#greatlakes — Public Fediverse posts
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Some shots over by lake erie
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Some shots over by lake erie
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Some shots over by lake erie
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Some shots over by lake erie
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Some shots over by lake erie
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🐟🐟 Some Great Lakes sturgeon may be 400 years old. Scientists are rethinking how to save them
Human activity brought these giant fish to the brink of extinction. Now they can't recover without us
#GreatLakes #Conservation #Nature
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-great-lakes-sturgeon-lifespan-study-9.7329250
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🐟🐟 Some Great Lakes sturgeon may be 400 years old. Scientists are rethinking how to save them
Human activity brought these giant fish to the brink of extinction. Now they can't recover without us
#GreatLakes #Conservation #Nature
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-great-lakes-sturgeon-lifespan-study-9.7329250
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🐟🐟 Some Great Lakes sturgeon may be 400 years old. Scientists are rethinking how to save them
Human activity brought these giant fish to the brink of extinction. Now they can't recover without us
#GreatLakes #Conservation #Nature
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-great-lakes-sturgeon-lifespan-study-9.7329250
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🐟🐟 Some Great Lakes sturgeon may be 400 years old. Scientists are rethinking how to save them
Human activity brought these giant fish to the brink of extinction. Now they can't recover without us
#GreatLakes #Conservation #Nature
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-great-lakes-sturgeon-lifespan-study-9.7329250
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🐟🐟 Some Great Lakes sturgeon may be 400 years old. Scientists are rethinking how to save them
Human activity brought these giant fish to the brink of extinction. Now they can't recover without us
#GreatLakes #Conservation #Nature
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-great-lakes-sturgeon-lifespan-study-9.7329250
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Big wave and the lighthouse at the end of the pier at Grand Haven, Michigan, November, 2022. Photo by Walter Elliott.
#LighthousesOfMastodon
#GreatLakes
#LakeMichigan“Looking forward to the big waves in the fall.” - Walter Elliott
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“New research suggests these ancient-looking, armoured fish may live far longer than scientists previously thought — in some cases, more than 400 years.”
#Sturgeon #Canada #GreatLakes
#Science
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“New research suggests these ancient-looking, armoured fish may live far longer than scientists previously thought — in some cases, more than 400 years.”
#Sturgeon #Canada #GreatLakes
#Science
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-great-lakes-sturgeon-lifespan-study-9.7329250 -
“New research suggests these ancient-looking, armoured fish may live far longer than scientists previously thought — in some cases, more than 400 years.”
#Sturgeon #Canada #GreatLakes
#Science
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-great-lakes-sturgeon-lifespan-study-9.7329250 -
“New research suggests these ancient-looking, armoured fish may live far longer than scientists previously thought — in some cases, more than 400 years.”
#Sturgeon #Canada #GreatLakes
#Science
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-great-lakes-sturgeon-lifespan-study-9.7329250 -
“New research suggests these ancient-looking, armoured fish may live far longer than scientists previously thought — in some cases, more than 400 years.”
#Sturgeon #Canada #GreatLakes
#Science
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-great-lakes-sturgeon-lifespan-study-9.7329250 -
People sometimes tell me to put down the camera and “just enjoy the moment,” but making the photograph is how I engage with the moment. A picture isn’t like a family home movie that only matters if you know the people.
A photograph stands on its own, the same way art in a museum does. Some images connect, some don’t — and the viewer brings their own meaning to it. That’s why I keep making photographs.
#MatthaeiBotanicalGarden #AnnArbor #Michigan #GreatLakes #GardenPhotography #NaturePhotography #ArtAndMeaning #HealingPlaces #PhotographyThoughts
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I’m finally heading home to Virginia after two months in Michigan settling my dad’s and brother’s estates. On the way home, I returned to the University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Garden in Ann Arbor. I last visited a couple of years ago when I needed my soul to heal, and coming back now — stronger, steadier — closed the loop on everything that’s happened since.
People sometimes tell me to put down the camera and “just enjoy the moment,” but the photograph is what brings the moment back. And even for someone who’s never been there, an image can still matter. A photo doesn’t transfer my memories — it sparks theirs. Light, color, and mood give the viewer something to connect with, even without knowing what I was going through when I pressed the shutter.
The garden remains a peaceful place for my heart and soul.
#MatthaeiBotanicalGarden #AnnArbor #Michigan #GreatLakes #TravelNotes #HealingPlaces #BotanicalGardens #gratitude
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Canadian #wildfire smoke turns air hazardous in the US #Midwest. Officials say stay inside
By TAMMY WEBBER and PHILIP MARCELO, July 16, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — "Heavy, pungent smoke from #CanadianWildfires darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the #GreatLakes to parts of the #EastCoast, reducing visibility for commuters and prompting warnings that air quality could make being outside dangerous.
