Category: Great Lakes
The 2024-’25 Great Lakes ice forecast is far different from last year. Is that good?
The U.S. National Ice Center released its 2024-2025 seasonal outlook this month, predicting slightly below to near normal ice conditions across the Great Lakes — a stark turnaround from last […]
New strategies driving public lands acquisitions
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking for deals to create more green space in populated areas as part of an updated public lands strategy. The goal is to […]
COMMENTARY: How 5,000 Christmas trees sank in Great Lakes ship disaster
The Rouse Simmons, a three-masted schooner, unsuccessfully attempted to carry 5,000 Christmas trees through a in a fierce blizzard near Kewaunee, Wisconsin, in 1912. Read the full story by the […]
Grand Rapids receives EGLE permit for Grand River restoration project
The city of Grand Rapids has received a permit from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy for its Grand River restoration project. The project will restore rapids, […]
Energy News Roundup: Wisconsin reacts to oil spill as pipeline fight continues
The company planning a controversial pipeline reroute in northern Wisconsin recently told officials that it spilled approximately 69,300 gallons of crude oil in the southern part of the state, making this Wisconsin’s largest oil spill since at least 2012. Enbridge first reported the spill, which was caused by an underground equipment failure on its Line 6 pipeline, on Nov.
The Advisor E-Newsletter: December 2024
The December 2024 edition of the Commission’s e-newsletter, The Advisor, includes registration information for the 2025 GLC Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day, information on GLRI reauthorization efforts, news from GLC projects, and more!
Michigan DNR collects 6.5 million wild coho salmon eggs
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently collected nearly 6.5 million wild coho salmon eggs in less than three weeks. The collection was part of a fall effort to accumulate […]
$50M grant for copper mine project in Upper Peninsula in limbo after lawmaker no-vote
On Wednesday, a Michigan senate committee declined to vote on $50 million in grant funding for a massive mining project in the Upper Peninsula, leaving the money in limbo. Environmental […]
MacArthur Lock at Michigan’s Soo closes. Here’s when shipping ends on Great Lakes
One of the Great Lakes’ famous locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, has closed for the season to allow maintenance, but visitors can still see the system’s larger lock in […]
OPINION: House needs to pass bill to protect water in Great Lakes. Too much at stake.
Passing the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024 is urgently needed to maintain the successful work helping restore and protect the Great Lakes – work that is benefiting the […]