[dailynews] November 6, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: November 6, 2012
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Group fights Maumee River sediment polluting Lake Erie
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The group, Save Maumee, has been helping fight the problem of sediment 
pollution in the Maumee River by removing more than 4,000 pounds of trash, 
planting more than 200 lbs of native seeds and plants, and placing more than 
4,500 square feet of erosion control mats this year alone. Source: Great 
Lakes Echo (11/6)


Michigan lawmakers consider opening door for a wolf hunting season
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State lawmakers are considering legislation to make gray wolves a game 
species in Michigan, which would open the door to a possible hunting and 
trapping season for wolves--a species removed from the endangered species 
list in 2012. Source: Michigan Radio (11/6)


Wave hello to Lake Erie surfers
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Windsurfing and kiteboarding have become popular activities along Buffalo's 
waterfront. This time of year brings some of the best surfing conditions. 
With the right equipment, including a full body wetsuit, the winds and the 
waves don't get any better. Source: Buffalo Rising (11/6)


Michigan's first 'green street' open to traffic in Whitehall
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Michigan's first green street is open. The street in Whitehall has been 
redesigned to reduce run-off contamination in White Lake. Source: MLive 
(11/5)


State stocks Lake Erie with surplus steelhead, lake trout
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The Ohio Division of Wildlife will stock Lake Erie with surplus lake and 
steelhead trout. It's been a long time since Ohio planted this species into 
Lake Erie, agency officials said. Source: The News-Herald (11/5)


Lake Erie heavily eroded by Sandy
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Superstorm Sandy did some super damage to Lake Erie's shoreline: the wind 
and waves were so ferocious, they toppled breakwalls and washed away parts 
of the shore. Source: WKYC-TV 3 - Cleveland, OH (11/5)


Same-day water quality testing in the Cuyahoga River in the Cuyahoga Valley 
National Park
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Whatever happen to plans for same-day water quality testing in the Cuyahoga 
River in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park to let visitors know if the water 
is within water quality standards? It's been working successfully for the 
past three summers. Source: The Plain Dealer (11/4)


Minn. DNR restoring sturgeon on St. Louis River
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After 30 years of work, there is evidence that the once absent lake sturgeon 
are naturally reproducing in the St. Louis River, thanks, in large part, to 
the efforts of the Minnesota DNR. Source: KARE 11 - Minneapolis, MN (11/1)


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