"#Detroit’s air quality was among the worst in the world for major cities, as a lingering high pressure system trapped smoke from dozens of fires in Canada and northern Minnesota, said Steven Freitag, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Pontiac, Michigan.
" 'Sure enough, it arrived in force here and it’s really pretty extreme levels,' said Freitag, who noted that visibility in some areas was reduced to a half mile.
"Omar Mitchell wore a mask as he walked to his restaurant in Detroit. He said he urged his employees to do the same.
" 'It’s scary,' Mitchell, 50, said as he looked at the sky. 'You don’t know necessarily what the side effects may be. That’s days or months later.'
"Cities across the Great Lakes states registered air quality ranging from unhealthy to hazardous — which means it’s unhealthy for anyone, regardless of health conditions. Microscopic particles can lodge deep in the lungs and enter the bloodstream, leading to heart and lung problems and contributing to other long-term health issues.
"All of #Michigan and much of #Minnesota were under a hazardous #AirQualityAlert. In the Chicago area, air quality ranged from very unhealthy to hazardous.
"National Weather Service meteorologist Jake Petr said even if winds from the northwest clear skies as expected later this week, the smoky air could keep returning until the fires are out. That could take weeks or longer.
" 'Anytime we have something that could bring air from that region until the fires are over, it could conceivably dip back into the area,' Petr said.
"In #SaintPaulMN, the air was 'glowing yellow,' said Brent Williams, head of the soil, water and climate department at the University of Minnesota, who said the area 'could be looking at weeks to months of continued smoke and flare-ups off and on as the winds blow in different directions.'
"A study published this year found that long-term exposure to tiny particles from wildfire smoke contributed to an average of 24,100 deaths a year in the lower 48 states. Long-term exposure can make existing health problems worse and lead to a range of chronic and deadly health issues, including respiratory illness, cardiovascular and neurological diseases, and premature death."
https://apnews.com/article/canada-wildfires-smoke-us-ae4b2bd09a97919a081e26ede6a6d355
#CRBox #AirQuality #WildfireSmoke #AQI #HEPAFilters #CorsiRosenthalBox #AirCleaners #Masks #ParticulateMatter #RespiratorMasks #StayIndoors #ThanksBigOil
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Hype for the Future 224A: Benzie County, Michigan
Introduction Benzie County is a notable rural county located along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan in the northwestern portion of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, associated with a number of notable glacial lakes throughout much of the county, especially in the east, and associated resorts such as the Sleeping Bear Resort, the Old Brundage Creek Mill, Baker’s Centennial Farm, and the Homestead Dam on the Benzie River. Along Crystal Lake are the communities of Beulah (the county seat) and […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/12/hype-for-the-future-224a-benzie-county-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 224/284: Leelanau, Michigan
Introduction Leelanau County is a notable county within the northwestern portion of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula and is associated with the Leelanau Peninsula and a number of associated islands, most notably the Manitou Islands of the region. North Manitou Island is notable for Swenson’s Barn, the historic site of the Katie Shepard Hotel (Lot 1), and the historic North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station in the area, while South Manitou Island is notable for the South Manitou Island […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/12/hype-for-the-future-224-284-leelanau-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 222Q: Saint Joseph, Michigan
Overview The City of Saint Joseph is a notable community along the Lake Michigan shoreline within Berrien County, Michigan, and serves as the county seat, with the community associated with the Interstate 94, Route 31, and M-63 corridors. Today, the community is associated with the South Cliff Inn, the Boulevard Inn and Bistro, the Box Factory for the Arts, and the Inn at Harbor Shores within the inner region, with outer areas home to the Morton House Museum and Chalet on the Lake. Also of […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/hype-for-the-future-222q-saint-joseph-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 222Q: Saint Joseph, Michigan
Overview The City of Saint Joseph is a notable community along the Lake Michigan shoreline within Berrien County, Michigan, and serves as the county seat, with the community associated with the Interstate 94, Route 31, and M-63 corridors. Today, the community is associated with the South Cliff Inn, the Boulevard Inn and Bistro, the Box Factory for the Arts, and the Inn at Harbor Shores within the inner region, with outer areas home to the Morton House Museum and Chalet on the Lake. Also of […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/hype-for-the-future-222q-saint-joseph-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 222Q: Saint Joseph, Michigan
Overview The City of Saint Joseph is a notable community along the Lake Michigan shoreline within Berrien County, Michigan, and serves as the county seat, with the community associated with the Interstate 94, Route 31, and M-63 corridors. Today, the community is associated with the South Cliff Inn, the Boulevard Inn and Bistro, the Box Factory for the Arts, and the Inn at Harbor Shores within the inner region, with outer areas home to the Morton House Museum and Chalet on the Lake. Also of […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/hype-for-the-future-222q-saint-joseph-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 222Q: Saint Joseph, Michigan
