[dailynews] May 2, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: May 2, 2012
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Presque Isle battling phragmites invasion
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Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources officials will 
begin an aggressive attack on invasive phragmites at Presque Isle State Park 
this summer. Source: Erie Time-News (5/2)


Wisconsin establishes Lake Michigan Water Trail
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Kayakers, canoeists and other nonmotorized watercraft will eventually have 
improved access to 450 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline under a new plan to 
establish a Lake Michigan Water Trail in Wisconsin. Source: Green Bay 
Press-Gazette (5/2)


NYPA awards two grants for St. Lawrence River studies
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Two projects that will contribute to the greater understanding of the St. 
Lawrence River ecosystem were awarded funding earlier this year from the St. 
Lawrence River Research and Education Fund (SLRREF), established by the New 
York Power Authority (NYPA). Source: Watertown Daily Times (5/2)


EDITORIAL: Not good enough
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A new bill approved by the Ohio House fails to protect adequately the 
groundwater and tributaries that replenish Lake Erie, by allowing too much 
leeway for withdrawals from streams. Source: The Toledo Blade (5/2)


State, federal agencies partner to help restore populations of 3 fish 
species
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Twenty-seven organizations from the United States and Canada are uniting to 
help rebuild populations of several fish species in the Great Lakes. Source: 
The Times Herald (5/1)


Filet-O-Carp on menu? GHS students prepare, eat Asian delicacy for class
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Students at Gaylord High School in Michigan got a better understanding of 
Asian carp by cooking and eating one of the invasive fish last week. Source: 
Gaylord Herald Times (5/1)


Region to be roosting spot for legions of bird watchers
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The Toledo region is to play host to the "Biggest Week in American Birding" 
beginning Friday and running through May 13. Source: The Toledo Blade (5/1)


Wildlife federation: Enbridge oil spill didn't spur change in regulations
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A new report from the National Wildlife Federation notes that, even though 
much attention has been focused on the section of the Enbridge oil pipeline 
that ruptured near Kalamazoo, Mich., it is far from the only area of 
concern. Source: Detroit Free Press (5/1)


State gives approval for copper, silver mine in UP
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Michigan environmental regulators say they've approved plans for a copper 
and silver mine in the far western Upper Peninsula. Source: Soo Evening News 
(5/1)


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