Great Lakes Solutions–Asian Carp 1 comment

Photo: USFWS

What weighs 60 pounds, jumps when startled and could destroy the Great Lakes? You guessed it: Asian carp. Read more »

Around the Basin 2009-04-29 No comments yet

• Stimulus dollars to repair Saugatuck harbor. http://tinyurl.com/cnxnbm 09:11:14
• No federal funding for a new lock at the Soo. http://tinyurl.com/cl99cs 09:13:31
• Weather buoys back in Lake Michigan. http://tinyurl.com/c93kon 09:16:00
• Great Lakes shippers stunned by lack of funding for new Soo lock. http://tinyurl.com/cyv6ct 13:41:43
• Feds seize records in Crestwood, IL after allegations of tainted well coverup. http://tinyurl.com/d9t42e 22:53:55
• Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel takes a look at the Soo locks rejection. http://tinyurl.com/ch53hh 23:00:55
• Harnessing ocean power to make electricity. http://tinyurl.com/d48s5d 23:13:00

Around the Basin 2009-04-28 No comments yet

• St. Lawrence Seaway turns 50. Is there any reason to celebrate? http://tinyurl.com/dbhmk8 10:12:48
• Keeping an eye on smuggling. Spy cameras on the Canadian border. http://tinyurl.com/c9hsqv 10:15:24
• See first hand how quagga mussels filter out algae. http://tinyurl.com/cjupne 16:54:46

Around the Basin 2009-04-27 No comments yet

• Zebra mussels found in inland Illinois lake. Got there from recreational boaters. http://tinyurl.com/dn7jqj 09:14:56
• Water laws in IL. Who gets told when there is a toxic spill? http://tinyurl.com/cpvr39 09:21:50
• Primordial microbes at the bottom of Lake Huron. http://tinyurl.com/cf23fs 09:25:32
• JS looks at Great Lakes water levels, dredging, why they go up and down. Good stuff. http://tinyurl.com/dawnr2 09:54:51
• Kayakers to paddle around Lake Michigan. Raise money for Red Cross. http://tinyurl.com/co6ekv 12:25:36

From the Road–Collinsville Canoe and Kayak No comments yet

Collinsville, CT

On June 1, I will officially start my new job as a road warrior for P&H and Venture kayaks. This weekend I got a little taste of the job when I flew out to work an event at Collinsville Canoe and Kayak. Great people, sunshine and fun times. Read more »

Around the Basin 2009-04-26 No comments yet

• Spent the day here http://www.cckstore.com/ working a fun kayak event. Great canoe and kayak shop in a town famous for axe making. 00:07:28
• Managing invasive species across North America. Commission for Environmental Cooperation issues guidelines. http://tinyurl.com/dkqj4p 06:59:25

Around the Basin 2009-04-25 No comments yet

• Repairs on the way for Perry monument. http://tinyurl.com/caqe85 23:56:00
• Court ruling: Canadian mining companies must list toxic tailings. http://tinyurl.com/cv78op 23:57:56

Around the Basin 2009-04-24 No comments yet

• Lake Superior “…acts like a sponge for…contaminants in the atmosphere.” http://tinyurl.com/czjfjx 00:06:44
• Off-shore wind farm planned near Buffalo, NY. http://tinyurl.com/cqp695 09:27:46
• Preserving two 1812 warships on the bottom of Lake Ontario. http://tinyurl.com/dytnpo 09:30:11
• Bayfield bear surfs ice flows. http://tinyurl.com/c2zk2t Photos by Hannah. http://www.stonehousephotoblog.com/ 09:36:43
• RT @DerrickQuix: Quix Blog - This is NOT a review of the P&H Bahiya - http://twurl.nl/85s5hi 12:44:37
• MI Lt. Governor: Protecting Great Lakes=creating jobs for MI. http://tinyurl.com/da6s9h 12:47:09
• Looks like they got that dive bomber off the bottom of Lake Michigan. http://tinyurl.com/d5axda 21:21:52
• Wisco proposes new measures to fight invasive species. http://tinyurl.com/cmf9vq 21:43:40
• PCB levels down in Great Lakes fishermen. Are they down in Great Lakes fish? http://tinyurl.com/cukxun 21:51:41

Around the Basin 2009-04-23 No comments yet

• Good news: sales of Nestle bottled water off. Bad News: people are still buying bottled water. http://tinyurl.com/daa57m 08:28:56
• Limits proposed on pollutants from cement making industry. http://tinyurl.com/chtxds 08:40:23
• Persistent Organic Pollutants. Lingering threat in the Great Lakes. http://tinyurl.com/d749ao 09:15:20
• Yowza. Toxic walley tourney in Michigan. http://tinyurl.com/dm4p8r From Great Lakes Blogger. http://tinyurl.com/cyx7vg 11:07:22
• Great Lakes Water Wars author Peter Annin speaks in Oshkosh. http://tinyurl.com/ctvv66 22:06:09
• Stimulus money on the way to shore up aging water infrastructure. http://tinyurl.com/cv2unh 22:31:01
• Sheboygan, WI seeks to improve swimmer safety at Lake Michigan beaches. http://tinyurl.com/dct9nt 22:36:45

Around the Basin 2009-04-22 No comments yet

• WI governor to spend $1.7 million on Great Lakes improvements. http://tinyurl.com/dhtdde 08:53:32
• MI judge reopens UP Yellow Dog mine hearing. Says MIDNR may have been a bit too hasty in granting permit. http://tinyurl.com/c2pss4 09:03:13
• All hail Twitter Digest. Big thanks to Tim at Whalespine.org. Around the Basin is up and running. http://tinyurl.com/cm68jr 09:16:44
• New York Power Authority looks at wind farms in Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. http://tinyurl.com/co8sfc 13:28:56
• Great Lakes WATER institue in Milwaukee, WI to study drugs in waste water. http://tinyurl.com/dxhozr 17:58:18
• WWII dive bomber recovered off the bottom of Lake Michigan. http://tinyurl.com/d47n3h 17:59:18
• Waukesha, WI has a new well that is radium free. http://tinyurl.com/ddgk9s 18:00:49