Author: Great Lakes Commission
A city in Minnesota is attracting ‘climate migrants.’ Could Canada be next?
There is a kind of migration is starting to happen where residents, exhausted and weary from the risks of forest fires, floods and other hazards, elect to move to a different part of the country. Read the full story by Global News.
Last laker leaves Port of Thunder Bay to end 2021 shipping season
The 2021 shipping season in Thunder Bay, Ontario wrapped up with the departure of the MV Manitoulin carrying a shipment of wheat. Read the full story by Northern Ontario Business.
Area conservancy acquires more protected land
Black Swamp Conservancy has acquired the conservation easement on 1,100 acres of marshland in Ottawa County, increasing the land it protects from development in northwest Ohio to more than 2,100 acres. Read the full story by the Review Times.
H2Ohio project to restore, improve Chagrin River water quality in Willoughby
Ohio DNR has awarded a $2.2 million grant to the Chagrin River Watershed Partners to restore wetlands and strengthen riverbanks five miles from Lake Erie, according to ODNR. Read the full story by The News-Herald.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers working with Native American tribes to increase wild rice in Michigan
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers researchers are working with the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and other Native American tribes to help improve wild rice productivity in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Read the full story by Mi…
Coast Guard: Weak ice on Lake Erie, Lake Ontario & St. Lawrence River; public should avoid going onto ice
The ice on Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River is weak for this time of year, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, and the public is advised not to go onto the ice. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.
Port Clinton to shore up Lakeshore Drive revetment in 2023
As part of the city’s $34 million Forward Looking Infrastructure Project, Port Clinton, Ohio, plans to spend at least $4 million to improve its Lake Erie shoreline. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.
Why are there so many gulls downtown some days?
On any winter day in Cleveland, hundreds and sometimes thousands of gulls can be spotted in the shipping channels. But what brings them all to the area? Dr. Andy Jones, the curator of ornithology at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, says the gulls are there to eat. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – […]
Sand sculptures form from winter weather on Lake Michigan beaches
Sand sculpture formations were spotted on Lake Michigan beaches this week near St. Joseph, Michigan. Cold, snow and wind combine to erode the semi-frozen sand, then preserve the strange shapes. Read the full story by WLS-TV – Chicago, IL.
Enbridge to face cross-examination about Line 5 tunnel at state hearing
On Friday, Enbridge Energy will continue to push for its controversial tunnel project to relocate Line 5 beneath the Straits of Mackinac before the Michigan Public Service Commission during a virtual hearing. Read the full story by The Detroit News.