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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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| Lake Effects: The Lake Superior Curriculum Guide | free sample lesson | ||
| Grade level: K-8 | Date: 1998 | Program cost: $30.00 | |
| Description: An activity guide focusing on Lake Superior and its watershed. The material covers topics ranging from physical evolution to current human impact concerns. | |||
| Lake Erie…a day in the life of a fish | free sample lesson | ||
| Grade level: K-4 | Date: 1991 | Program cost: $5.00 | |
| Description: The third in a three unit series on Lake Erie, linking interdisciplinary activities to basic facts about the lake and fish, activities focus on fish behavior, adaptation, and habitat, using the scientific method to analysis them. | |||
| Lake Erie…build a fish to scale! | free sample lesson | ||
| Grade level: K-4 | Date: 1991 | Program cost: $5.00 | |
| Description: The second in a three unit series on Lake Erie, focusing on fish parts, basic classification, and identification. | |||
| Lake Erie…take a bow | free sample lesson | ||
| Grade level: K-4 | Date: 1986 | Program cost: $5.00 | |
| Description: The first in a three unit series on Lake Erie for children in elementary school. The unit includes . simple, interdisciplinary activities and general information about Lake Erie, maps of the region, and an experiment that demonstrates the effects of glaciers on landscapes. | |||
| Lake Superior Ecosystem Learning Kit | free sample lesson | ||
| Grade level: 4-10 | Date: 1992 | Program cost: $0.00 | |
| Description: This traveling kit features five activities that address the following topics: exotic species, depth profiles, geology, and the biological, chemical, and physical components of a lake. | |||