti-nuclear activist. More...
-
Conventional fossil fuels will keep their status as the main source of global energy for at least the next two decades, but some renewables - such as biofuels, solar power and onshore wind - should soon be able to compete effectively without subsidies, according to a new study. More...
-
While a 7 percent increase in water and sewer rates is in the works for 2011, councilmen Wednesday night pondered changes further down the road in how people might be billed for those utilities. More...
-
This website provides information about watershed education programs and events from Michigan's Cranbrook Institute of Science, resources for Great Lakes education, and ideas on how you can protect and conserve the Great Lakes. More...
-
American Indian tribes in the Northern Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula are seeking to develop renewable energy, but a lack of money is impeding many projects, experts say. More...
-
Of all America's bounties, none is of greater importance than its abundance of fresh water. When Congress reconvenes next week, one of its first orders of business should be passing legislation to protect and restore the Great Lakes. More...
-
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is proposing to adopt regulations that would extend the Lake Superior lake trout season. The DNR is seeking comments on the proposed regulation change. More...
-
The Army Corps of Engineers has found new signs of Asian carp beyond the electric barrier in Illinois that was built to hold the big fish back. On its website, the Corps noted that it found signs of bighead and silver carp at several spots beyond the barriers in testing Oct. 13. More...
-
Wasaga Beach Provincial Park is warning people be extra cautious while walking their dogs on the beach because of a possible botulism outbreak. Park superintendent John Fisher said the collected a number of birds and fish carcasses from beach areas one through six on Oct. 19 and 20. More...
-
The folks who live and work near Fisherman's Cave in Erie Township Michigan are reminiscing about just how close yesterday's marsh fire came to burning homes and businesses. More...
-
The suggestion that a dam be used to stop the Asian carp from continuing its marathon swim to Lake Michigan deserves serious consideration. It may not be the answer, but it should at least be debated and not dismissed, as some critics would prefer. More...
-
Just a few decades ago, the bald eagle was endangered in Wisconsin. In 1985, the species was starting to recover. Today, it's not uncommon to see a bald eagle soar through the skies in Wisconsin. More...