Mar 20, 2019 | Daily News
A prominent Ottawa biologist wants more residents to pick up a fishing rod and reconnect with nature as a way of protecting lakes and rivers and the wildlife in them. The recently released Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada identified an aging angling population...
Mar 20, 2019 | Daily News
A Speaker Series examining the Lake Huron coastal environment is set to take place in Southampton, Ontario, with talks covering different aspects of the ecosystem including islands, fishing, climate change, alvars and the Coastal Conservation Action Plan. Read the...
Mar 20, 2019 | Daily News
Michigan residents are already paying to address the state’s PFAS contamination even as officials work to get a handle on the depth of the problem. Read the full story by...
Mar 20, 2019 | Daily News
For years, the economic fortunes of Grayling, Michigan have been tied to two things: abundant clean water and a sprawling military training base. Now, one of those is threatening the other. Read the full story by...
Mar 20, 2019 | Daily News
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie officials are coordinating icebreaking operations on Lake Superior in preparation for the 2019 Shipping Season. Read the full story by the Holland...
Mar 20, 2019 | Daily News
University of Michigan researchers, using a $10,000 grant from the Graham Sustainability Institute, are in the process of developing an ice forecasting system that will greatly aid winter sailing and shipping. Read the full story by the Mining...
Mar 20, 2019 | Daily News
Several questions on the proposal to reinforce an Illinois blockade (the Brandon Road Lock and Dam) continue to play out as Great Lakes states seek to stave off the threat of invasive Asian carp in their waters. Read the full story by the Gaylord Herald...
Mar 20, 2019 | Daily News
The Wisconsin scientist who first discovered mini tsunamis on the Great Lakes now says those “meteotsunamis” are a major cause of rip currents, the underwater backwash of waves known to pull swimmers away from shore. Read the full story by the Superior...
Mar 20, 2019 | Daily News
A proposal for “Waves at Sauble,” an inflatable water park that would be anchored in Lake Huron, is working its way through the approval process in Sauble Beach, Ontario. The co-owners see the water park as a way to “continue to provide new and innovative attractions...
Mar 20, 2019 | Daily News
Lake Erie has lots of problems, from harmful algal blooms to plastic pollution. The Cleveland Water Alliance is looking for technology to solve those problems, through its second $100,000 ErieHack competition. Read the full story by the Plain...
