Zebra Mussels: A guide to the good and the bad of these Great …
WEBFeb 28, 2020 · Mussels are filter feeders, which means they feed by clearing nutrients from the water passing through them. The rate of reproduction and spread of zebra mussels make them efficient cleaners of Great Lakes water, but whether that’s a positive or negative thing depends on who you’re asking. “Some people do think the water clarity is a ...
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WEBSep 30, 2011 · September 12, 2024 - by WBEZ. A rural electric cooperative that serves Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin is getting more than $570 million to develop four wind solar installations and four wind power installations.
30 Years Later: Mussel invasion legacy reaches far beyond Great …
WEBFeb 2, 2021 · 30 years of change for the Great Lakes. After quagga mussels replaced zebra mussels, their populations peaked in about 2003 and declined slightly in shallow waters. They continue to increase slowly in deeper portions of the lakes, said Alexander Karatayev, director of the Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State College.
Lessons Plans for Middle Schoolers - Great Lakes Now
WEBGreat Lakes Now. wants to help your students explore the Great Lakes. That’s why we’ve designed a collection of free lesson plans that engage students with the science, math and more about the Great Lakes, largely through video segments from our award-winning PBS television program. Designed for middle-school classrooms and at-home learning ...
First in decades, a new Great Lakes freighter joins fleet
WEBSep 6, 2022 · For the first time in decades, a new bulk freighter has been built on and launched on the Great Lakes. The Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin unveiled the Mark W. Barker earlier this year after spending nearly three years constructing it. The vessel was commissioned by Cleveland-based Interlake Steamship Company which currently operates about a dozen ships.
Mapping the Great Lakes: Carrying cargo
WEBJul 25, 2022 · The Great Lakes shipping industry was already a powerhouse generating $35 billion in economic activity and 200,000 jobs. Great Lakes ships are tracked and photographed regularly to the point where there are Twitter and Instagram followings for specific ships. The lake freighters traversing the Great Lakes are …
The murky process of reopening Palisades and why it’s a turning …
WEBMay 1, 2024 · The recommissioning process for Palisades should be relatively straightforward, Todd Allen, a professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences at the University of Michigan, told Great Lakes Now. “You have to prove to the regulator that the material condition of the plant is okay to restart — that while it …
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WEBThe Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is banking on public oversight of the largest Great Lake to help gauge the threat of increasingly common algal blooms. A tiny, endangered fish lies on the path of Highway 413. Canada has a plan, but no new power to protect it. September 24, 2024 - by The Narwhal.
Great Lakes water levels could increase on average from 19 to 44 ...
WEBJun 27, 2022 · New research into Great Lakes water levels looks farther into the future to predict how much climate change will increase lake levels in four of the five Great Lakes. The predictions for the levels between now and 2050 show average increases from 2010-2019 levels of Lake Superior rising 19 centimeters (7.5 inches), Lake Erie 28 centimeters (11 inches) and lakes Michigan and Huron by 44 ...
Who caught the world’s largest muskie? Even the experts don’t …
WEBMar 23, 2022 · In 1957, Arthur Lawton claimed to catch a 69-pound 15-ounce muskie while fishing in the St. Lawrence River, breaking Spray’s record by just 4 ounces. Photos were taken, witnesses watched the weigh-in, and Lawton submitted his application to Field & Stream as a new world record.