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1. "Great Lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron Reach Record High Water Levels" This article from the Associated Press discusses how water levels in Lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron have reached record highs in 2020. It describes how this could have devastating effects on shoreline businesses, property owners and communities, as well as the impact it could have on the shipping industry. It also details the efforts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to mitigate the effects of the high water levels. 2. "Great Lakes Shark Sightings on the Rise" This article from the Chicago Tribune discusses the increasing number of shark sightings in Lake Michigan and other Great Lakes. It explains the reasons for this phenomenon, which include warmer temperatures, high water levels, and the abundance of food. It also discusses the efforts of scientists to keep track of shark sightings and the potential impacts of the increasing number of sharks on the ecosystem. 3. "How the Great Lakes Could Mitigate Climate Change" This video from the New York Times explains how the Great Lakes could help mitigate the effects of climate change. It discusses how the lakes absorb and store heat, as well as their ability to reduce the impacts of flooding and drought. It
Manitowoc conservationists release Coho Salmon into Lake Michigan to fight an invasive species – Environmental News Bits
Read the full story from Local5 News. Families and wildlife enthusiasts gathered in Manitowoc to see salmon released into the wild. At the Lincoln Park Zoo, more than 11,500 Coho Salmon were raised over the last year to kill an invasive species of fish threatening the Great Lakes called Alewives. During the summer months, those…
Against all odds, piping plovers keep making history in Illinois – Environmental News Bits
Read the full story in the Chicago Sun-Times. Montrose has become a living education center for the endangered piping plover, five years after the birds again began nesting in Illinois and gaining a fan base far beyond the shores of Lake Michigan.
A crew was searching for shipwrecks in Lake Michigan—but they found something completely different – Environmental News Bits
Read the full story in Popular Mechanics. A survey of Lake Michigan located at least 40 large craters on the lakebed. Initial studies highlighted the spots as unknown shapes, but additional research revealed the craters are filled with marine life. Researchers expect to investigate further, seeing how these craters formed and if they’re really sinkholes.
Have you seen little ‘blue lobsters’ washed up on Chicago beaches? Congrats, you’ve met one of the Great Lakes most successful invaders – Environmental News Bits
Read the full story from WTTW. For an invasive species specialist like Reuben Keller, Lake Michigan is teeming with research opportunities. “Almost everything that we see in the lake that is alive is invasive,” said Keller, a professor at Loyola University Chicago’s School of Environmental Sustainability. “Any rocks are covered in zebra or quagga mussels,…
$2.3 million NOAA grant for PRI research supports conservation of Lake Michigan coast – Environmental News Bits
Read the full story from the Prairie Research Institute. Prairie Research Institute scientists are conducting a $2.3 million project to support the protection and restoration of part of the Illinois Beach State Park coastal area. The three-year, cross-disciplinary project will assess the water movement and quality, as well as affected native plant communities, of the…
Illinois must protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp. A toxic mess stands in the way. – Environmental News Bits
Read the full story from Grist. Last week, Illinois officials took possession of a 50-acre stretch of riverbed in Chicago’s shipping channel in a last-ditch effort to prevent an ecological disaster from reaching Lake Michigan. It is there, on a sliver of land where a coal-fired power plant once stood, that the state plans a…
Survey tracks smallmouth in southern Lake Michigan and the Calumet – Environmental News Bits
Read the full story in the Chicago Sun-Times. The Illinois Natural History Survey is studying and tracking smallmouth bass movements on southern Lake Michigan and in the Calumet system. Even very early in the study, there are some interesting trends and tidbits.