Overview The City of Saint Joseph is a notable community along the Lake Michigan shoreline within Berrien County, Michigan, and serves as the county seat, with the community associated with the Interstate 94, Route 31, and M-63 corridors. Today, the community is associated with the South Cliff Inn, the Boulevard Inn and Bistro, the Box Factory for the Arts, and the Inn at Harbor Shores within the inner region, with outer areas home to the Morton House Museum and Chalet on the Lake. Also of […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/hype-for-the-future-222q-saint-joseph-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 222Q: Saint Joseph, Michigan
Overview The City of Saint Joseph is a notable community along the Lake Michigan shoreline within Berrien County, Michigan, and serves as the county seat, with the community associated with the Interstate 94, Route 31, and M-63 corridors. Today, the community is associated with the South Cliff Inn, the Boulevard Inn and Bistro, the Box Factory for the Arts, and the Inn at Harbor Shores within the inner region, with outer areas home to the Morton House Museum and Chalet on the Lake. Also of […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/hype-for-the-future-222q-saint-joseph-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 222P: New Buffalo, Michigan
Overview The City of New Buffalo is a notable small village located near the southernmost portion of the Michigan shore of Lake Michigan within Berrien County in the southwestern corner of the State’s Lower Peninsula. Today, the community is associated with the Route 12 corridor and is home to the New Buffalo Art Gallery and Harbor Country Museum of History and Rail. Apart from Route 12, the community is also largely accessible by way of the Interstate 94 corridor. To the northeast within […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/hype-for-the-future-222p-new-buffalo-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 222P: New Buffalo, Michigan
Overview The City of New Buffalo is a notable small village located near the southernmost portion of the Michigan shore of Lake Michigan within Berrien County in the southwestern corner of the State’s Lower Peninsula. Today, the community is associated with the Route 12 corridor and is home to the New Buffalo Art Gallery and Harbor Country Museum of History and Rail. Apart from Route 12, the community is also largely accessible by way of the Interstate 94 corridor. To the northeast within […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/hype-for-the-future-222p-new-buffalo-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 222P: New Buffalo, Michigan
Overview The City of New Buffalo is a notable small village located near the southernmost portion of the Michigan shore of Lake Michigan within Berrien County in the southwestern corner of the State’s Lower Peninsula. Today, the community is associated with the Route 12 corridor and is home to the New Buffalo Art Gallery and Harbor Country Museum of History and Rail. Apart from Route 12, the community is also largely accessible by way of the Interstate 94 corridor. To the northeast within […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/hype-for-the-future-222p-new-buffalo-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 222P: New Buffalo, Michigan
Overview The City of New Buffalo is a notable small village located near the southernmost portion of the Michigan shore of Lake Michigan within Berrien County in the southwestern corner of the State’s Lower Peninsula. Today, the community is associated with the Route 12 corridor and is home to the New Buffalo Art Gallery and Harbor Country Museum of History and Rail. Apart from Route 12, the community is also largely accessible by way of the Interstate 94 corridor. To the northeast within […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/hype-for-the-future-222p-new-buffalo-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 222P: New Buffalo, Michigan
Overview The City of New Buffalo is a notable small village located near the southernmost portion of the Michigan shore of Lake Michigan within Berrien County in the southwestern corner of the State’s Lower Peninsula. Today, the community is associated with the Route 12 corridor and is home to the New Buffalo Art Gallery and Harbor Country Museum of History and Rail. Apart from Route 12, the community is also largely accessible by way of the Interstate 94 corridor. To the northeast within […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/hype-for-the-future-222p-new-buffalo-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 221K: Antrim County, Michigan
Overview Antrim County is a notable rural county located within the northwestern portion of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula and along the Lake Michigan shoreline of the State by way of the East Arm Grand Traverse Bay. Today, the county is notable for the communities of Elk Rapids, Bellaire, and Mancelona, with the community of Bellaire serving as the county seat and Routes 31 and 131 serving the respective communities of Elk Rapids and Mancelona. Within the Elk Rapids area, notable community […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/09/hype-for-the-future-221k-antrim-county-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 104K: The National Forests of Michigan
Introduction Within the State of Michigan, three (3) distinct national forest zones exist serving notable roles throughout the scope of the community. The national forests in question are the Huron-Manistee, Hiawatha, and Ottawa National Forests, with the three distinct national forest zones offering unique perspectives on the general area of the Northwoods region of the Upper Midwest. Huron-Manistee National Forest Although the Huron and Manistee National Forests are geographically […] -
Good thing I have NO PLANS to go to the beach any time soon... Ugh! 🤢
Taking a dip #LaborDay weekend? Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline
By PATRICK WHITTLE and MINGSON LAU
Updated 10:15 AM EDT, August 30, 2025OGUNQUIT, Maine (AP) — "Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, but taking a dip might be out of the question: Many of the beaches will caution against swimming because of unsafe levels of fecal contamination.
