[dailynews] April 27, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: April 27, 2012
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Invasive grass fuels Michigan fires
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The energy from several recent wildfires in the region came mostly from 
phragmites, an invasive grass that can grow to 20 feet tall. Source: Great 
Lakes Echo (4/27)


Lake used to bring rare fish to Michigan is tribute to a father
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Brookhaven Lake contains a healthy stock of Arctic grayling.  It also is 
private and closed except when Jeff Johnson opens it to youth groups for 
free, emphasizing education about fly fishing and trout conservation. 
Source: The Grand Rapids Press (4/27)


Remoteness helps Apostles' appeal
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Located 145 kilometers from the nearest airport, and 300 kilometers from any 
large Canadian city, Apostle Islands National Park is a secluded Great Lakes 
gem, offering camping, fishing, paddling, and diving activities on Lake 
Superior. Source: Toronto Sun (4/27)


EDITORIAL: Our view: Action, not options, needed in carp fight
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is floating so many ideas of how to keep 
the voracious Asian carp out of the Great Lakes that we wonder if the 
federal agency is committed to any of them. Source: Herald Times Reporter 
(4/27)


18 river community businesses urge IJC to adopt BV7
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A group of 18 organizations in the St. Lawrence River community are urging 
the International Joint Commission to adopt the proposed "environmentally 
friendly" water regulation plan for Lake Ontario and the river. Source: 
Watertown Daily Times (4/27)


Scientists dig into how Wisconsin wolf hunt might impact population 
stability
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Wisconsin leaders recently passed a controversial bill allowing people to 
hunt wolves starting this fall. The move came shortly after the federal 
government removed the animal from the endangered species list. Source: 
Milwaukee Public Radio (4/27)


Great Lakes lamprey will be baked into a dish fit for a queen
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Sea lamprey may be one of the most hated species in the Great Lakes, but 
it's a key ingredient in a traditional English pie that will be given to 
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II for her Diamond Jubilee in June. Source: 
Detroit Free Press (4/27)


Advocates get good news on new Rouge national park
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The Canadian government will consider including an expanse of land 
stretching from Lake Ontario to the Oak Ridges Moraine in a new national 
park. Source: The Globe and Mail (4/26)


Senate committee passes farm bill that cuts spending by $23B
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The Senate Agriculture Committee passed a farm bill Thursday that would 
reduce spending by $23 billion, in part by ending automatic subsidies to 
farmers who don't need them or for crops they're not growing. Source: The 
Detroit News (4/26)


City of Muskegon-owned Lakeshore Trail land to get shoreline restoration
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Cost savings on waterfront restoration on a dozen sites along Muskegon Lake's 
south shore will allow for more environmental work to be done this summer. 
Source: Muskegon Chronicle (4/26)


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