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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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| Exotic Aquatics | free sample lesson | ||
| Grade level: 4-12 | Date: 1994 | Program cost: $0.00 | |
| Description: Exotic Aquatics is a science kit and curriculum that provides hands-on activities to help educators teach about a wide range of problems associated with aquatic exotic species, specifically: Eurasian ruffe, spiny water flea, Eurasian watermilfoil, purple loosestrife, sea lamprey, and zebra mussel. | |||
| Exotic Aquatics on the Move | free sample lesson | ||
| Grade level: 1-12 | Date: 2001 | Program cost: $4.50 | |
| Description: A compendium of well-organized, easy to use lesson plans created and field-tested by teachers participating in a series of interactive workshops linking national geographic standards to aquatic exotic/invasive species. | |||
| Exotic Species Compendium to Protect the Ecosystem (ESCAPE) | free sample lesson | ||
| Grade level: K-12 | Date: 2001 | Program cost: $65.00 | |
| Description: A compendium of well-organized, easy to use lesson plans created and field-tested by teachers participating in a series of interactive workshops linking national science standards to aquatic exotic/invasive species in the Great Lakes region. | |||
| Exploring the Great Lakes | free sample lesson | ||
| Grade level: 7-12 | Date: 1999 | Program cost: $8.50 | |
| Description: As part of an interactive simulation, students use the scientific method to gather data on chemical and biological conditions of the Great Lakes, monitor pollutant concentrations in the water, sediment, air, fish, and other biological matter and then present their findings. | |||
| Great Lakes Education Program | free sample lesson | ||
| Grade level: 4-5 | Date: 1999 | Program cost: $0.00 | |
| Description: A classroom/schoolship program designed to stimulate interest in the Great Lakes and help students understand their role in protecting freshwater resources. Activities are organized within four major themes: Water, Land, Life, and People. | |||