"Beaches from #CrystalRiverFL, to #OgunquitME, have been under advisories warning about water quality this week because of elevated levels of bacteria associated with fecal waste. The advisories typically discourage beachgoers from going in the water because the bacteria can cause gastrointestinal illness, rashes and nausea.
"There have been closures this week at some of the country’s most popular beach destinations, including Keyes Memorial Beach in the #CapeCod village of Hyannis in Barnstable, Massachusetts; Benjamin’s Beach on #LongIsland in Bay Shore, New York; and a portion of the Imperial Beach shoreline near #SanDiego. Even on the pristine, white sand beaches of Hawaii, the Hawaii State Department of Health is warning of a high bacteria count at #KahaluuBeachPark on the #BigIsland.
"It’s a longstanding and widespread problem. Nearly two-thirds of beaches tested nationwide in 2024 experienced at least one day in which indicators of fecal contamination reached potentially unsafe levels, conservation group Environment America said in a report issued this summer.
"The group reviewed beaches on the coasts and #GreatLakes and found that 84% of #GulfCoast beaches exceeded the standard at least once. The number was 79% for #WestCoast beaches, 54% for #EastCoast beaches and 71% for #GreatLakes beaches."The report also said more than 450 beaches were potentially unsafe for swimming on at least 25 percent of the days tested. A key reason is outdated water and #SewerSystems that allows contamination from #sewage to reach the places where people swim, said John Rumpler, clean water director and senior attorney with #EnvironmentAmerica.
" 'These beaches are a treasure for families across New England and across the country. They are a shared resource,' said Rumpler, who is based in Boston. 'We need to make the investment to make sure that literally our own #HumanWaste doesn’t wind up in the places where we are swimming.'
"Other factors have also played a role in contaminating beaches, including increasingly #SevereWeather that overwhelms sewage systems, and suburban sprawl that paves over natural areas and reduces the #ecosystem’s ability to absorb #stormwater, Rumpler said."
https://apnews.com/article/beaches-labor-day-fecal-swimming-b0141df7f40ad2914d4e2cd31182e9af
#OceansAreLife #WaterIsLife #WaterContamination #Sewage #Pollution #HumanWaste
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This from 2021. And yes, it's still sitting there. The alternatives? Desecrating #YuccaMountain? Polluting the #GreatLakes? Or maybe burying it underneath Congress? But until we figure out how to transport and permanently store nuclear waste, it is being stored on site. And not just in #Maine -- everywhere there was a #NuclearPowerPlant!
Armed Guards Protect Tons Of #NuclearWaste That Maine Can’t Get Rid Of
By Abigail Curtis, BDN
Published July 19, 2021"In the summertime, the picturesque village of #WiscassetME is infamous for its long lines of people hungry to try a lobster roll at Red’s Eats and cars that crawl through town on the often-clogged #USRouteOne.
"But just a few miles south of downtown is a different kind of roadblock: 550 metric tons of nuclear waste stored on a coastal peninsula at the now-decommissioned #MaineYankee atomic energy plant that have nowhere to go.
"The change in presidential administrations means another chance for the federal government to make good on its promise to remove the waste, so the site can be closed for good. The Biden administration’s Department of Energy seems to be picking up where the Obama administration left off, creating a process for communities to volunteer to host the waste.
" 'What worries me is that there really isn’t any national leadership right now on this stuff. There isn’t an agency that has a mission and has developed a strategy, that has goals and is willing to act on it,' Don Hudson, the chairman of the Maine Yankee Community Advisory Panel, said. 'We’re currently in this limbo.'
"That’s a problem because the waste — 1,400 spent nuclear fuel rods housed in 60 cement and steel canisters, plus four canisters of irradiated steel removed from the nuclear reactor when it was taken down — is safe for now, but can’t stay in Wiscasset forever.
