[dailynews] April 6, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: April 6, 2012
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NY Sea Grant publishes new Lake Ontario fish guide
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A new visual identification guide for salmon and trout in Lake Ontario is 
available to anglers. The New York Sea Grant says the publication is its 
first-ever full-color visual identification guide for the salmon and trout 
species found in the lake. Source: The Associated Press (4/6)


Environmental group details climate change risks Michigan needs to prepare 
for
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The National Resources Defense Council says Michigan is better prepared than 
many states, but should engage in more robust planning and implementation to 
ready itself for climate change. Source: MLive.com (4/6)


Offshore drilling funds help Michigan buy forest land
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Offshore drilling fees are financing the purchase of $41.6 million worth of 
new national forest lands in 15 states. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack 
said Thursday the 28 different purchases from North Carolina to Oregon will 
protect clean water and fish and wildlife habitat, absorb private inholdings 
within wilderness areas, and support outdoor recreation spending that 
contributes $14.5 billion annually to the economy. Source: Leader-Telegram 
(4/6)


US official skeptical of closing locks to bar Asian carp
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John Goss is the Obama administration's top official working on the problem 
of invasive Asian carp. He was in Bloomington, Minn., Thursday for a meeting 
of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. Goss, along with other 
federal and state officials, agree the carp pose a threat to native wildlife 
in Minnesota's rivers. But Goss indicated he is skeptical the latest 
proposal would work to stop the fish's spread. Source: Minnesota Public 
Radio (4/5)


Great Lakes study recommends changing outflows from Superior
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The International Great Lakes Study Board has recommended changes to the 
outflows from Lake Superior to downstream lakes. Source: Midland Free Press 
(4/5)


U.S. Brig Niagara returns to Erie after monthlong dry-docking in Cleveland
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The U.S. Brig Niagara returned to Erie late Tuesday after a monthlong 
dry-docking at Cleveland's Great Lakes Towing Co. to repair rotted wooden 
framing. Source: Erie Times-News (4/5)


Concerns remain about Lake Erie water use rules
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Republican legislators in Ohio are taking a second shot at setting rules on 
how much water factories and farms in the state can draw out of Lake Erie, 
rolling out a plan that would cut in half the amount tapped without a permit 
and add some oversight to the process. Source: The Associated Press (4/3)


Governor signs bill to create wolf-hunting season in Wisconsin
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Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that would create a wolf hunt in 
Wisconsin. The bill would establish a hunting and trapping season that would 
run from mid-October through the end of February. Source: The Associated 
Press (4/2)


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