More than 100 people drowned in the Great Lakes in 2022, according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project. At the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center, kids and parents learn about life jackets, rescue rings and more so that every memory made on the water can be a good one. Read the full story by WITI-TV – Milwaukee, WI.
As lake sturgeon populations have decreased in Lake Michigan, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources hope to reintroduce and rehabilitate the lake sturgeon population through a streamside rearing program. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Marquette, MI. Read the full story
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has cut a $75,000 annual grant that helped the Hamilton Conservation Authority offset the cost of monitoring the water quality of five creeks flowing into Cootes Paradise. Read the full story by The Spec. Read the full story
Since the first reported algal bloom in Lake Superior in 2012, no serious levels of toxins had been confirmed. That changed last month with a bloom near Superior, Wisconsin, where toxins in the water at a nearby beach were just beyond the level set for safe swimming. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune. Read the full story
An appeals court is ruling on a lawsuit filed in White Earth Tribal Court attempting to stop the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources from issuing a permit to Enbridge Energy to pump water from trenches dug to lay the pipe for the Line 3 oil pipeline. Read the full story by MPR News. Read the…
The Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio will be receiving funds through the U.S. Forest Service that will help the nonprofit operate a seed bank and promote forest restoration across the lower Great Lakes region. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer. Read the full story
Dozens of waste-collection drones and beach-cleaning robots join in-water trash receptables across the Great Lakes this fall. Read the full story by The Verge. Read the full story
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