[dailynews] May 4, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: May 4, 2012
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DNR: Searchable fishing regulations tool now available
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Wisconsin anglers now have a new and easier way to figure out what fishing regulations are on their favorite inland lake. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (5/4)


Park cleanup huge success
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Several dedicated groups worked recently to improve the condition of Ontario's Black Oak Heritage Park, the protection and enhancement of which is important for the restoration of our Detroit River and the Great Lakes as a whole. Source: The Windsor Star (5/4)


Erie men on trial on illegal fishing charges
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An Erie County judge is weighing charges that Pennsylvania's last Lake Erie commercial fishermen used illegal gill nets to seine prize perch, bass and other fish species from the lake off the coast of Harborcreek. Source: Erie Time-News (5/4)


City seeks to be Buffalo outer harbor player
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The Brown administration wants in on negotiations over the future of the outer harbor and points to its successful operation of Erie Basin Marina as evidence of its expertise in developing waterfront property. Source: Buffalo News (5/4)


National park cuts may impact tourism
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Parks Canada says it will do its best to operate northern Ontario's only national park with fewer staff while maintaining as much service as possible for visitors. Source: CBC News (5/3)


DNR warns water is unsafe to drink near power plant
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Studies are being conducted by the Wisconsin DNR to determine the source of contamination of several residents' wells near the Oak Creek Power Plant. Source: TMJ4 - Oak Creek, WI (5/3)


Too hot? Lake Erie is still way too cold
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Although it's nearly 90 degrees outside, Lake Erie is still a chilly 49 degrees, conditions that the Coast Guard says could be very dangerous for boaters and beach-goers. Source: WKYC - Cleveland (5/3)


Lead in garden products & loosestrife beetles
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This week's Environment Report highlights toxic substances found in common garden products, and the ways in which people in Michigan are using one non-native species to control another. Source: The Environment Report (5/3)


Keewatin to leave Kalamazoo Lake on June 2
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The historic steamship Keewatin will be leaving its home of more than 40 years at the beginning of June to become part of a renovated waterfront and tourist attraction in Port McNicholl, Ontario. Source: The Holland Sentinel (5/3)


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