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The CAISN network is made up of specialists who are conducting Canada's first comprehensive study to examine and identify existing invasions with the goal to predict and prevent new aquatic invasive species from harming Canada's valued aquatic ecosystems. More...
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As Canada and the United States prepare to mark the centennial of the Boundary Waters Treaty, key thinkers and organization leaders from both countries are calling for a new, 21st-century vision to protect and prevent further degradation of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River system over the next 100 years. More...
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Officials from Canada and the United States will meet June 13 on the Rainbow Bridge over the Niagara to celebrate the centennial of the Boundary Waters treaty that created a framework for managing border waters from the Atlantic to the Pacific. More...
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The Boundary Waters Treaty covers hundreds of lakes and rivers along the 8,800-kilometre Canada-U.S. border, including the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence. It deals not only with waters that flow along or across the boundary, but also more generally with other environmental questions between Canada and the United States. More...
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Hamilton should be proud of its harbour cleanup progress, even though problems persist. The remedial action plan target is to get the harbour off the list of Great Lakes pollution hot spots by 2015. More...
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Spawning by lake sturgeon in Canadian waters of the Detroit River has been confirmed for the first time in 30 years, boosting hopes for continued recovery of this rare, ancient species in the river and adjoining waters of western Lake Erie. More...
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Created in the 1930s, Montrose Point was built with sand shipped in from Indiana. Now it hosts a harbor, a bird sanctuary, a beach, a dog park and Chicago's only sand dune. More...
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Last week, Ohio officials warned people that swimming in Grand Lake St. Marys could make them sick and kill their pets. Today, the state is stocking the polluted lake with 100,000 fish to attract anglers. More...
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Created in the 1930s, Montrose Point was built with sand shipped in from Indiana. Now it hosts a harbor, a bird sanctuary, a beach, a dog park and Chicago's only sand dune. More...
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U.S. and Canadian officers, along with local residents, will gather Thursday, June 9 to review the data from the 2008 water quality monitoring of the North Channel between Sugar Island and Ontario. The meeting will also project proposed monitoring activities for this summer. More...
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Lambton County's long nightmare may finally be over. The former Ipperwash Provincial Park was transferred to native control yesterday, almost 14 years after a bloody clash between native protesters and police left one man dead and opened racial wounds only now starting to heal. More...
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Last week, Ohio officials warned people that swimming in Grand Lake St. Marys could make them sick and kill their pets. Today, the state is stocking the polluted lake with 100,000 fish to attract anglers. More...
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Congress should equip the Coast Guard with a new Great Lakes icebreaker for the important task of keeping shipping lanes open, so commerce flows smoothly. Ice breakers are as vital to cargo ships as snow plows are to motorists on our winter roads. More...
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The International Upper Great Lakes Study (IUGLS) has announced that, using web-conferencing technology, seven public meetings will be held in communities around the Great Lakes Basin to solicit comments and answer questions on the draft report "Impacts on Upper Great Lakes Water Levels: St. Clair River." More...
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Energy baron T. Boone Pickens said Thursday the Great Lakes region has great potential for generating wind power, although he has no immediate plans to back up the assessment with his own money. More...
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"What is there for me to invest in, in Michigan?" A devastating question, asked of Gov. Jennifer Granholm this morning, by T. Boone Pickens, the legendary Texas oilman-turned-alternative-energy advocate. More...
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This year, the Department of Environmental Quality is increasing funding for its Great Lakes beach monitoring program by almost $200,000, from $245,719 last summer to $437,986 this season. More...
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Minnesota has long shipped taconite pellets to steel-makers outside the state. Now there may be a use for the leftover rock that has never left Minnesota. Officials are hoping it can make Chicago area roads safer and last longer. More...
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The Michigan Parks and Recreation Division has been struggling with budget and staff reductions on the one hand, and reduced operating revenue for park maintenance and upgrades, on the other. More...
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Public meetings are scheduled to gather opinions on the recommendations of the International Upper Great Lakes Study draft report. The report concluded that the St. Clair River is no longer eroding and recommends that "remedial measures not be undertaken at this time." More...
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Michigan will receive $165,000 in federal stimulus dollars to restore fish and wildlife habitat on private lands, including on Saginaw Bay. More...
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Saginaw Bay is brimming with walleye this spring, say professional anglers who fished here during a weekend walleye tournament. But for people who plan to eat walleye caught in Saginaw Bay this year, the Michigan Department of Community Health urges some caution. More...
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Silver carp, native to China, have already taken over the Illinois River and are marching north on the Mississippi, where authorities are experimenting with electrical barriers in a desperate attempt to halt their progress. More...
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Big Creek is the 3rd largest tributary of the Cuyahoga River. The Friends of Big Creek aim to conserve, enhance, and bring recognition to the natural and historic resources of the Big Creek watershed. More...
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An aquatic invader is camping out on the banks of the Trent-Severn Waterway. The new undesirable is called the water soldier. It resembles an aloe vera plant, but with one significant difference: it is very sharp. More...