the star - may 20
Dark and swift, flocks of cormorants soar above Lake Ontario before hundreds of them finally dip down to the diamond-flecked water. It's a stirring sight on a bright spring day.
But cormorants are less beautiful on land.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Conflicting report on dredging remains secret
Journal Sentinel - May 20
The public will have a chance to comment Wednesday night on a controversial study that clears the Army Corps of Engineers of allegations that a botched dredging job in the 1960s permanently lowered Lakes Michigan and Huron.
But what people attending the hearing in Evanston, Ill., won't get to see is a second report that contradicts the new study's findings.
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The public will have a chance to comment Wednesday night on a controversial study that clears the Army Corps of Engineers of allegations that a botched dredging job in the 1960s permanently lowered Lakes Michigan and Huron.
But what people attending the hearing in Evanston, Ill., won't get to see is a second report that contradicts the new study's findings.
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Congressman Jackson Can Keep Our Lake Healthy
gapers block - may 20
The "Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives" campaign wants you to call 2nd District Congressman Jesse Jackson, who has decent seniority on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, and ask him to support President Obama's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
The campaign provides "5 Reasons Why Congressman Jackson should support" the initiative. I don't doubt that our readers will have several reasons why they think he shouldn't; and I think the number one reason will rhyme with "bexploding neficits".
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The "Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives" campaign wants you to call 2nd District Congressman Jesse Jackson, who has decent seniority on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, and ask him to support President Obama's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
The campaign provides "5 Reasons Why Congressman Jackson should support" the initiative. I don't doubt that our readers will have several reasons why they think he shouldn't; and I think the number one reason will rhyme with "bexploding neficits".
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Suspending smallmouths
flw outdoors - may 20
Each year, as major bass-tournament circuits continue to expand their geographic coverage, the smallmouth bass as a target fish is coming more and more into prominence. On waters like Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake St. Clair, Green Bay, Lake Champlain and the like, 19-pound-plus five-fish limits of brownies are common fare.
In years past, because of the emphasis of tournaments in more southern waters, the smallie was viewed, at best, as a secondary fish and did not get that much attention.
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Each year, as major bass-tournament circuits continue to expand their geographic coverage, the smallmouth bass as a target fish is coming more and more into prominence. On waters like Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake St. Clair, Green Bay, Lake Champlain and the like, 19-pound-plus five-fish limits of brownies are common fare.
In years past, because of the emphasis of tournaments in more southern waters, the smallie was viewed, at best, as a secondary fish and did not get that much attention.
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Lake Superior water level up
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Water levels in Lake Superior are higher than they were last year.
That fact was just part of the International Upper Great Lakes Study (IUGLS) draft report that was up for public discussion at Lakehead University Wednesday night.
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Water levels in Lake Superior are higher than they were last year.
That fact was just part of the International Upper Great Lakes Study (IUGLS) draft report that was up for public discussion at Lakehead University Wednesday night.
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That’s right! Are you rested yet? Start your Laser season training now
sailworld - may 20
Still thinking about the last season? Wondering how to improve? It's time to start training!
The New South Wales and ACT Laser ASN already has all the regattas posted for the new season so you should already be planning your holidays, training and most of all shining that hull!
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Still thinking about the last season? Wondering how to improve? It's time to start training!
The New South Wales and ACT Laser ASN already has all the regattas posted for the new season so you should already be planning your holidays, training and most of all shining that hull!
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Green Marine unveils the shipping industry's first environmental performance results
cnw - may 21
As part of the Green Tech conference on
green technologies for the shipping industry, Green Marine yesterday unveiled
the first global results posted by participants of the Environmental Program
of the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes Maritime Industry. The program's
participants comprise 44 marine organizations in Canada and the U.S. which
joined the Green Marine initiative more than a year ago, thereby voluntarily
agreeing to evaluate their environmental performance with respect to several
priority issues. The results of this self-evaluation process clearly
demonstrate the industry's commitment to strengthening its environmental
performance by moving beyond regulatory compliance (which most participants
have already surpassed) towards excellence and leadership.
