InfoSuperior - July 15, 2017

July 15, 2017

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Photo: Thanks Terry Wurdemann

Sunset storm approaches over eastern Lake Superior, Canadian shore

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Lake Superior water levels on your mind?

IJC's International Lake Superior Board of Control invites you to its teleconference-webinar on regulation of Lake Superior outflows and water levels in the Upper Great Lakes!

Members of the public are invited to participate in a teleconference-webinar to discuss regulation of Lake Superior outflows and water levels in the Upper Great Lakes system. Specific topics such as hydrologic conditions/forecast, expected deviations, and more will be discussed.

When: July 19, 2017 from 12 pm - 1pm EST

• Dial 1-877-336-1839 (toll free)

• Enter passcode: 5162099, then

• Enter security code: 2121

Webinar: https://www.teleconference.att.com/servlet/AWMlogin

• Enter meeting number 18773361839, then

• Enter code 5162099, then

• Enter email address and name

• Click submit

Following the presentation, the Board will ask to hear comments and questions.

Lake Superior Partnership Members Converge in Thunder Bay

Monitoring Lake Superior phytoplankton populations aboard the USGS June 21st and 22nd meetings in Thunder Bay let Lake Superior speak. The lake was given voice by representatives of agencies from around Lake Superior, working to implement restoration and protection through Lake Superior's Lakewide Action and Management Plan.

Lake Superior Day Events 2017

Held every third Sunday in July, Lake Superior Day started in the early 1990s by a group of Lake Superior area residents who sought to celebrate the body of water that dominates and defines our region.

Permanent Swimming Advisories at Three TBay Beaches

On Wednesday, June 28, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit announced that three Thunder Bay beaches would have permanent swimming advisory notices. Boulevard Lake main beach and two Chippewa Park beaches will have the advisories installed this summer due to their histories of higher E.coli levels.

Phragmites: Lake Superior's newest invasive species

Recently, Lake Superior's become host to another unwelcome visitor: the invasive Phragmites, an aggressive reed which is tall, perennial, and chokes wetland habitats. While they've posed major problems in the lower Great Lakes for some time, the spread of Phragmites have only lately become problematic in Lake Superior. (photo credit: Ontario Phragmites Working Group)

Crude News: New Additions to Research on Great Lakes Oil Transportation

On June 8 and 9, the Great Lakes Commission held a symposium to discuss oil transportation issues in the Great Lakes region. The symposium, which was held in Cleveland, OH, presented three new research papers commissioned by the GLC to discuss "the current state of crude oil infrastructure, the economic impact of crude oil transportation, and environmental sensitivity of Great …

Flotsam and Jetsam...

• July 20th LRCA Archeology Presentation

• August 3rd – Keweenaw Peninsula Stamp Sands Dredging Public Meeting

• Cigarette butt litter impact on Lake Superior

• U.P. 4 Health hosts presentation on dangers of cigarette butts to Great Lakes

• House panel to consider bill preserving Great Lakes cleanup

• The fight for Native fishing rights in MN, WI

• Undular Bore Waves (Clouds on Lake Superior)

• Troubled Waters: Trump budget casts Great Lakes cleanup into doubt

• Neonicotinoids and Bees