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Lake News
Lampreys on the loose in Lake Superior
WLCU TV6 Negaunee (6/26)
Currently, the Wildlife Service is estimating the abundance of larval lampreys on the mouth of the Dead River Basin in Lake Superior. This is an area of concern because of the flooding in 2003, which caused lampreys to be flushed from the river into Lake Superior.
Lake Superior Pathfinders
Northland College (6/19)
Live and learn on Lake Superior, the world’s largest freshwater lake! Immerse yourself in the Lake Superior environment. Explore estuaries, kayak to sea caves, and investigate the lake’s critical issues from social, environmental, and economic perspectives. Pathfinders is an environmental leadership and social justice program, July 26 - August 2, for grades 9-12.
Project will study temperatures, currents, weather of Lake Superior
Duluth News Tribune (6/12)
Perhaps as early as today, a new buoy will appear on Lake Superior off of Duluth. The buoy is one of three sets of instruments the research vessel Blue Heron is placing across the lake in the coming days.
Deep secret: Military waste remains a Lake Superior mystery
Twin Cities Daily Planet (6/11)
On seven occasions between 1959 and 1962, U.S. Army contractors dumped more than 1,400 steel barrels of classified material from Honeywell operations at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) in Arden Hills into the cold waters Lake Superior.
Superior's water level higher
The Sault Star (6/11)
Lake Superior's water level is 35 centimetres higher than it was at this time last year, while Huron-Michigan has risen to just a centimetre above 2007 year-to-date levels.
Scientists measure evaporation at lighthouse
Muskegon Chronicle (6/8)
Scientists have placed equipment atop the 110-foot-high Stannard Rock lighthouse, hoping to determine how much of Lake Superior's water is being sucked into the atmosphere.
Lake Resources
Inland Sea Society
Works toward maintaining a Lake Superior Basin with a naturally diverse and heathly ecosystem.
International Lake Superior Board of Control
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District
This board, established in 1914, sets Lake Superior outflows and oversees the operaton of the various control works.
Lake Superior Alliance
An international coalition of community groups that are committed to working together toward a cleaner future for Lake Superior.
Lake Superior Binational Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO)
The Lake Superior Binational Program focuses on the entire ecosystem of Lake Superior and presents its progress in a series of reports titled the Lake Superior Lakewide Management Plan.
Lake Superior Committee
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
The committee considers fishery issues of common concern, develops joint programs and research projects and serves as a forum for management agencies.
Michigan Sea Grant
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
A partnership between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University to promote the understanding and intelligent use of the Great Lakes.
Minnesota Lake Superior Beach Monitoring Program
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Minnesota's beach monitoring program collects samples from 37 Lake Superior beaches and analyzes them for water-borne diseases and human health risks. During beach season, this site offers daily and historical beach status information, including weather, photos and maps.
Minnesota Sea Grant
Provides the people, tools and technology to help maintain and enhance coastal and aquatic economies and resources, focusing primarily on problems facing Lake Superior and Minnesota's inland waters.
University of Wisconsin Sea Grant
A statewide program of basic and applied research, education and technology transfer dedicated to the wise stewardship and sustainable use of Great lakes and ocean resources.
Great Lakes Information Network
Last updated: July 12, 2006
Maintained by: Christine Manninen, manninen@glc.org
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