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Strategic plan targets invasive species
The Superior Daily Telegram (11/17)
Douglas County’s Land Conservation Committee is forwarding a plan to the county board that takes aim at invasive species.
Mich. Clean Marina Program: Public-private partners work together to improve water quality
Grand Rapids Environmental News Examiner (11/9)
Partners from the public and private sector in Michigan are working together in a voluntary program to improve the quality of the Great Lakes.
Researchers seek funding for wind test site in Lake Michigan
Grand Rapids Environmental News Examiner (11/7)
In a recent article in The Muskegon Chronicle, it was reported that researchers at Grand Valley State University’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC) cited a lack of year-around data (on wind platform testing) needed by prospective development companies.
COMMENTARY: Senate needs to pass clean energy act to help Michigan
The Grand Rapids Press (10/26)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was absolutely correct with his recent proclamation about the current condition of the Great Lakes State: "The State of Michigan," Reid declared from the Senate Floor, with a copy Time Magazine in his hand, "is in trouble."
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| The Great Lake Superior Learning Kit | free sample lesson | |
| Grade level: 3-6 | Date: 1992 | Program cost: Free |
| Subjects: environmental studies, geography, health, language arts, science | ||
Correlated to education standards? Yes
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Table of Contents
A traveling kit containing activities and resources for discovery-based classroom activities focusing on Lake Superior concepts and issues: world fresh/salt water comparison; cooperative stewardship; biomagnification and bioacccumulation in food chains; watersheds; and animal adaptations.
This traveling kit contains activities and resources for discovery-based classroom activities focusing on Lake Superior. Resources include books, magazines, video and/or audio tapes, posters, maps, and all materials or equipment (including lesson plans) necessary for each activity. This traveling kit features six activities that address the following issues: world fresh/salt water comparison; cooperative stewardship; biomagnification and bioacccumulation in food chains; watersheds; and animal adaptations.
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| Issue 1: Habitat |  | Key Characteristic 1: Accuracy | | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 2: Pollution |  | Key Characteristic 2: Depth |  | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 3: Invasives | | Key Characteristic 3: Skills | | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 4: Ecosystem | | Key Characteristic 4: Action | | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 5: Biodiversity | - | Key Characteristic 5: Soundness | | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 6: Build Fisheries | - | Key Characteristic 6: Usability | | ||||||||||||||
| Issue 7: Treaty Rights | - |
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| Issue 8: Manage Fisheries | | ||||||||||||||||
| Issue 9: Stewardship | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Issue 10: Fishing | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Issue 11: Careers | - | ||||||||||||||||
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