Tag: invasive
Bill would inject $500M into Great Lakes invasive mussel fight
Two Michigan Congressional delegates have introduced bipartisan legislation that would devote $500 million over the next decade to battling invasive quagga and zebra mussels, which have destabilized the Great Lakes […]
Tensions mount over conflicting ballast water regulations on the Great Lakes
American shippers are at odds with the Canadian government over its regulations that require all Great Lakes vessels or “lakers” to install systems to treat their ballast water by 2030. […]
The Fight to Save Lake Whitefish
The race to save whitefish, a restaurant with local flavors and the Erie Canal turns 200.
Great Lakes Commission awards more than $1.7 million to reduce runoff and improve Great Lakes water quality
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) will award more than $1.76 million in grants to local groups to reduce the runoff of
Environmental groups are fighting to preserve one of Michigan’s last prairies
Environmental groups are looking to raise $6 million to protect a key Michigan prairie from being developed. The Sibley Prairie, located in southeast Michigan, is a rare lakeplain prairie of 440 acres with a robust wetland ecosystem.