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A new report describes a study to predict cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) at Ohio recreational lake sites. A cyanoHAB is a large growth of bacteria that produces toxins such as microcystin. CyanoHABs are a major water-quality issue for Lake Erie and inland lakes in Ohio. More...
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Surf's up! Well at least it was for some lucky students from Forest Hills Public Schools on Thursday, Nov. 19. Twenty students from each of the district's three high schools had an opportunity to surf 10- to 12-foot waves at Grand Haven State Park, Mich. More...
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A forest at the headwaters of Eighteen Mile Creek is now being managed by Erie County, N.Y., ending almost a century of private management. More...
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Students of Valparaiso University, Ind., were at Lake Michigan to work on water quality measurements for an Environmental Protection Agency education project. More...
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November - that most capricious of the months on the Great Lakes - all too often sees the powerful "Witches of November" with their gale force winds, rolling breakers and blizzards send ships and their crew to the bottom. More...
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People across Northern Michigan are chiming in on proposed commercial aquaculture in the Great Lakes. Two companies want to use net-pens to grow rainbow trout in lakes Huron and Michigan. More...
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Most of us value our beauty sleep, but to members of the Facebook group Great Lakes Aurora Hunters (GLAH), catching a few winks is vastly overrated when you have a chance to see the sky phenomenon known as the aurora borealis, aka the northern lights. More...
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In Wisconsin, the current El Nio is forecast to raise the chance of warmer than normal temperatures over the winter of 2015-'16, and may result in below average precipitation. These changes could harm Wisconsin crops that rely on snow to insulate them from the vagaries of winter. More...
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While the Canalside area of Buffalo, N.Y., is building up as a regional attraction, the shoreline across the river is getting a bit more natural where Sail Buffalo Sailing School has nearly completed a Buffalo River shoreline restoration project. More...
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People across Northern Michigan are chiming in on proposed commercial aquaculture in the Great Lakes. Two companies want to use net-pens to grow rainbow trout in Lakes Huron and Michigan. More...
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Fueled by social media, one particular Facebook group is dialed in like few others. More...
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For Erik Denson, a NASA engineer at the Kennedy Space Center, descending 30 feet into the depths of Lake Huron to help preserve the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen was a cherished, unforgettable experience. More...
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In Wisconsin, the current El Nio is forecast to raise the chance of warmer than normal temperatures over the winter of 2015-'16, and may result in below average precipitation. These conditions could affect Wisconsin agriculture. More...
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While the Canalside area is building up as a regional attraction, the shoreline across the river is getting a bit more natural where Sail Buffalo Sailing School has nearly completed a Buffalo River shoreline restoration project. More...
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The Wayne County Commission unanimously approved a $1 million agreement with the Downriver Community Conference to build a boat dock and fishing pier at the 44-acre Detroit River International Wildlife Gateway in Gibraltar and Trenton. More...
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Establishing privately owned net-pen operations in public waters of the Great Lakes is not economically justifiable and poses far too great of risk to our waters and public health. More...
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In Welland, Ont., developers will have until the end of January to submit ideas for the banks of the recreational canal downtown. More...
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Mackinac Bridge offers crossing escorts because of high wind
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In Michigan, the Mackinac Bridge Authority is requiring "high profile" vehicles to be escorted across the bridge due to heavy winds in the Straits area. More... -
In Ontario, the ferry system that serves the Pelee Island in Lake Erie already had more passengers than all of last year, with 90,551 passengers by Oct. 31 which beats the number of passengers in all of 2014 (89,645 people) and could surpass the 2013 (90,628 passengers). More...
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Research using CO2 keeps even small fry invasive carp at bay
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A researcher at the University of Illinois has shown that bubbling high concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) into water is a deterrent to invasive Asian carp adults. Recently, the research demonstrated that juvenile fish also experience negative consequences following CO2 exposure. More... -
The Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative will present the second webinar in their Remote Sensing Series on Dec. 11. The webinar, Applying Adaptive Management to the Control of non-native Phragmites australis in the Midwest, is free. Space is limited and advance registration is required. More...
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An oceangoing bulk freighter anchored for nearly two weeks in Lake Superior is being held outside Duluth, Minnesota, while the U.S. Coast Guard investigates potential environmental law violations. More...
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Energy storage works by stockpiling surplus energy generated during off-peak periods and converting it into compressed air. This air is then sent underwater, stored in balloons and saved, literally in some cases, for a rainy day. More...
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It's time for the U.S. EPA to become serious about Lake Erie's algal bloom problem by declaring western Lake Erie "impaired" and triggering new steps to roll back water pollution, environmental groups say. More...
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A new project designed by the Army Corps of Engineers could help protect roads along the Lake Erie shoreline from flooding. More...