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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."
First Nation women 'walk the environmental talk'
WeNews (10/23)
Tomorrow's global day of climate activism aims for media and political attention. First Nation women have another way. Since 2003, they've walked the shoreline of a Great Lake or major river, meditating on the needs of an unborn generation.
City making big push for water school
The Business Journal (10/23)
The push is on to convince the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee that the best location for its new School of Freshwater Sciences is near the university’s existing Great Lakes Water Institute on East Greenfield Avenue.
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| Alien Invaders: A zebra mussel issue investigation | free sample lesson | |
| Grade level: 9-12 | Date: 1995 | Program cost: $12.00 |
| Subjects: environmental studies, history, science, social studies | ||
Correlated to education standards? Yes
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An interdisciplinary case study focused on zebra mussels and designed to educate students about the potential dangers of invading exotic species and the importance of preserving native ecosystems.
This program is an interdisciplinary case study to educate students about the potential dangers of invading exotic species and the importance of preserving native ecosystems. The program was developed based on a cooperative group learning model. The Rivers Project began in 1990 as a pilot program involving eight high schools along the Mississippi and lower Illinois River, and has since been expanded to include formal curriculum in biology, chemistry, earth science, geography, and language arts for use with any river. This unit of the Rivers Project is heavy in content, and introduces students to exotic species in general, and the zebra mussel in more detail. The case study is organized into four levels. Foundations introduces student to continental drift, ecosystems, examples of exotic species, and the Great Lakes. Issue Awareness examines the zebra mussel life cycle in detail, control methods, and preventative measures. Student Activities provides classroom exercises related to the zebra mussel invasion, including a role-play simulation which examines the effects of mussels on a community. Finally, Issue Investigation allows students to examine the issue locally through a survey instrument they develop and implement. Students then plan and carry out community-based actions related to informing their local community about the threat of zebra mussels. Activities are designed to have the students work in cooperative groups to: map the spread of zebra mussels in Europe, the Great Lakes, and river systems in the United States; simulate a town meeting to devise a plan to combat the zebra mussel menace; and use diagrammatic webs to trace various effects of zebra mussels on the ecosystem. The teacher section summarizes learner objectives, provides information about cooperative learning, answer keys for the pre- and post tests, and overhead masters.
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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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