Around the Basin 2009-05-26 No comments yet

• Analysis of the New Berlin water decision at Great Lakes Echo. http://tinyurl.com/org7xq 08:36:52
• Diversion at work. Satellite imagery of the Aral Sea. http://tinyurl.com/p8×3xw 08:39:04
• OH MY–Milwuakee considers privatizing its water supply. Not a good idea, I think… http://tinyurl.com/r8o88p 12:32:34
• Buffalo NY takes steps to protect its waterfront from Lake Erie seiches. http://tinyurl.com/qjudft 12:36:10
• Lake Huron park to reopen in Canada under First Nations control. http://tinyurl.com/pdo25v 12:38:05

Around the Basin 2009-05-19 No comments yet

• Coaster brook trout doesn’t make the cut for endangered species list. http://tinyurl.com/qgglru 09:57:26
• Lake Huron up a foot from last year. http://tinyurl.com/onpr32 09:59:59
• Trying to keep the sea lamprey population down on Lake Superior. Down to only 35,000 lampreys. http://tinyurl.com/qhpa5l 10:03:40
• RT @healthylakes: Great post making a strong case for full funding of Great Lakes restoration: http://tinyurl.com/oggrky 10:05:48
• Fight is on to restore the Atlantic salmon to Lake Ontario. http://tinyurl.com/qw2nlw 17:46:44
• RT @healthylakes: RT @hughadam 10 great Great Lakes restoration blogs: http://bit.ly/Nrl7w 17:48:14
• Opinon: US Government is all wrong in its approach to border security with Canada. http://tinyurl.com/p8pta7 17:51:09

Around the Basin 2009-05-05 No comments yet

• New power line in Ontario forces landowners off their property. http://tinyurl.com/d2fodc 09:06:37
• Opinion: Build turbines on bottom of St. Clair River to raise water levels in Huron and Michigan. http://tinyurl.com/cfdagl 09:12:29
• Episcopal bishops speak out against bottled water. http://tinyurl.com/d26uyr 09:16:05
• Factory Farm Fail: Hog and cattle farming the source of 60 percent of E Coli contamination in Lake Huron. http://tinyurl.com/dxx9n2 14:46:00

Around the Basin 2009-05-02 No comments yet

• Low demand sees Great Lakes freighters put up for storage. http://tinyurl.com/dmwoaz 18:44:08
• Obama’s Great Lakes cleanup plan expected some time next week. http://tinyurl.com/cpfvjy 18:45:39
• More on the St. Clair River report. Water levels on the upper lakes not lower because of dredging. http://tinyurl.com/cwzyvp 18:47:59
• Again with the St. Clair River. This time from a Canadian perspective. http://tinyurl.com/dcz75w 18:57:12
• Wow. Freya Hoffmeister just knocked off a 350 mile crossing of the Gulf of Carpentaria. http://tinyurl.com/cb2wux 19:42:20

Around the Basin 2009-05-01 No comments yet

• Georgian Bay group disputes new study. Says water levels in Lakes are dropping due to dredging of St. Clair River. http://tinyurl.com/dl6yxu 10:46:20
• New rules about prospecting in southern Ontario. http://tinyurl.com/cnslzy 10:51:09
• Studies: levels of flame-retardant chemicals lower in wildlife. http://tinyurl.com/ckv5w3 10:55:50
• More on the St. Clair River study. Did the USACOE lower Great Lakes levels by dredging the river? http://tinyurl.com/d3ow7o 17:07:18
• Bryan Hansel’s Around the Great Lakes expedition covered by Great Lakes Echo. http://tinyurl.com/cwrnw9 17:11:25
• Culling cormorants last year on Middle Island cost over 600 bucks a bird. http://tinyurl.com/cmh5c3 17:14:00

Around the Basin 2009-04-30 No comments yet

• Ferry service starts up between Muskegon, MI and Milwaukee. http://tinyurl.com/cep3kt 11:41:48
• Great sea kayak instructional video clips to go along with Doug Cooper’s new book: Sea Kayak Handling. http://tinyurl.com/cx478s 13:00:40
• Cleanup success on Fighting Island near Windsor, Ontario. http://tinyurl.com/cd8ses 19:18:10

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 2009-04-25 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 2009-04-21 No comments yet

• Pharmaceuticals in the water near Kalamazoo, MI. http://tinyurl.com/cmlqhr 07:12:47
• Avon Lake, OH takes a look at wind power. http://tinyurl.com/dzrd5h 07:18:29
• Water weevils to wack weeds in Michigan lakes? http://tinyurl.com/dce6uz 07:35:47
• Turning Asian carp into fish oil in Havana, IL. http://tinyurl.com/cxnp2v 10:10:16
• Toxic chemicals dropping into the Great Lakes on the wind. http://tinyurl.com/c2ahqx 12:56:26
• Some progress but still lots to do to clean up Ontario’s waters. http://tinyurl.com/cxs54z 13:19:24
• Trip Report: Chicago couple’s adventures on Baranof Island. http://tinyurl.com/dgddrh 13:46:53
• New factory opens in Michigan to make wind turbines for your home or business. http://tinyurl.com/c8oop6 15:23:55

Around the Basin–April 4, 2009 No comments yet

• New federal law creates 11 new wilderness areas, including one in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Mlive/Grand Rapids Press

• Sea lampreys on the rebound? Herald-Palladium

• Grandmother from Thunder Bay walks around Great Lakes to raise environmental consciousness. Toronto Star