[dailynews] Great Lakes Daily News: August 6, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: August 6, 2012
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Michigan, Ohio join forces to test Lake Erie for carp
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Ohio and Michigan departments of natural resources and the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service are searching for evidence of Asian carp as they conduct 
water sampling, electrofishing and netting surveys in Lake Erie. Source: 
Detroit Free Press (8/6)


EDITORIAL: DNA, now what?
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Predictably, Asian carp DNA in Lake Erie prompted state and federal wildlife 
officials to issue a joint statement that suggests they have jump-started 
efforts to gather more evidence, but the Army Corps of Engineers needs to 
move faster to protect our Great Lakes. Source: The Toledo Blade (8/6)


War on invasive species ramps up in west metro
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A new group wants to ratchet up control of local lakes and creeks with a 
bold $8 million plan to regulate every public boat access in the west 
metro -- from Minneapolis' Chain of Lakes to sprawling Lake Minnetonka. 
Source: Star Tribune (8/6)


Bicyclists finish trip around Great Lakes
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A pair of bicyclists from Duluth ended a more-than-5,300-mile trip around 
the Great Lakes on Sunday, back home where they began their journey May 1. 
Source: Duluth News Tribune (8/6)


Dropping lake levels around Michigan leave many feeling low
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Water levels are low and water temperatures are higher than normal leading 
to difficulty for boaters, fish, and homeowners. Source: Detroit Free Press 
(8/5)


Heat tough on Great Lakes fisheries
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Heat and drought have not been kind to fish in the Great Lakes region this 
summer. Source: The Columbus Dispatch (8/5)


Allegan County asks park users what they want for Lake Michigan's West Side 
County Park (with photo gallery)
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The Allegan County Parks Commission, is hosting a brainstorming session on 
Aug. 20 with residents to help in development of  the master plan for West 
Side County Park, the only county park on Lake Michigan. Source: MLive (8/5)


Rocks' images tell a thousand stories
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A small corner of Ontario's sprawling Lake Superior Provincial Park, Agawa 
Rock is a stunning link with the past and the region's native peoples. 
Source: Midland Daily News (8/5)


Marinette Marine ship funding OK'd
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The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved spending $1.8 billion for 
four new warships from shipbuilders in Wisconsin and Alabama. Source: Green 
Bay Press-Gazette (8/4)


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