Category: Great Lakes Commission
Exploring Michigan: touring Shipwreck Alley – Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena, Michigan, offers tours of ‘Shipwreck Alley,’ enabling participants to view nearly one hundred shipwrecks in the Thunder
‘We need it desperately’: Great Lakes commercial anglers look for help as industry shrinks – Great Lakes Commission
Commercial fishing on the Great Lakes began 150 years ago, and fishermen once numbered in the thousands. Now, only a handful of businesses are still
Plan to keep invasive carp out of Great Lakes could be delayed: ‘Protect our fresh water’ – Great Lakes Commission
Several government, labor and science leaders are calling on Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to sign an agreement to keep invasive carp from spreading to the
North suburban Chicago neighborhood to get Lake Michigan water, replacing aging well water system – Great Lakes Commission
Two neighborhoods in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, will soon have access to Lake Michigan water, eliminating the current well-water system. Lake County Board officials said the
Scientists use mayflies and walleye as indicators of Lake Erie’s health – Great Lakes Commission
Mayflies and walleyes are species scientists use as an indicator of lake health; good populations of both normally indicate healthy Lake Erie water conditions. Read
E. coli. found at multiple Lake Erie beaches: ODH – Great Lakes Commission
The Ohio Department of Health reported that Multiple Lake Erie beaches in Northeast Ohio were put under a bacteria contamination advisory this week, which indicates
PFAS News Roundup: Michigan farmer threatens to sue EPA over PFAS – Great Lakes Commission
A beef farmer from Michigan is the first to be shut down by state standards of acceptable PFAS in biosolids. The farmer is now one
Hook & Hunting: Sault Tribe holds open house at walleye hatchery – Great Lakes Commission
For the first time in its history, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians opened its walleye fish hatchery to the public. People were
Maple River becomes first in the U.S. to be returned to free-flowing state – Great Lakes Commission
After a quarter century, the Conservation Resource Alliance has completed its “Free Spanning the Maple River” initiative. From beginning to end, all infrastructure such as
Cenovus invests $100,000 for Great Lakes ice research project – Great Lakes Commission
Cenovus Energy, in partnership with the University of Minnesota-Duluth and the University of Toledo, will invest $100,000 for research on the effects of ice cover