[dailynews] April 8, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: April 8, 2011
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What to expect as Lake Michigan water levels predicted to hover near historic lows this summer
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Water levels for Lake Michigan and linked waterways are expected to be down 8-10 inches and hover only about 10 inches from historic lows recorded in 1964. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (4/8)


Long icebreaking season finally over
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The longest icebreaking season in the lower Great Lakes in more than a decade came to an end Thursday as the Canadian and U.S. coast guards wrapped up Operation Coal Shovel. Source: The Windsor Star (4/8)


Pa. DEP steps up water testing
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Pennsylvania environmental officials have sped up timetables for how often drinking water must be checked for radioactive material and other pollutants, a change they say has been part of their broader plan to manage risks from shale drilling. Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (4/8)


DNR to air plan against lampreys
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An informational meeting is scheduled in Michigan City, Ind., next week on a plan to control sea lampreys without adding chemicals to the water. Source: South Bend Tribune (4/8)


Raptors are roosting in Ontario
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The raptors are coming home to roost, flying all along the Niagara Escarpment, providing an opportunity to see the migration of thousands of hawks, eagles, vultures, falcons and more. Source: Toronto Sun (4/8)


City, MMSD say they're better prepared for heavy rain
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With an eye on weekend forecasts of thunderstorms and heavy rain, Milwaukee officials gathered Friday at a sewer construction project on the city's north side to reassure residents they had been working since last July's torrential rains to reduce the risk of flooding and sewage backups into basements. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/8)


Lake Metroparks connecting the green dots to benefit steelhead trout fishermen
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The Ohio Division of Wildlife's steelhead trout program blossomed around the Lake Erie tributaries in Northeast Ohio in the 1990s. Lake County was command central, with two premier steelhead trout streams in the Chagrin and Grand rivers. Source: The Plain Dealer (4/8)


Corps turns on third electric fish barrier on Chicago canal
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has turned on a third electric fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. The barrier is designed to prevent Asian carp and other fish from migrating between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/7)


Some Michigan tourist sites will share pain of federal shutdown
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Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshores likely will close down, U.S. passport applications won't be processed, and travelers will feel the pain if the federal government shuts down on Saturday in a budget snafu. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/6)

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