medill reports - may 28
Flimsy cottonwood trees shimmy in the breeze atop a sandy hill. Brown tipped grasses cover the gently sloping sand below, holding it in place as the lake winds blow through. Sandpipers and terns poke at the ground as soft waves lap at the shore. The drone of traffic rushes in the distance.
Created in the 1930s, Montrose Point was built with sand shipped in from Indiana. Now it hosts a harbor, a bird sanctuary, a beach, a dog park and Chicago’s only sand dune.
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Rogers Street museum celebrates return of restored light
Herald Times Reporter • May 29
A light that guided ships into the Two Rivers Harbor for 83 years has returned home, refurbished and shining again.
The light shone from inside a wooden lighthouse on the North Pier from 1886 until 1969, said Sandra Zipperer, executive director of the Rogers Street Fishing Village and Great Lakes Coast Guard Museum. It began its life on a steamer before being moved to the lighthouse in 1886.
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A light that guided ships into the Two Rivers Harbor for 83 years has returned home, refurbished and shining again.
The light shone from inside a wooden lighthouse on the North Pier from 1886 until 1969, said Sandra Zipperer, executive director of the Rogers Street Fishing Village and Great Lakes Coast Guard Museum. It began its life on a steamer before being moved to the lighthouse in 1886.
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Canadian Muskies Stocked in Wisconsin
wfn - may 29
The 1,100 fingerlings that made the road trip from Ontario, Canada, to their new homes in three northeastern Wisconsin lakes are among new efforts this spring in the decades-long quest to restore a self-sustaining population of the Great Lakes strain spotted musky to Green Bay.
These young fish will eventually serve as broodstock for Green Bay.
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The 1,100 fingerlings that made the road trip from Ontario, Canada, to their new homes in three northeastern Wisconsin lakes are among new efforts this spring in the decades-long quest to restore a self-sustaining population of the Great Lakes strain spotted musky to Green Bay.
These young fish will eventually serve as broodstock for Green Bay.
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Flood of ‘08 served up feast for fish
bay view compass - may 28
One year ago this month, a series of severe storms moving across the Midwest dropped nearly a foot of rain on the Milwaukee area in just 10 days. The deluge caused widespread flooding that damaged homes and businesses, washed out roads, closed the airport, and belched plumes of sediment, debris, and sewage into Lake Michigan.
But the flood may also have delivered food to some of Lake Michigan’s fish when they needed it most.
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One year ago this month, a series of severe storms moving across the Midwest dropped nearly a foot of rain on the Milwaukee area in just 10 days. The deluge caused widespread flooding that damaged homes and businesses, washed out roads, closed the airport, and belched plumes of sediment, debris, and sewage into Lake Michigan.
But the flood may also have delivered food to some of Lake Michigan’s fish when they needed it most.
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Spawning sturgeon typifies good karma
toledo blade - may 29
Spawning by lake sturgeon in Canadian waters of the Detroit River has been confirmed for the first time in 30 years, boosting hopes for continued recovery of this rare, ancient species in the river and adjoining waters of western Lake Erie.
The spawning is occurring on a reef built last fall at the head of Fighting Island, across from Wyandotte, Mich., under an American-Canadian partnership. Sturgeon, considered an indicator of ecosystem health, are estimated at just one percent of their former numbers in the Detroit River.
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Spawning by lake sturgeon in Canadian waters of the Detroit River has been confirmed for the first time in 30 years, boosting hopes for continued recovery of this rare, ancient species in the river and adjoining waters of western Lake Erie.
The spawning is occurring on a reef built last fall at the head of Fighting Island, across from Wyandotte, Mich., under an American-Canadian partnership. Sturgeon, considered an indicator of ecosystem health, are estimated at just one percent of their former numbers in the Detroit River.
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Another invasive species enters Great Lakes
the standard - may 29
Lake Ontario has a newly imported invasive species, and it's here to stay.
Bloody-red shrimp, first discovered in the Great Lakes in 2006 and multiplying rapidly, could pose ecological and economic risks to Lake Ontario.
