Author: Clean Technica
Great Lakes: Great sturgeon
Lake sturgeon have called the Great Lakes home for 10,000 years but now is a threatened species in many parts. Efforts have been made in the past year that raise hope of a new beginning, but what caused its decline in the first place? Read the full sto…
U.S. Coast Guard rescues 18 from Lake Erie ice floe Sunday
The Coast Guard reported personnel in a helicopter saw the group of around 18 people and several ATVs on an ice floe around 1 p.m. Sunday. The ice floe had separated from land near Catawba Island in Lake Erie, which is slightly southwest of Pelee Islan…
Great Lakes Moment: Overwintering ducks on the Detroit River create a sense of wonder
After nesting in spring and early summer in the North America’s Great Plains, many canvasback ducks migrate in fall to overwintering grounds on Lake St. Clair, Detroit River and Lake Erie. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission News Briefs
A summary of issues, activities and events at the Great Lakes Commission
Register now for 2014 GLC Semiannual Meeting
and Great Lakes Day in Washington events
Registration is now open for the 2014 Semiannual Meeting of the Great Lakes Commission and Great Lakes Day events scheduled for March 4-6, 2014, … Read More »
First Great Lakes Demonstration Farm Network to Launch in Green Bay Area
Madison, Wis. – The Lower Fox River Watershed, just south of Green Bay, will be home to a network of farms that will demonstrate the best, leading-edge conservation practices to reduce phosphorus entering Green Bay and Lake Michigan. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Great Lakes Commission … Read More »