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October 2012 Video details Great Lakes governors’ protection efforts (10/31) A video featuring former Great Lakes region governors, scientists and policy experts details projects financed by the Great Lakes Protection fund. The fund has committed more than $63.9 million to 245 projects to advance conservation, produce sustainable technologies and restore ecosystems in an economically viable way. Hurricane Sandy felt in the Great Lakes (10/30) The scale of this massive storm truly earns Sandy the title of "superstorm" - no storm since at least 1988 has struck the U.S. with a wider area of tropical storm-force winds. For example, on Lake Michigan near Chicago, sustained 55 - 60 mph winds and waves of 20 - 25 feet are expected. Upwellings (10/29) Michigan Sea Grant is funding three new research projects that set out to tackle "wicked" problems, such as expansion of Michigan's aquaculture industry; remediation of an Area of Concern; and climate change in the Grand Traverse Bay area. See details in the latest edition of Michigan Sea Grant's online newsletter, Upwellings. 12th Annual Great Lakes Water Conference (10/26) New international, national and state laws impacting Great Lakes water quality and quantity will be the subjects of the 12th annual Great Lakes Water Conference on Nov. 2 at the University of Toledo College of Law. Great Lakes Commission to tackle Internet sales of aquatic invasive species (10/25) The Great Lakes Commission received a $400,000 grant through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to develop web-crawling software to assess the availability of aquatic invasive species for purchase - and identify sellers of those species - on the Internet. Asian carp forum in Toronto (10/24) The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative and the Canada-Ontario Invasive Species Centre will co-host an Asian Carp Public Forum on Nov. 8, 2012, in Toronto, Ont. The public, organizations, and media are invited to hear from U.S. and Canadian agencies about actions being taken to reduce the threat of invasive Asian carp. Clean Marina webinar (10/23) A Clean Marina webinar titled "Aquatic Invasive Species: Management at Great Lakes Marinas" will be held on Nov. 7. This free webinar is sponsored by the Green Marina Education and Outreach Program with funding through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Advance registration is required. Communicating with the public about climate change (10/22) The Ohio State University Climate Change Outreach Team will present "Communicating with the Public about Climate Change: Understanding Global Warming's Six Americas" on Thurs., Nov. 8. This free webinar will present research from a program conducted by George Mason University and Yale University analyzing Americans' interpretations of climate change. Panel Discussion: Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (10/19) Lana Pollack, U.S. chair of the International Joint Commission; Cameron Davis, senior advisor to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson; and Andy Buchsbaum, director of the Great Lakes Office of the National Wildlife Federation, will take part in a panel discussion titled "Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement 2012: Sheet Music for a Real Symphony or just Notes on Paper?" on Mon. Oct. 29 at the University of Michigan Law School. 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act (10/18) The Clean Water Act was enacted 40 years ago today. The act establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters. Interactive map shows cities' drinking water sources (10/17) An interactive map from the Nature Conservancy shows users where different communities draw their drinking water. It works by zooming in on selected areas whereby clicking on a city shows descriptions of its water sources. 12th Annual Great Lakes Beach Association Conference (10/16) The 12th Annual Great Lakes Beach Association Conference starts today on Mackinac Island! Portions of the conference will be broadcast online - visit the conference website to sign up for the webinars. Minnesota Sea Grant awarded grant to prevent spread of AIS (10/15) The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) has awarded the University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program $400,000 through the U.S. EPA. This funding extends education efforts that span the Great Lakes states with messages about preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species. Solar mass ejection aurora visible over Lake Superior (10/11) Overnight on October 4-5, 2012, a mass of energetic particles from the atmosphere of the sun were flung out into space, a phenomenon known as a coronal mass ejection. On October 8, NASA satellite imagery recorded the result with this dramatic aurora image centered over Lake Superior. Michigan is heating up (10/10) After a summer in which much of Michigan was hit by extreme weather, Environment Michigan released a new online factsheet that shows the extent of recent extreme temperatures, wildfires and heavy downpours in Michigan. GLMRIS 90-Day Interim Report (10/8) Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) 90-Day Interim Report. The report outlines anticipated milestones, required resources and a plan for the completion of the GLMRIS Report. Photo Friday: fall color in the Great Lakes (10/5) Every Friday, Great Lakes Echo features photos from around the Great Lakes region. Participate by emailing your best photo, caption and your name to greatlakesecho@gmail.com. Today, enjoy a peek at the changing fall colors near Big Rapids, Mich. Watch out for the emerald ash borer (10/4) The threat from the emerald ash borer, a metallic green beetle, is quickly spreading throughout the ash trees of the Great Lakes region. Report sightings of the emerald ash borer in your area, and learn how you may be able to help protect your ash trees. Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program (10/3) Michigan residents - are you curious about the health of your local lakes? Enroll now as a volunteer for the 2013 season of the Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program (CLMP). CLMP has been an important component of Michigan's inland lakes monitoring program for over 39 years, which makes it the second oldest volunteer monitoring program for lakes in the country. Ohio Sea Grant Twine Line (10/2) The summer/fall edition of Ohio Sea Grant's online newsletter, Twine Line, is now available. This award-winning newsletter covers issues, events, and research related to Lake Erie and the Great Lakes. GLIN October Site of the Month (10/1) GLIN's site of the month for October is the Fall Color Blog, a handy resource full of information on Michigan's fall colors and color tours around the state. Fall color is starting early this year, so be sure to plan your trip through the trees soon!
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