Great
Lakes Observing System
www.glos.us
A new web site is online for the developing Great
Lakes Observing System (GLOS), a regional node of the Integrated
Ocean Observing System initiative. GLOS will provide critical
real-time and historical data on lake conditions for multiple users.
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Daily News
Sponsor of the Month:
Great Lakes Radio Consortium
www.glrc.org
GLRC produces environmentally focused
news featured on more than 100 public radio stations around the
Great Lakes region and several national radio programs. The GLRC is
currently running an extensive series titled "Ten Threats to the
Great Lakes." Three feature-length stories each week will explore
major threats to the health of the lakes ranging from alien invasive
species to water withdrawals.
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Healthy Waters,
Healthy Communities
www.latornell.ca
The symposium, Nov. 16-18 in Alliston, Ontario, was started
to provide a forum for practitioners, students, academics,
politicians and non-government organizations to discuss salient
challenges and opportunities in the conservation movement in Ontario
and to learn new tools, techniques and strategies for natural
resources management.
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Fall Colors for
2005
www.fs.fed.us/news/fallcolors
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information including National Forest fall foliage hotspots,
USDA-Forest Service regional fall foliage sites, state websites, and
information on why leaves change color in the fall. For more Great
Lakes fall color news, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/tourism/fallcolor.html.
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Nab the Aquatic
Invader
www.sgnis.org/kids
Major arrests need to be made in the fight against
invading aquatic plants and animals. "Nab the Aquatic Invaders! Be a
Sea Grant Super Sleuth" is looking for kids in grades 4-10 who want
to help book these "bad guys" in an educational and interactive
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Our Water. Our
Future. Ours to Protect.
www.semcog.org/OursToProtect/OurstoProtect.htm
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The Southeast Michigan Partners for Clean Water was
formed to engage the public in activities to protect our water
resources through continued awareness, knowledge, and action. The
partnership includes representatives from SEMCOG, various counties,
communities, watershed councils, and water-quality professionals in
southeast Michigan. |