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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.
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3 | Sigurd Olson (1899-1982)
Sigurd Olson, a self-described conservationist, is remembered as an environmental philosopher. His principal subject matter was wilderness and, for many, his ardent support of wilderness preservation bordered on religion. Olson believed wilderness enabled people to feel the timeless, creative force of the universe. His own serene experiences canoeing on the Minnesota-Ontario border were incomparable treasures. A longtime resident of Ely, Minn., he fought developers and logging interests who sought to exploit the nearby Superior National Forest. His success resulted in lasting protection of the 1,000,000-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area and designation of Voyageurs National Park. Through his writings, including The Singing Wilderness, as well as his environmental activism, he developed a national reputation. He became president of the National Parks Association and lobbied for the Wilderness Act, signed in 1964. He maintained a cabin on nearby Burntside Lake, a place that inspired the book, Listening Point.
Graphic: Listening Point on Burntside Lake in northern Minnesota.
More information: Minnesota Authors Biographies Project
