Tag: Algae Blooms
One world, two Great Lakes
A tropical lake in Central Africa might not seem like the first place you would look to gain insights into North America’s Great Lakes. But that’s just what researchers from Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in Ohio have been doing for the past three years.
Lake Victoria is the largest of Africa’s Great Lakes, the second largest in the world after Lake Superior.
Trump jobs purge at NOAA hits Great Lakes staff in Michigan
Great Lakes researchers and communicators with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Michigan are the latest federal employees to be axed amid the ongoing nationwide purge of government […]
Toledo’s community art highlights importance of native plants for safe drinking water
This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.
By Clara Lincolnhol, Great Lakes Echo
Toledo, Ohio, has a rich Rust Belt history that influences its present-day culture. Local environmental groups and agencies are turning to public art to teach residents that the area’s natural history is just as important.
Geese are a problem. What can we do?
If you’ve been outside, you’ve probably run into branta canadesis — the Canada Goose.
From urban parks to rural fields, these birds seem to be everywhere. And their presence isn’t always welcome. Goose poop can contain e. coli bacteria, and the birds themselves can carry — and spread — avian flu.
Agricultural runoff damages our water and kills wildlife. Could a simple drainage stopper be the solution?
The sight of the first snow on the horizon of Bill Wiley’s 500-acre farm in Shelby County, Ohio, is a welcome relief. The 2024 growing season has been incredibly dry.
“We are about eight inches behind regular precipitation for the year,” he said.
But Wiley, who farms corn, soybeans, wheat, pumpkins and gords, has installed two inline water control structures that control the flow of drainage water from two of his fields.