Around the Basin 2009-05-23 No comments yet

• Utah slashes programs to balance budget but keeps…bottled water? http://tinyurl.com/qr7qld 09:13:11
• Volunteers plant trees to protect sturgeon spawning grounds. http://tinyurl.com/qnoykq 09:20:15
• Yippee! A new invasive species has arrived in the Great Lakes. The European Rudd. http://tinyurl.com/o6kowe 09:26:04

Around the Basin 2009-05-06 No comments yet

• St. Clair River study was not properly peer reviewed. http://tinyurl.com/c3ryaa 16:08:39
• Analysis of the St. Clair study at the Great Lakes Law Blog. http://tinyurl.com/cytehm 16:10:49
• Great Lakes water. The lowdown on wells in the greater Chicagoland area. http://tinyurl.com/cwykbj 18:10:11
• New York governor bans purchase of bottled water with state funds. http://tinyurl.com/c87f6v 22:57:15
• Environmental groups oppose new nuke in Michigan. Say it would add to air and water pollution. http://tinyurl.com/cv7lox 22:59:34
• Opinion: Cleveland should get on board with offshore wind power. http://tinyurl.com/cj4obp 23:01:32
• Zebra mussels bring boating ban to Chicago area lake. http://tinyurl.com/ddmr2z 23:04:29
• Red Cliff Band to remove barrels full of discarded munitions from the bottom of Lake Superior. http://tinyurl.com/cf4mxa 23:56:41

Great Lakes Solutions–Water Levels No comments yet

The Great Lakes from Space. Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are essentially one large body of water, connected at the Straits of Mackinac. The St. Clair River drains these upper lakes into Lake Ontario. Photo: SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

How much water do the Great Lakes need? As much as they can hold on to. Read more »

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 2009-04-28 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

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 2009-04-24 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

Great Lakes Solutions–Zebra Mussels No comments yet

Zebra mussels removed from the Mississippi River. Photo: USFWS

Invasive zebra and quagga mussels have had a tremendous impact on the Great Lakes since they arrived in ballast water of ocean going ships. Here is a look at the fight to control these bothersome bivalves. Read more »

Around the Basin–April 13, 2009 No comments yet

• Invasive species cage match. Round Gobies are eating Zebra Mussels, Quagga Mussels and everything else. Mlive/Grand Rapids News

• Oh boy, new Superfund sites! East Chicago makes the list. Environment News Service