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July 2012 Canoe around Lake Michigan (7/31) A dugout canoe isn’t a normal method of travel on the Great Lakes. But that hasn’t stopped Mary Catterlin and Amy Lukas, both 23, from paddling one around the perimeter of Lake Michigan this summer. The Day Science Saved the Great Lakes (7/30) Stone Laboratory’s summer lecture series continues Aug. 2 with "The Day Science Saved the Great Lakes," a presentation by Cameron Davis, senior advisor to the administrator (Great Lakes), U.S. EPA. 8th Annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference (7/27) The early registration discount ends on Mon., July 30, for the Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Coalition 8th Annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference. The conference takes place in conjunction with Great Lakes Week in Cleveland, OH. Register now to secure the best available rate! New York Coastlines (7/26) The Spring/Summer issue of New York Coastlines, New York Sea Grant's flagship newsletter, is available online. Features include research on hypoxia and red tide in the Long Island Sound, and identifying distinct sturgeon population segments. Great Lakes water temperatures at record levels (7/25) Lake Superior, which is the northernmost, coldest, and deepest of the five Great Lakes, is the warmest it has been at this time of year in at least a century, thanks to the mild winter, warm spring, and hot, dry summer. What is the greatest pollutant in the Great Lakes? (7/24) Every week, Great Lakes Echo asks people questions that experts believe environmentally literate citizens should understand. In the last clip an expert explains the correct answers. This week’s question is “What is the greatest pollutant in the Great Lakes?” Learn how to identify Asian carp (7/23) You've seen Asian carp in the news, but would you recognize one in the wild? If you have five minutes to spare, learn how to identify bighead and silver carps thanks to a video created by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region. Lake Superior Day is July 15! (7/13) Lake Superior Day was started in the early 1990s to highlight the importance of this great water body to the Great Lakes basin’s environment and economy. The Lake Superior Binational Forum, GLIN's Site of the Month for July, promotes this basin-wide event to highlight the special connections people have to this unique world treasure. NOAA Great Lakes researchers join U.S.-Canadian study of Lake Huron ecosystem (7/12) Visitors to Lake Huron this summer may have a unique opportunity to glimpse science in action. During July and September, scientists on board a half dozen research vessels will crisscross Thunder Bay, Saginaw Bay, and the open waters of Lake Huron, collecting samples of sediment, water, mussels, microscopic organisms, and fish. Run, bike, kayak, row and swim around the Great Lakes (7/11) Whether it’s raising awareness for a cause or just being near the water, people use the Great Lakes as backdrops for adventure. Beach-goers can look out for a number of people undertaking unique challenges along the lakes this summer. GLMRIS releases Subsistence Fishing and Pro-Fishing Reports (7/10) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released two reports last week, "Treaty Rights and Subsistence Fishing in the U.S. Waters of the Great Lakes, Upper Mississippi River and Ohio River Basins" (Subsistence Fishing Report) and "Pro-Fishing Tournaments in the Great Lakes, Upper Mississippi River and Ohio River Basins" (Pro-Fishing Report). These reports are Interim Products of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS). Great Lakes Study hearings begin this week (7/9) The International Joint Commission (IJC) begins public hearings this week on the final results of International Upper Great Lakes Study on water levels, regulation and restoration options. Your participation in these hearings, and/or a comment period that runs until Aug. 31, is encouraged. New NOAA/GLERL Great Lakes depth/currents maps (7/6) New online maps are available that present a visual representation of the flow patterns of Lake Michigan currents. The maps are based on simulations from the Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System operated by NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL). New website for Minnesota’s Park Point beachgoers (7/5) From now through October, potential beachgoers can access ParkPointBeach.org, a public service website designed to deliver information about current air, water, and safety conditions along Minnesota’s busiest Lake Superior beach, a 7-mile sandbar within the City of Duluth also known as Minnesota Point. Navy Pier summer fireworks (7/3) Navy Pier in downtown Chicago, Ill, is a prime destination for fireworks on Lake Michigan! Spectacular fireworks displays, perfectly synchronized to music, take place throughout the year and most notably on July 4th. Celebrate Independence Day on the Great Lakes! GLIN's July Site of the Month (7/2) In honor of Lake Superior Day on July 15th, GLIN's July Site of the Month is the Lake Superior Binational Forum, composed of twelve Canadian and twelve American stake-holders focused on the entire ecosystem of Lake Superior: its air, land, water, human life and wildlife.
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