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Lake News
Warm weather makes Lake Superior ice especially dangerous
WLUC TV6 (2/7)
Although they haven't been forced to perform an ice rescue yet this year, emergency crews in Michigan's Upper Peninsula are getting hands-on experience with some helpful safety equipment.
Mining bill faces difficult battle in Senate
Leader-Telegram (1/30)
When members of a Wisconsin state Senate committee begin discussing a bill to streamline the permitting of iron mines, the process is likely to look considerably different from the route the Assembly took to Thursday's contentious passage of a similar bill.
Research project to track bird migration hot spots on Superior shore
The Sault Star (1/26)
An Algoma University professor plans to plant microphones along the shore of Lake Superior next fall to help find migratory hot spots that could be affected by wind energy development.
Tribes warn Wisconsin Assembly committee: You’ll have to deal with us
Superior Telegram (1/13)
Four of northern Wisconsin's bands of Lake Superior Chippewa met with the Assembly Jobs Committee to pledge solidarity with the Bad River tribe's opposition to proposed mining legislation.
Lake Superior research facility arrives in the Twin Ports
WDIO - Duluth, MN (1/9)
The Twin Ports is now home to a unique research facility, studying the water flows into Lake Superior, and it's expected to change the way residents here live on the lake.
Spring meeting to focus on Lake Superior mining
Ashland Current (12/27)
Economic, environmental, and social impacts of the mining industry in the Lake Superior basin will be the focus of a meeting this coming spring in Ashland, Wisconsin.
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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