Tag: lake
Beach cleanup to protect Lake Michigan – Great Lakes Commission
The plastic pollution problem is widespread in the Great Lakes region. At a beach cleanup at Chicago’s North Avenue beach in May of 2024 participants picked up litter including lots […]
Keeping invaders at bay: Battle to protect Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes from invasive species paying off – Great Lakes Commission
Since 2006, the number of new invasive species entering the Great Lakes has declined by 85%, but with climate change warming the lakes, the number of freshwater species that can […]
Ship doomed on Lake Michigan now docked on National Register of Historic Places | Bridge Michigan
A Detroit-built sailing ship that sank in Lake Michigan during an 1864 storm has been added to the National Register of Historic Places….
PFAS News Roundup: Ohio train derailment likely spilled PFAS and other chemicals across 16 states, including most Great Lakes – Great Lakes Commission
Chemicals like perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were likely spilled after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. A low-pressure storm system moved these chemicals across the Great Lakes region […]
Harmful algae blooms in Great Lakes could increase this summer, NOAA warns – Great Lakes Commission
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its seasonal outlook for Lake Erie’s algal levels this summer. The annual bloom, commonly known as blue-green algae, is expected to become visible […]
Volunteers pull weeds, plants native flowers at new Marquette pier – Great Lakes Commission
The Superior Watershed Program’s Lake Superior Volunteer Corps teamed up with the Great Lakes Climate Corps and community volunteers to clean up the new city pier in Marquette, Michigan. Volunteers pulled weeds and […]
City waterfront ‘nowhere near’ its potential, local businessman says
It was grey and cool at Owen Sound’s Westside Boat Launch as 12 people in life vests prepared to head out in a dragon boat Sunday. They paddled out past the John D. Leitch, the towering, black-hulled lake freighter moored against the east harbour wall, and tooled around the inner harbour. The Sound Waterfront Festival, […]
Great Lakes Moment: An ecosystem approach | Great Lakes Now
Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.
Traditional natural resource management used to focus on individual issues, like controlling pollution from industries and municipal wastewater treatment plants or managing a single species.
Great Lakes Moment: An ecosystem approach | Great Lakes Now
Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.
Traditional natural resource management used to focus on individual issues, like controlling pollution from industries and municipal wastewater treatment plants or managing a single species.
Ohio Farm Bureau, Lake Erie Advocates share differing views on nutrient run-off on farms – Great Lakes Commission
In 2019, Ohio created H2Ohio to teach farmers water quality practices and reduce the runoff of phosphorus into Lake Erie. But advocates say the lake’s problems are larger than just […]