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The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) endorsed a plan that will protect the Hillman Marsh near Leamington, Ontario with a high crest, preventing damage from Lake Erie. Without protection from the lake, there’s concern that nearby homes and farmland could flood. Read the full story by the CBC.

The state of Michigan seeks public input on a plan to shape the next decade for Silver Lake State Park, home to nearly 3 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and 2,000 acres of sand dunes. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

Can lake whitefish, an imperiled mainstay of the Great Lakes fishery, learn to reproduce in northern Michigan rivers? Fishery managers think they can. Read the full story by MLive.

While the sinking of the recently discovered S.S. Arlington is well known, less is understood about the captain who went down with his ship and the events leading up to that fateful decision. Read the full story by Bradford Today.

A reauthorization of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week. Under the introduced bill, GLRI funding would increase to $500 million per year. Read the full story by WSJM – Benton Harbor, MI.

Since 1994, the R/V Lake Guardian has taken educators on a nine-day cruise called the Shipboard Science Workshop. This year, teachers will tour Lake Erie. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

As apex predators, adult muskie occupy the very top tier of the Great Lakes food chain. The Michigan Muskie Alliance is advocating for stocking of muskie to promote balanced fisheries. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

Members of Congress are proposing legislation to renew the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and increase annual funding to $500 million to support thousands of projects that address new emerging threats in the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by The Citizen.

Lake Erie is the first of the Great Lakes to get connected to the internet with a series of offshore “smart” buoys that make vital information related to water safety, algal blooms, oil spills, and climate monitoring easily accessible. Read the full story Bridge Michigan.

For decades, whitefish have struggled to breed on the rocky reefs of lakes Michigan and Huron, where their eggs are under attack by invasive species and other threats; but scientists believe that decades of restoration work have made rivers capable of supporting whitefish. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

The state of Michigan recently denied controversial plans for developing a 6.5 acre marina amid the sand dunes at the Kalamazoo River mouth as part of a high-end housing project. Read the full story by MLive

Legislation behind the Filter First program is first-of-its-kind and is specifically designed to protect children from exposure to lead in drinking water in schools and child care centers. Read the full story by WaterWorld.