Great
Lakes Tributary Modeling Program
http://glc.org/tributary/
![GLIN Site of the Month]() The Great Lakes
Tributary Modeling Program is a joint initiative between the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers and the Great Lakes states. As directed by
Section 516(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996, the
program develops tools for watershed planning that are used by
stakeholders who make decisions about soil conservation and
non-point source pollution prevention measures. By supporting these
state and local activities, this work is helping to reduce the need
for and costs of navigation dredging, while promoting actions to
de-list Great Lakes Areas of Concern. The Great Lakes Commission
provides technical and administrative support in the implementation
of this important initiative.
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50th Annual Mackinac Bridge
Walk
www.mackinacbridge.org/annual-bridge-walk-7
![50th Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk]() The walk begins at
7 a.m. EDT on Sept. 3 in St. Ignace, at the north end of the
Mackinac Bridge in the upper peninsula, and ends in Mackinaw City at
the south end in the lower peninsula. At 5 miles in length, the
Mackinac Bridge is currently the third longest suspension bridge in
the world.
Lake Superior Water Surface
Temperatures
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/
NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17736
A recent study of temperature and wind trends on Lake Superior
found that both summer wind speeds and water temperatures have
increased between 1979 and 2006. Scientists are theorizing that the
lake was able to warm up more because the spring melt is happening
earlier. |
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Migratory Birds of the Great
Lakes
www.seagrant.wisc.edu/birds
![Migratory Birds of the Great Lakes]() As much as birds
are masters of the sky, most of them also have equally powerful
links to water - especially in our Great Lakes region. This online
guide features 20 migratory birds common to the Great Lakes region,
and explores their special relationships with water.
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Great
Lakes Maritime Academy
www.nmc.edu/maritime
![]() The Great Lakes Maritime
Academy is a division of Northwestern Michigan College. The Academy
trains men and women to serve as business professionals and Merchant
Marine officers aboard Great Lakes and ocean ships. Great Lakes
Maritime is designated as a regional maritime academy and the
nation's only freshwater academy.
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