Like zebra mussels, the notorious molluscs that wreaked havoc on municipal water supplies and hydroelectric companies upon their arrival, the shrimp are native to eastern Europe and were likely brought over in the ballast water tanks of ships.
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Lake Ontario has a newly imported invasive species, and it's here to stay.
Bloody-red shrimp, first discovered in the Great Lakes in 2006 and multiplying rapidly, could pose ecological and economic risks to Lake Ontario.
Like zebra mussels, the notorious molluscs that wreaked havoc on municipal water supplies and hydroelectric companies upon their arrival, the shrimp are native to eastern Europe and were likely brought over in the ballast water tanks of ships.
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Coast Guard looking for sets of eyes for the Great Lakes
businessnorth - may 28
A neighborhood watch program of sorts for the Great Lakes is looking to recruit people. Mike Simonson reports from Superior.
America's Waterway Watch is a four year-old program sponsored by the United States Coast Guard. Coast Guard Recreational Boating Specialist Frank Jennings says the program was started after the 9-eleven terrorist attacks. He says it puts civilian eyes and ears to watch over the Great Lakes.
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A neighborhood watch program of sorts for the Great Lakes is looking to recruit people. Mike Simonson reports from Superior.
America's Waterway Watch is a four year-old program sponsored by the United States Coast Guard. Coast Guard Recreational Boating Specialist Frank Jennings says the program was started after the 9-eleven terrorist attacks. He says it puts civilian eyes and ears to watch over the Great Lakes.
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30th Anniversary of National Fishing and Boating Week
It’s the 30th anniversary of National Fishing and Boating Week, and in 2009, the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation wants to see kids and their families get out and back to nature beginning June 6-14. We know it’s no easy task, but we also think fishing and boating are more relevant and more important than ever, especially when you consider the following:
1. In 2008, Iconoculture found that 80 percent of families liked the idea of vacationing closer to home in a down economy – and with tens of thousands of places to boat and fish in the US, chances are, most people can do it close to home.
2. Today, kids spend an average of 6.5 hours per day in front of some form of media – TV, computer, iPod, cell phone, etc. (Kaiser Family Foundation). And there’s ia rising societal concern that kids are suffering from “nature deficit disorder,” something even Congress has started to look at with the No Child Left Inside Act. We think fishing and boating are the perfect way to combat “nature deficit disorder” and the data supports us. Fishing is the top gateway activity for getting children ages 6-17 to love the outdoors (Outdoor Foundation).
3. When you boat and fish, you protect the environment. That’s right – call it conservation through participation. When you purchase a fishing license, fishing equipment and motorboat fuel, money goes back into a pool to protect your state’s aquatic resources and fisheries.
We’re taking an all new approach to more aggressively reach parents and encourage them to get their kids who live online – and pull them outside. Families can find anything and everything they need to go boating and fishing – including their kids’ interest – at www.takemefishing.org. Check it out during National Fishing & Boating Week and Mom and Dad could enter to win a brand new boat in our “Catch A Boat” contest.
1. In 2008, Iconoculture found that 80 percent of families liked the idea of vacationing closer to home in a down economy – and with tens of thousands of places to boat and fish in the US, chances are, most people can do it close to home.
2. Today, kids spend an average of 6.5 hours per day in front of some form of media – TV, computer, iPod, cell phone, etc. (Kaiser Family Foundation). And there’s ia rising societal concern that kids are suffering from “nature deficit disorder,” something even Congress has started to look at with the No Child Left Inside Act. We think fishing and boating are the perfect way to combat “nature deficit disorder” and the data supports us. Fishing is the top gateway activity for getting children ages 6-17 to love the outdoors (Outdoor Foundation).
3. When you boat and fish, you protect the environment. That’s right – call it conservation through participation. When you purchase a fishing license, fishing equipment and motorboat fuel, money goes back into a pool to protect your state’s aquatic resources and fisheries.
We’re taking an all new approach to more aggressively reach parents and encourage them to get their kids who live online – and pull them outside. Families can find anything and everything they need to go boating and fishing – including their kids’ interest – at www.takemefishing.org. Check it out during National Fishing & Boating Week and Mom and Dad could enter to win a brand new boat in our “Catch A Boat” contest.
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