[dailynews] May 9, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: May 9, 2011
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Activists: Detroit streams, once turned into sewers, could have new life
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For decades, some Detroiters have dreamed of restoring part of the natural 
landscape that the French found here in 1701 by opening up, or daylighting, 
streams that were buried more than a hundred years ago as sewers in the 
rapidly expanding city. Source: Detroit Free Press (5/9)


Maumee Bay park joins water-quality forecasts
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Maumee Bay State Park has long been promoted by the Ohio Department of 
Natural Resources as the crown jewel of northwest Ohio's 11 state parks. But 
with such a nagging bacteria problem, it hasn't always fulfilled its gemlike 
potential. Source: The Toledo Blade (5/9)


Sewer case awaits state high court
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It could be months or more before the Michigan Supreme Court hears an appeal 
in a case involving Worth Township and sewage discharges into Lake Huron. 
Source: The Times Herald (5/9)


The aliens have landed
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Ontario is under alien attack. The province has more invasive plants and 
fish than the rest of the country and the government may need special powers 
to go onto private property to deal with the problem. Source: Toronto Sun 
(5/8)


Windmills draw eyes along Lake St. Clair
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The first signs of Ontario's venture into wind farms that feature massive 
electricity-producing windmills have cropped up on the Lake St. Clair 
horizon, with residents and boaters in the Grosse Pointes area able to view 
several turbines on a clear day. Source: Daily Tribune (5/8)


River studies receive grants
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Professors at Clarkson University, Potsdam, and St. Lawrence University, 
Canton, have received three grants to study the St. Lawrence River 
ecosystem. Source: Watertown Daily Times (5/8)


DNR paying anglers $100 for landing tagged walleye
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will pay you $100 to hook a 
fish, but there's a catch: It has to be a specially tagged, electronically 
enhanced walleye. Source: The Detroit News (5/7)


On the trail
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They aren't the fish that leap out of the water and knock out boaters nor 
the ones that can reach 100 pounds, but the discoveries late last month of 
grass carp in the Milwaukee River and in the Lower Wisconsin River are very 
concerning, according to state fisheries officials. Source: Milwaukee 
Journal Sentinel (5/7)


Region's rainfall boosts Great Lakes levels
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Near record rain in April has dams along the Fox River running full blast, 
and Lake Michigan water levels are higher than they've been in months. But 
that doesn't mean Great Lakes water levels are returning to anywhere near 
normal. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (5/7)


Ohio to build first offshore wind farm in Great Lakes, aims to boost local 
industry
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Ohio is set to build the first offshore wind farm in the Great Lakes, 
outpacing neighboring states and a Canadian province whose own plans are 
facing long delays and possible outright bans. Source: Reuters (5/6)


Coal shipments down in April
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Coal shipments on the Great Lakes were down in April by about two million 
tons. The reason is a shift in energy use from Canada. Source: WDIO-TV - 
Duluth, MN (5/6)


Resurgence of native Great Lakes fish welcomed
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Thought to have been a lost genetic strain of native fish, the reef cisco 
has reappeared in Lake Michigan in increasing numbers after 20 to 30 years 
out of biologists' view. Source: Great Lakes Echo (5/6)


Smooth sailing so far as Hamilton port trolls for new investment
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An ambitious plan to draw $500 million in new investment to Hamilton's port 
is almost halfway to its goal. Source: Hamilton Spectator (5/5)


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