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As part of the Green Tech conference on
green technologies for the shipping industry, Green Marine yesterday unveiled
the first global results posted by participants of the Environmental Program
of the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes Maritime Industry. The program's
participants comprise 44 marine organizations in Canada and the U.S. which
joined the Green Marine initiative more than a year ago, thereby voluntarily
agreeing to evaluate their environmental performance with respect to several
priority issues. The results of this self-evaluation process clearly
demonstrate the industry's commitment to strengthening its environmental
performance by moving beyond regulatory compliance (which most participants
have already surpassed) towards excellence and leadership.
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Mother Nature lowered lake levels; no boulders needed
Bay City Times - May 21
Nobody dumped boulders into the St. Clair River to slow the flow of water from Lakes Huron and Michigan, as Gov. Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Sen Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, and this newspaper urged in 2007.
But the International Joint Commission on the Great Lakes did speed up its study of lake levels, as we and others asked, spurred on by a private, Canadian study that said St. Clair River dredging caused the drastic drop in the level of Lakes Huron and Michigan since the early 1990s.
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Nobody dumped boulders into the St. Clair River to slow the flow of water from Lakes Huron and Michigan, as Gov. Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Sen Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, and this newspaper urged in 2007.
But the International Joint Commission on the Great Lakes did speed up its study of lake levels, as we and others asked, spurred on by a private, Canadian study that said St. Clair River dredging caused the drastic drop in the level of Lakes Huron and Michigan since the early 1990s.
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Corps slashes Great Lakes dredging budget by a quarter
dredging news online - may 20
The US Army Corps of Engineers proposed dredging budget for the Great Lakes in FY10 slashes US$32 million from what Congress approved in FY09, a decrease of 25 per cent. As a result, claims the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force in a recent statement, the amount of sediment that is clogging the system – estimated at 17 million cubic yards – will again start growing after only one year of being reduced.
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The US Army Corps of Engineers proposed dredging budget for the Great Lakes in FY10 slashes US$32 million from what Congress approved in FY09, a decrease of 25 per cent. As a result, claims the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force in a recent statement, the amount of sediment that is clogging the system – estimated at 17 million cubic yards – will again start growing after only one year of being reduced.
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Cast a glance at new outdoors Web site
Detroit News - may 21
Let's face it: If you're an outdoorsy type, there are far too many days when you're stuck inside, tapping away at a computer or turning a screw while another sun rises and sets. All those fish are hungry. All those gobblers are lovestruck. All those deer are tender morsels on the hoof.
And you can't do anything about it, because they aren't walking, swimming or flying up to your work station to say "Eat me." So you surf a little, or maybe a lot, the mind wanders, and pretty soon you're thinking about the next time you'll get to gather some sustenance under an open sky.
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Let's face it: If you're an outdoorsy type, there are far too many days when you're stuck inside, tapping away at a computer or turning a screw while another sun rises and sets. All those fish are hungry. All those gobblers are lovestruck. All those deer are tender morsels on the hoof.
And you can't do anything about it, because they aren't walking, swimming or flying up to your work station to say "Eat me." So you surf a little, or maybe a lot, the mind wanders, and pretty soon you're thinking about the next time you'll get to gather some sustenance under an open sky.
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Bridge, road to Warren Dunes reopening
wndu - may 21
Visitors heading to Warren Dunes State Park no longer have to walk a mile to get to the beach, since the new bridge and road into the park are almost done.
The area was closed last September after a rainstorm washed out the road and collapsed the bridge over Painterville Creek.
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Visitors heading to Warren Dunes State Park no longer have to walk a mile to get to the beach, since the new bridge and road into the park are almost done.
The area was closed last September after a rainstorm washed out the road and collapsed the bridge over Painterville Creek.
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