[dailynews] April 4, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: April 4, 2011
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Ten national parks in Lake Superior region examined for invasive species
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The National Park Service will assess invasive plants in the western Great 
Lakes to prepare for future environmental threats. Source: Wisconsin Public 
Radio (4/4)


Another season for the Niagara, in and out of Erie
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The state-owned U.S. Brig Niagara must travel out of Pennsylvania to help 
pay for itself, said the executive director of the Flagship Niagara League, 
the ship's fundraising arm. Visits to other ports help to keep the Niagara 
afloat financially. Source: Erie Times-News (4/4)


Government to help endangered turtles at The Rookery in Munson Township
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The federal government is moving to help protect threatened and endangered 
turtles living at the Geauga Park District's 560-acre The Rookery site in 
Munson Township, Ohio. Source: The News-Herald (4/4)


Bird, turbine battle builds
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After some wind power projects have had dramatically higher numbers of bird 
deaths than predicted, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued set of 
voluntary guidelines for wind projects to rein in the problem. Source: 
Watertown Daily Times (4/3)


Millions spent to keep water supply clean
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Cryptosporidium and Milwaukee, Wis., made national news 18 years ago this 
week when the parasite caused the largest epidemic of documented waterborne 
disease in U.S. history. The city spent $89 million from 1994 to 1998 to 
upgrade the two water filtration plants and prevent another outbreak. 
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/3)


North county water district still in the works
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Northern Chautauqua County, N.Y. sits on Lake Erie, which is part of the 
largest supply of fresh water in the world. How to make the most efficient 
and long-term beneficial use of that water is something government officials 
have been looking at for the last few years. Source: The Observer (4/3)


Rejuvenation through restoration
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Metro Beach Metropark, in Harrison Township, Mich. will be site of an 
ambitious, $1.5 million project to revive up to 500 acres of marshland that 
has nearly dried up due to development and invasive plant growth. Source: 
Daily Tribune (4/3)


COMMENTARY: Rust belt govs need to shine environmental legacy
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The weakening of environmental protections continues apace in the Great 
Lakes region. Source: Great Lakes Echo (4/1)


Massive fish kill in Milwaukee harbor linked to virus
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A massive fish kill last month in the Milwaukee harbor has been linked to a 
deadly fish virus that was first discovered in Lake Michigan in 2007. 
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/1)


A call to stop the carp
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Two Lake Erie experts are sounding the alarm about Asian carp. The species 
has been added to the federal injurious wildlife list, making it illegal to 
import or transport Asian carp. Source: WTAM - Cleveland, OH (4/1)

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