Algoma harbor north break wall project on Lake Michigan

Algoma harbor north break wall project on Lake Michigan
Great Lakes Commission
As crews paint the iconic Algoma Pierhead Lighthouse bright red in Sturgeon Bay, work continues on the same harbor project on Lake Michigan. The north break wall needed an upgrade […]
As crews paint the iconic Algoma Pierhead Lighthouse bright red in Sturgeon Bay, work continues on the same harbor project on Lake Michigan. The north break wall needed an upgrade […]
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Algoma harbor north break wall project on Lake Michigan

Watch lake sturgeon ride an elevator at an Upper Peninsula hydroelectric dam

Watch lake sturgeon ride an elevator at an Upper Peninsula hydroelectric dam
Great Lakes Commission
Fisheries experts began using a fish elevator at the Menominee Dam in Wisconsin in 2015 to help bolster the Great Lakes sturgeon population. Researchers work together each spring and fall […]
Fisheries experts began using a fish elevator at the Menominee Dam in Wisconsin in 2015 to help bolster the Great Lakes sturgeon population. Researchers work together each spring and fall […]
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Watch lake sturgeon ride an elevator at an Upper Peninsula hydroelectric dam

Sleeping Bear Dunes beavers create big dam problem for neighbors

Sleeping Bear Dunes beavers create big dam problem for neighbors
Great Lakes Commission
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is one of Michigan’s premier places to experience near-pristine nature and animals living and thriving in their unspoiled habitats. But for the national park’s neighbors […]
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is one of Michigan’s premier places to experience near-pristine nature and animals living and thriving in their unspoiled habitats. But for the national park’s neighbors […]
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Sleeping Bear Dunes beavers create big dam problem for neighbors

Romeoville begins construction on pumping station for Lake Michigan water project

Romeoville begins construction on pumping station for Lake Michigan water project
Great Lakes Commission
Romeoville, Illinois has begun construction of a pumping and storage station on village-owned property behind the Lukancic Middle School track as part of its effort to bring Lake Michigan drinking […]
Romeoville, Illinois has begun construction of a pumping and storage station on village-owned property behind the Lukancic Middle School track as part of its effort to bring Lake Michigan drinking […]
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Romeoville begins construction on pumping station for Lake Michigan water proje…

Lake Erie’s baby sturgeon are thriving a year after release

Lake Erie’s baby sturgeon are thriving a year after release
Great Lakes Commission
Early tracking data shows many of the young fish released last year are staying near the Cuyahoga River – and growing fast. Read the full story by Signal Cleveland.
Early tracking data shows many of the young fish released last year are staying near the Cuyahoga River – and growing fast. Read the full story by Signal Cleveland.
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Lake Erie’s baby sturgeon are thriving a year after release

Livestream to explore underwater time capsule ‘unlike anything in the Great Lakes’

Livestream to explore underwater time capsule ‘unlike anything in the Great Lakes’
Great Lakes Commission
Freshwater explorers and filmmakers will host a livestream on September 16, exploring the Middle Island Sinkhole in Lake Huron which offers unique insights about early life on Earth. Read the […]
Freshwater explorers and filmmakers will host a livestream on September 16, exploring the Middle Island Sinkhole in Lake Huron which offers unique insights about early life on Earth. Read the […]
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Once polluted by industry, a Lake Superior bay is now in the clear

Once polluted by industry, a Lake Superior bay is now in the clear
Great Lakes Commission
For decades, Canada and the U.S. have had an agreement to clean up the most polluted sites on the Great Lakes. Nipigon Bay at the northernmost point of Lake Superior […]
For decades, Canada and the U.S. have had an agreement to clean up the most polluted sites on the Great Lakes. Nipigon Bay at the northernmost point of Lake Superior […]
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Once polluted by industry, a Lake Superior bay is now in the clear

Restoring sturgeon to the Cuyahoga River: Round 2

Restoring sturgeon to the Cuyahoga River: Round 2
Great Lakes Commission
Another round of sturgeon stocking is planned for the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, this Saturday as state, local and federal agencies continue their effort to return the once-native Lake Erie fish […]
Another round of sturgeon stocking is planned for the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, this Saturday as state, local and federal agencies continue their effort to return the once-native Lake Erie fish […]
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Restoring sturgeon to the Cuyahoga River: Round 2

Province approves nearly 16-square-kilometre expansion area for Goderich salt mine

Province approves nearly 16-square-kilometre expansion area for Goderich salt mine
Great Lakes Commission
Compass Minerals has received provincial approval from the Ontario Minister of Energy and Mines for a major new salt development area beneath Lake Huron as the company adjusts its long-term […]
Compass Minerals has received provincial approval from the Ontario Minister of Energy and Mines for a major new salt development area beneath Lake Huron as the company adjusts its long-term […]
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Province approves nearly 16-square-kilometre expansion area for Goderich salt m…

Lake Superior algal bloom threat leads to call for action

Lake Superior algal bloom threat leads to call for action
Great Lakes Commission
Blooms of potentially toxic blue-green algae in the waters of Lake Superior have led to a call for action to counter threats to human health and the regional economy around […]
Blooms of potentially toxic blue-green algae in the waters of Lake Superior have led to a call for action to counter threats to human health and the regional economy around […]
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Lake Superior algal bloom threat leads to call for action

Hammond Bay Biological Station turns 150, opening for public tours

Hammond Bay Biological Station turns 150, opening for public tours
Great Lakes Commission
A September 30 celebration will mark 150 years of service at Hammond Bay Biological Station, a Lake Huron facility in Millersburg, Michigan, whose history spans maritime rescue operations, Coast Guard […]
A September 30 celebration will mark 150 years of service at Hammond Bay Biological Station, a Lake Huron facility in Millersburg, Michigan, whose history spans maritime rescue operations, Coast Guard […]
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Hammond Bay Biological Station turns 150, opening for public tours

Lake Erie walleye are booming. Yellow perch are a different story

Lake Erie walleye are booming. Yellow perch are a different story
Great Lakes Commission
Fisheries managers in Michigan and Ohio say Lake Erie’s walleye population is enjoying a historic run. However, yellow perch numbers have fallen badly enough in parts of the lake that […]
Fisheries managers in Michigan and Ohio say Lake Erie’s walleye population is enjoying a historic run. However, yellow perch numbers have fallen badly enough in parts of the lake that […]
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Lake Erie walleye are booming. Yellow perch are a different story
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