Tag: lakes
Precautionary notice of blue-green algae bloom from health unit – Great Lakes Commission
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is issuing a precautionary notice to residents based on visual confirmation of a blue-green algae bloom on Lake St. Clair. Residents on the municipal drinking […]
Michigan company receives $7.56 million contract to repair Dunkirk Harbor breakwater – Great Lakes Commission
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $7.56 million contract to Great Lakes Dock & Materials, LLC, to make repairs on approximately 1,450 feet of the lake side of […]
Tribal partnership with UW-Madison combines ag research with Indigenous food knowledge – Great Lakes Commission
A partnership led by the Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition and the University of Wisconsin-Madison received $10 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Sustainable Agricultural Systems program earlier this […]
Lorain County regionalized sewer, wastewater treatment plant expected to take next step in 2024 – Great Lakes Commission
Lorain County commissioners and staff continue to work toward a regional sewer and storm water treatment plant that would lower costs for all residents of Lorain County, Ohio. The project […]
Partially treated wastewater enough to fill 500 Olympic-sized pools dumped into Lake Ontario during heavy rainfall: city – Great Lakes Commission
The city of Toronto dumped more than 1,300 megalitres of partially treated wastewater into Lake Ontario during Tuesday’s torrential downpour. Three wastewater plants were “bypassing,” a process in which stormwater […]
‘100-year-storm’ batters Mississauga, but city says damage could have been much worse – Great Lakes Commission
Although some parks and sports fields in Mississauga, Ontario, are still closed following last week’s torrential rainstorm, the city says the damage could have been significantly worse without strong stormwater […]
Great Lakes whitefish struggle to survive as ice cover melts away – Great Lakes Commission
Biologists are investigating why whitefish numbers in the lower Great Lakes are cratering without adequate spawn classes to replace them. New evidence indicates the fish, which lay eggs on shallow […]
Concerned citizens are advocating against the construction of wind turbines in Lake Erie – Great Lakes Commission
Government officials along with Citizens Against Wind Turbines in Lake Erie (CATWILE) are holding a rally to oppose wind turbines in the Great Lakes in Irving, New York. CATWILE is […]
Shipwreck hunters find schooner 131 years after it sank in Lake Michigan with captain’s “faithful dog” – Great Lakes Commission
The wreck of the historic 130-foot Margaret A. Muir schooner has been found off the coast of Wisconsin more than 130 years after it plunged to the bottom of Lake […]
Another record year for Great Lakes piping plover breeding – Great Lakes Commission
Wildlife monitoring of endangered Great Lakes piping plovers this summer resulted in a consecutive year for setting a record for the number of unique piping plover breeding pairs, breaking the […]