How scientists can predict Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms months before they appear

How scientists can predict Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms months before they appear
Great Lakes Commission
Every spring, as the Great Lakes region warms, scientists begin watching for the return of harmful algal blooms. While the average passerby doesn’t notice the blooms until the bright green […]
Every spring, as the Great Lakes region warms, scientists begin watching for the return of harmful algal blooms. While the average passerby doesn’t notice the blooms until the bright green […]
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EPA begins month-long Great Lakes water quality survey

EPA begins month-long Great Lakes water quality survey
Great Lakes Commission
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s largest research vessel began a month-long survey Monday to assess water quality and food-web conditions across all five Great Lakes. Read the full story by […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s largest research vessel began a month-long survey Monday to assess water quality and food-web conditions across all five Great Lakes. Read the full story by […]
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EPA begins month-long Great Lakes water quality survey

DEC to hold public meetings on walleye research in Sodus Bay

DEC to hold public meetings on walleye research in Sodus Bay
Great Lakes Commission
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will hold two public meetings this week to discuss ongoing walleye research in Sodus and Irondequoit bays. Read the full story by […]
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will hold two public meetings this week to discuss ongoing walleye research in Sodus and Irondequoit bays. Read the full story by […]
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DEC to hold public meetings on walleye research in Sodus Bay

Michigan to study whether crumbling hydro dam should be removed

Michigan to study whether crumbling hydro dam should be removed
Great Lakes Commission
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy hired GEI Consultants this year to chart a path for the aging Au Train Dam in Alger County, which lost its […]
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy hired GEI Consultants this year to chart a path for the aging Au Train Dam in Alger County, which lost its […]
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Michigan to study whether crumbling hydro dam should be removed

Bruce County Memories: Erie Belle blows up off Kincardine

Bruce County Memories: Erie Belle blows up off Kincardine
The Lucknow Sentinel
Written by Bruce Krug (September 1965) and submitted by the Bruce County Historical Society On Nov. 21, 1883, the “Erie Belle” was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine. She was a wrecking tug owned by a Windsor firm. Previously “Erie Belle” had been a passenger steamer, first on the Atlantic coast […]
Written by Bruce Krug (September 1965) and submitted by the Bruce County Historical Society On Nov. 21, 1883, the “Erie Belle” was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine. She was a wrecking tug owned by a Windsor firm. Previously “Erie Belle” had been a passenger steamer, first on the Atlantic coast […]
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Bruce County Memories: Erie Belle blows up off Kincardine

Conserve and preserve: Lake Superior Day teaches you how to help keep the Great Lakes clean

Conserve and preserve: Lake Superior Day teaches you how to help keep the Great Lakes clean
Great Lakes Commission
The Lake Superior Day event at the Marquette Maritime Museum in Marquette, Michigan, is held so people can learn about ongoing efforts to continue the conservation and preservation of Lake […]
The Lake Superior Day event at the Marquette Maritime Museum in Marquette, Michigan, is held so people can learn about ongoing efforts to continue the conservation and preservation of Lake […]
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One-time funding won’t fix financial strain for Michigan’s Fisheries Division

One-time funding won’t fix financial strain for Michigan’s Fisheries Division
Great Lakes Echo
By Anna Barnes Officials from Michigan's Fisheries division say further cutbacks on staffing and fish stocking are likely as the costs of operations rise. 
By Anna Barnes Officials from Michigan's Fisheries division say further cutbacks on staffing and fish stocking are likely as the costs of operations rise. 
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One-time funding won’t fix financial strain for Michigan’s Fisheries Division

Black bass in Great Lakes can live more than 10 years, study finds

Black bass in Great Lakes can live more than 10 years, study finds
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva   A new study based on data from competitive angling events in the Great Lakes found that more than 20% of black bass weighed-in at these events are over 10 years old.
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva   A new study based on data from competitive angling events in the Great Lakes found that more than 20% of black bass weighed-in at these events are over 10 years old.
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Black bass in Great Lakes can live more than 10 years, study finds

Going to the beach? Check the water quality

Going to the beach? Check the water quality
Great Lakes Echo
By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.
By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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Going to the beach? Check the water quality

Great Lakes water temperatures: Lakes Michigan, Huron soaring, Lake Superior still frigid

Great Lakes water temperatures: Lakes Michigan, Huron soaring, Lake Superior still frigid
Great Lakes Commission
The hot weather last week has pretty well taken care of the colder-than-normal water coming out of the long winter. The exception is Lake Superior, which is still quite cold […]
The hot weather last week has pretty well taken care of the colder-than-normal water coming out of the long winter. The exception is Lake Superior, which is still quite cold […]
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Great Lakes water levels now higher than normal, except one lake

Great Lakes water levels now higher than normal, except one lake
Great Lakes Commission
Heavy rain this spring, combined with ample snowmelt runoff into some Great Lakes, have boosted the water levels from below normal to above normal. Only Lake Superior is still below […]
Heavy rain this spring, combined with ample snowmelt runoff into some Great Lakes, have boosted the water levels from below normal to above normal. Only Lake Superior is still below […]
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Great Lakes water levels now higher than normal, except one lake

Protect yourself: Why ticks are spreading in the Great Lakes region

Protect yourself: Why ticks are spreading in the Great Lakes region
Great Lakes Echo
By Julia Roeder Researchers say ticks are spreading to communities across the Midwest and show no signs of slowing down.
By Julia Roeder Researchers say ticks are spreading to communities across the Midwest and show no signs of slowing down.
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Protect yourself: Why ticks are spreading in the Great Lakes region
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