Tag: News
A Winter Walk in the Woods – Preserving our Forests and a Lumberjack’s Story
It’s been an unusually mild fall so far, and winter still feels far away. But the snow will be here before you know it! To remind you what the stuff looks like, and how beautiful it is here in the Great Lakes, we’re revisiting two videos from our Great Lakes Bureau archives that feature northern Great Lakes forests during the […]
Botulism Killing Birds on Lake Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is famous for its natural beauty. But on this November day, the beach is littered with about two dozen dead birds: scoters, loons, ducks and others. Dan Ray of the National Park Service is working to keep the beach clean … and safe. Standing over a carcass, he says, “OK, so we have a long-tailed […]
Hold the Salt, Please: The Environmental Impact of Road Salt
As winter approaches, we’ll soon see salt-spreading plow trucks on the roads. And Todd Walter, director of the New York State Water Resources Institute, says salt that is washed off the roads stays in the soil for months. “It gets back down to background levels again sometimes as late as October, so we’re really keeping the system juiced up for a […]
The International Joint Commission Invites Public Participation via Online Platform
The IJC, or International Joint Commission, is an organization that was founded in 1909 when the Boundary Waters Treaty was signed by the US and Canada. This commission works to resolve and prevent disagreements between the two countries while acting as an independent and objective advisor to the governments. In 1972, Canada and USA came together to create the Great Lakes Quality […]
What will Trump mean for the Great Lakes?
Donald Trump’s election victory came with plenty of support from the Great Lakes region — unofficial returns show him winning five of the eight states. But in the aftermath of the election, environmental advocates were trying to determine how his presidency will affect the region, especially in light of his pledge to defund the Environmental Protection Agency. Aryeh Alex, director of the […]