"The situation in Wiscasset underscores a thorny issue facing more than 100 communities across the U.S.: close to a hundred thousand tons of nuclear waste that has no place to go.
"Securing these remnants of nuclear energy generation is an ongoing task that requires armed guards around the clock and costs Maine Yankee’s owners some $10 million per year, which is being paid for with money from the government.
"After the government failed to remove the spent fuel, Maine Yankee and the other two decommissioned nuclear power plants in New England — Connecticut Yankee in East Hampton, Connecticut, and Yankee Atomic in Rowe, Massachusetts — took it to court. So far, they have been awarded a total of $575.5 million in damages during four rounds of litigation, money that has been paid out of the U.S. Judgment fund. A fifth round is happening now, and the lawsuits are likely to continue until the fuel is removed.
"All told, the country’s many abandoned nuclear facilities — including Maine Yankee — have cost the federal government billions of dollars, a sum that increases by about $2 million each day, according to Eric Howes, the spokesperson for Maine Yankee and two other decommissioned plants in New England.
" 'All the #taxpayers in the United States are paying for the government’s failure to meet its obligations,' he said.
"But as the years pass, it seems that fewer and fewer people even realize that there are tons of nuclear waste on the secured site behind a chain-link fence on Bailey Point. Hudson and others worry that for many, it’s too easy not to think about it, diminishing the drive to find a better solution.
" 'Nobody ever travels by it. Nobody ever sees it,' Hudson said. 'It’s the classic out of sight, out of mind.' "
#nuclear #nuclearwaste #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #NuclearWaste #RethinkNotRestart
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Happy #Sunday afternoon from the #Northland!
It's a #warm end to the weekend for some of us with peeks of #sunshine.
Others are having to dodge #rain and a stray #thunderstorm as a #storm system passes through the western #GreatLakes region.
More widespread #precipitation and #colder air are coming tonight and Monday.
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Turbulence Characteristics Of Ice-Free Radiatively Driven Convection In A Deep, Unstratified Lake
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL112607 <-- shared paper
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[anecdotally, I have experienced this scuba diving in a drysuit in WA and BC, especially in freshwater, so it is wonderful to see some background]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #ROV #water #hydrology #underwater #GreatLakes #LakeSuperior #density #temperature #freshwater #lake #stratified #stratification #colder #warmer #mixing #convective #survey #energy -
#minnesota #minn #mn #minnesotans #minneapolis #mpls #saintpau #stpaul #saintpaul #twincities #megasota #timwalz #walz #govwalz #governorwalz #federal #grants #trump #us #congress #funding #usa #budget #cuts #uspol #politics #uspolitics #politics #states #north #midwest #greatlakes #health #northstarstate #dems #democrats #liberal #liberals #governing #government #guvwalz #us #usa #border #province
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Peters' decision is likely to surprise many of his colleagues & ignite an intense scramble on both sides of the aisle for his seat in battleground #Michigan.
…Sen #GaryPeters has trained much of his focus in #Congress on issues related to Michigan's auto industry, the #GreatLakes, #cybersecurity, #veterans issues, toxic #PFAS contamination & initiatives to make government more efficient. His annual motorcycle tour around the state has become a staple of lawmakers’ August recess.
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States Are Eyeing Bird-Friendly #Wetlands to Help Rid the #GreatLakes of #ToxicAlgae
"The #OneidaNation has restored wetlands that help to improve water quality in Wisconsin’s Green Bay while creating valuable habitat that attracts many birds."
Words by Andy McGlashen
Senior Editor, Audubon Magazine
Published June 17, 2024"In the ongoing effort to bring the problem under control, the region’s leaders are increasingly reaching for a primitive but proven tool for capturing and cleaning water before it enters the lake: wetlands. No one believes that #swamps and marshes alone can starve the algae blooms, but experts say they are an important part of the solution. 'Wetlands are wonderful filtration systems,' says Richard Stumpf, an oceanographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration who monitors #algae outbreaks. And because wetlands around the Great Lakes offer vital habitat where birds can rest during migration or raise their young, restoring them not only improves water quality but also brightens the outlook for vulnerable avian species.
“'There’s momentum building behind #NatureBasedSolutions,' says Kyle Rorah, regional director of public policy for Ducks Unlimited. 'There’s a huge opportunity to get serious about taking a chunk out of the problem.'"
#RestoreNature #RestoreTheWetlands #SaveTheMarshes #SaveNature #SolarPunkSunday #Rewilding