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U-M divers retrieve 8,900-year-old piece of wood from Lake Huron
Annarbor.com (12/12)
University of Michigan researchers announced they have found a 5 1/2 foot long, pole-shaped piece of wood that is 8,900 years old in Lake Huron.
RIVERKEEPERS: Tending the waterways
Niagara Gazette (2/6)
The goal of the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper is two-fold: protecting the water quantity and the quality, as well as connecting people to the waterfront.
Internationally renowned ‘Ocean Doctor’ to speak in Grand Rapids
MLive.com (2/3)
Known as the “Ocean Doctor,” David Guggenheim will speak in Grand Rapids, Mich., about the many similarities between the threats to the oceans and to our Great Lakes.
SUNY Fredonia to lead Great Lakes pollution study
Wall Street Journal (2/3)
Plastic pollution in the Great Lakes will be the focus of a study this summer. Led by the State University of New York at Fredonia, researchers will try to quantify the amount of plastic polluting the fresh water Great Lakes.
SSC students taking part in marine science bowl
Arenac County Independent (1/31)
Teams of Michigan high school students will be heading to Ann Arbor this weekend to take part in the annual Great Lakes Bowl, a quiz event that focuses on questions about marine and freshwater systems and biology.
No aquarium for Windsor
CBC News (1/31)
Aquariums in Cleveland, Toledo, and Chicago prove to be too much competition for Windsor.
What's going on in your neighborhood this month? Meet other people and learn together at recreational and educational events! Our new dynamic calendar is updated daily with current educational events.
5 | All about the lakes!
What are the top three issues that are facing the Great Lakes today?
The top two issues that I think most people would agree on are water levels, which I've already discussed, and non-native invasive species.
The third issue involves how we are going to use the water in the Great Lakes. As many places in the country, particularly the southwest and parts of Colorado and Nebraska, expand at a rate faster than their available water supply, those people will be looking toward the Great Lakes to satisfy their own water shortages. How much water can other people take and still maintain the integrity of the Great Lakes? People can identify with the Great Lakes, even if they live in the middle of Michigan and don't see the lakes everyday. It's part of their psyche. The threats to the Great Lakes are very important to people. The idea that Great Lakes water could be sold by-passes politics, and all types of people are working together to preserve the Great Lakes.
I have a lot of favorite places!
The Copper Country, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is beautiful. It's a great place to witness the beauty of Lake Superior and to see the Canadian Shield, which are some of the oldest rocks found in North America.
Charlevoix and Petoskey along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan have beautiful beaches. Then there's the dunes on the western side of Michigan and the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary along the western shore of Lake Huron.
In Canada there's Sable Beach along the eastern shore of Lake Huron, which is now one of the best beaches on the Great Lakes due to the low lake levels.
And, of course, Niagara Falls -- no matter how many times you see the falls, they're impressive. And the St. Lawrence River and the 1000 Islands are fascinating regions that are full of history.
One of the interesting things in this region is that people who come from the Great Lakes region are always trying to come back!
Graphic: Great blue heron on the Great Lakes (Don Breneman)
