Tag: lakes
Great Lakes Museum among federal funding recipients in Eastern Ontario – Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes Museum in Kingston is one of 27 organizations in Eastern Ontario receiving federal funding to help support and diversify tourism attractions, with $3.7 million being distributed in […]
Allouez Bay restoration project begins – Great Lakes Commission
Audubon Great Lakes and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are starting the Marsh Bird Habitat Restoration Project in Allouez Bay, Wisconsin. The project aims to restore the area’s natural […]
COMMENTARY: Will we have to pump the Great Lakes to California to feed the nation? – Great Lakes Commission
No one wants unsightly pipelines snaking across the country, draining Lake Michigan to feed the citrus groves of the Central Valley in California. But that future is drawing closer by […]
PFAS Roundup: Government of Canada introduces potential plan for product-related PFAS regulation – Great Lakes Commission
The Government of Canada announced a plan to expand product-related regulations for per- and poly-flourinated substances (PFAS) by considering whether PFAS qualify for the Watch List under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Read the […]
Senator Peters visits Traverse City to see progress of FishPass Project – Great Lakes Commission
Michigan Senator Gary Peters made a stop in Traverse City, Michigan, to see the progress of the FishPass Project. The project will replace the Union Street Dam and reconnect the […]
Microplastics on Great Lakes beaches – Great Lakes Commission
Whichever national park beach you visit, there is probably some amount of plastic mixed in with the sand between your toes. A new study found that Great Lakes beaches have […]
EPA offers tours of its largest lake research vessel in Detroit Thursday – Great Lakes Commission
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s largest research vessel, the 180-foot Lake Guardian, was docked at Hart Plaza in Detroit, Michigan, on Thursday for free public tours. The vessel was launched […]
Yuk. Muskegon Lake harmful algae bloom spills into Lake Michigan – Great Lakes Commission
Photographers have captured evidence of a persistent harmful algae bloom that’s plagued Muskegon Lake spilling into Lake Michigan. The bloom migration came two days after Muskegon County Health Department advised […]
Researchers develop ‘holy grail’ solution to fight invasive vampire species: ‘Something nobody has ever done before’ – Great Lakes Commission
Experts from Michigan State University are working on a groundbreaking way to deal with an invasive fish that is blighting Lake Michigan and connecting waterways: the FishPass. Read the full […]
Cattle Production That Enhances Water and Environmental Quality | Great Lakes Now
By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue
LAKE CITY, MI – Two facts about Michigan agriculture are scarcely recognized outside the fences and beyond the drainage ditches of the state’s 45,000 farms. The first: farming is among the most technologically sophisticated industrial sectors in Michigan and every other state.