Pine River Watershed Initiative Network 2021 Highlights
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Lake Huron
Community comes out for Southampton polar bear dip
It isn’t uncommon for the waters off Southampton to be full of swimmers on a hot summer day. But it is perhaps a little more unusual for those same waters to be full of people in January. With the water temperature at about 5.4 C, dozens of people braved chilly Lake Huron for a New […]
Year in Review 2021: The two-beer bear and other Lake Huron canine adventures
Walking my 90-pound shepherd a few days after Christmas in our suburban neighborhood, the jangling bell on his collar seemed a festive touch, one of the neighbors told us.
But it was more of a reminder of our August trip to Drummond Island than some holiday décor.
My 11-day summer vacation this year involved throwing my dog, some swimsuits and a lot of sunscreen in my car and heading up to visit generous friends with houses along Grand Lake (north of Alpena) and Lake Huron.
Freezing drizzle across western Ontario
Grey-Bruce, Huron-Perth, London-Middlesex, and Oxford counties could see freezing drizzle start during the afternoon.
Islanders throw wrench into company’s Line 5 camera surveillance plans
Officials on two Lake Huron islands denied Enbridge permission to install cameras to keep tabs on shipping traffic through the Straits of Mackinac and across the path of its underwater Line 5 dual pipelines – in one case at least partly because of controversy surrounding the company itself. Read the full story by MLive. Read…
Public Perception: When it comes to nuclear waste in the Great Lakes region, what counts as safe?
Denia Djokić first got interested in nuclear engineering because of climate change. That was nearly two decades ago when she was a college student at UC Berkeley and learned how energy issues were central to create a more sustainable planet.
“When we’re 21, we want to go out and save the world,” she said.
Flood outlook issued by Saugeen Valley and Grey Sauble Conservation
Saugeen Valley and Grey Sauble Conservation Authorities have issued a flood outlook thanks to strong winds in the forecast.
Heavy rain and strong winds take aim at Midwestern Ontario
Environment Canada issued a special weather statement is in effect for all of southern Ontario, with Heavy rain and strong winds Friday night into Saturday night.
Acoustic receivers in the Saginaw Bay watershed will help track threatened sturgeon
A new project using a sophisticated system of receivers across Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron will help guide researchers in their efforts to return state-threatened lake sturgeon to the Saginaw Bay system. Read the full story by WSGW-TV – Saginaw, MI. Read the full story Tags: Daily News
High winds pose risk of erosion and flooding on Lake Huron Shore
The Ausable Bayfield and Saugeen Valley Conservation Authorities are monitoring shoreline conditions for possible flooding.
What’s Your Water Source: Who gets their water from Lake Huron
Where do we get our water? It’s a critically important and highly regulated question, yet it took some digging to find the answers.
Specific to Lake Huron, there are a total of 30 public water supply systems across Michigan and Ontario that source surface water for nearly 3 million people to drink.
Some gusty winds through the region, shoreline condition statement released
The events are all expected to bring high wind events to the Lake Huron shoreline, and each event is expected to last approximately 12 hours.
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