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May 15, 2017

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Photo: Thanks Terry Wurdemann

Location: Eastern Lake Superior

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Thunder Bay North Harbour

North Harbour Contamination Topic of June 7 PAC Meeting

A Google Earth Image of the northern portion of Thunder Bay Harbour with Boulevard Lake top left and the harbour breakwall lower right. The June 7th meeting will focus on an overview of the contamination in North Harbour, work completed toward cleanup, and planned efforts to move forward with the cleanup project. The Public Advisory Committee for the Thunder Bay …

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The Great Lakes Conservation Corps

Superior Watershed Partnership Announces Climate Change Corps

The Superior Watershed Partnership is announcing the expansion of the Great Lakes Conservation Corps with the addition of the Climate Conservation Corps to help coastal communities adapt to climate change and increase community resiliency to more extreme weather events. The Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) is announcing the expansion of the Great Lakes Conservation Corps (GLCC) with the addition of the …

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Angelique Mott: Lake Superior Survival Story Inspires Novella, Film

Angelique Mott: Lake Superior Survival Story Inspires Novella, Film

A harrowing tale of survival on the shores of Isle Royale will be brought to the screen by local filmmaker Michelle Desrosier. During the winter of 1845-1846, Indigenous woman Angelique Mott and her husband were left for dead on a remote island off Isle Royale by copper miners. After her husband perished to hunger, Angelique managed to survive with small …

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USGS Research Ship "Kiyii"

Michigan Sea Grant, Wayne State University Host International Freshwater Research Conference

The US Geological Survey Research Ship "Kiyi" off Thunder Cape near Thunder Bay, Ontario. The ship is used for Great Lakes research on Lake Superior.         From a media release dated May 11, 2017: Freshwater researchers from the Great Lakes region and around the world will gather at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit May 15-19 for the …

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Lake Ontario Water Levels: Mixing Science with Politics

After the floods: May 2, 2017 photo of Lake Ontario shoreline taken by Gov. Cuomo's office, Rochester, NY. For meteorologists, high-water levels and flooding on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River have a simple explanation. Rain, and plenty of it, which has drenched the region for weeks, as well as the water from melting snow all throughout the vast …

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Mapping Environmental Stessors on the Great Lakes

Environmental stress mapped across the surface of the Great Lakes. This map is a closer look at the cumulative influence of 34 different environmental threats on Western Lake Superior. The colours represent stress levels compared to other parts of the five lakes. (Image: University of Michigan) It should be no surprise that the Great Lakes face immense environmental pressures. During …

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Flotsam and Jetsam...

• Great Lakes Economy Just Keeps on Growing: BMO Economic Report via TVO article

• Great Lakes U.S. Federal Budget Saved, For Now: Detroit Free Press

• Lakes World Wide Feeling the Heat from Climate Change: Science News article

• May 24 - Lake Superior Fisheries Workshop in Central Upper Peninsula: Michigan State University

• May 31 - EcoHealth Ontario Workshop in Thunder Bay, ON: poster

• Enbridge's Aging Great Lakes Pipeline Stirring Protest in MI: Financial Post article

• Hikers Cautioned: Pictured Rocks Slipping Into Lake Superior:

• Detroit River Sturgeon among healthiest in Great Lakes: CBC News