InfoSuperior - December 1, 2018

December 1, 2018

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Photo: The Yacht "Gunilda" which wrecked off Rossport, Ontario on Lake Superior, August 11, 1911. At 7 p.m. on December 4th, in Rm. ATAC 1001 at Thunder Bay's Lakehead University, Infosuperior, Parks Canada and Thunder Country Diving will be cooperating to present "Diving Superior's Shipwrecks." The presentation is free of charge and everyone is welcome. More info.

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December 4th Parks Canada Presentation: Diving Superior's Wrecks

At 7 p.m. on December 4th, in Rm. ATAC 1001 at Thunder Bay's Lakehead University, Infosuperior, Parks Canada and Thunder Country Diving will be cooperating to present "Diving Superior's Shipwrecks." The presentation is free of charge and everyone is welcome. Learn what it means to dive in the largest freshwater lake in the world on Tuesday, December 4th at 7:00 PM …

Relocating Wolves to Isle Royale

Credit: NPS / Jacob W. FrankNPS staff and vet Samantha Gibbs unload the first relocated wolf off the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service seaplane. Wolves Wanted on Isle Royale While islands on the Canadian side of the border have had issues with too many wolves endangering caribou populations, moose are running rampant on Isle Royale where only two wolves remained …

Carrying out a Lake Superior Watershed Dam Inventory.

Binational Lake Superior Watershed Dam Inventory

The Superior Watershed Partnership and Lakehead University's Department of Geography and the Environment teamed up last summer to deploy three Dam Inventory Strike Teams (two-person field crews) to inventory over 300 dams in the Lake Superior basin in the United States and Canada using a protocol developed by the University of Wisconsin–Madison and funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife …

New U.S. Coast Guard Bill Strikes Tentative Balance Between Environment and Industry

The spread of invasive species like the zebra mussel, pictured above, has been prevented through regulations imposed by Canadian environmental agencies, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Great Lakes States, on vessels that discharge fluids in the Great Lakes. A new U.S. bill includes changes to how these issues are managed. Credit: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Changing Invasive Species …

Lake Superior water temperatures in recent years.

Lake Superior Surface Water Temperatures

SUPERIOR'S AVERAGE SURFACE WATER TEMPERATURE IN RECENT YEARS: According to the above NOAA data, the average high temperature during recent years (five year average, 2014–2018) is 17 °C. 2018 Surface Temperature One Degree Above Long-term Average Note to U.S. Readers - This article uses U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Data. All such data is provided in degrees Celsius. …

Flotsam and Jetsam...

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• Dec 13: Managing PFAS Contamination at Your Site - Grand Rapids

• Dec 14: DNR Michigan Coastal Management Program proposals deadline

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• Army Corps - Sault Lock Contruction to Start Next Year

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• Jan 9, 2019: Duluth-Superior River Talks Series returns

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• Feb 19-21: Wisconsin Wetlands Science Conference

• Job Opportunities: Great Lakes Commission

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