| Lake Okeechobee, Florida’s largest freshwater lake and the critical water supply for the Everglades ecosystem, receives more than 500 metric tons of phosphorus per year. A new cleanup plan aims to reduce that influx, but Audubon of Florida says it won’t be enough. Florida pollution-reduction standards require the lake’s yearly.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Lake Chemistry, Water Quality Also tagged Algae, blue-green algae, dissolved oxygen, eutrophication, Florida, food web, Lake Okeechobee, nutrient-loading, periphyton, phosphorus, regulation, runoff, stormwater Leave a comment
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Cleanup plan not enough to control Lake Okeechobee phosphorus, say conservation groups
NOAA awards $9.2 million to Great Lakes fish habitat restoration projects
| Nine projects aimed at fish habitat restoration in the Great Lakes region will receive a total of $9.2 million in funding from NOAA, the organization announced last week. The projects will remove dams and barriers, construct fish passages, restore wetlands, and clear habitat of debris and invasive species. “Industrial activities.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology Also tagged dissolved oxygen, fish habitat, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, invasive species, restoration Leave a comment
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GLRI funds $10 million Great Lakes coastal wetlands study
| A $10 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant will fund an extensive examination of the Great Lakes’ coastal wetlands. Many environmental experts say the understanding and conservation of these fragile wetlands is vital not to the region’s ecological wellbeing but also its economic stability. Biology researchers at Central.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Lake Chemistry, Water Quality Also tagged EPA, Great Lakes, Michigan, research, restoration Leave a comment
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Dam removal project will restore Lake Michigan tributary
| A dam removal project on the Boardman River, a tributary of Lake Michigan that flows into West Grand Traverse Bay, will re-connect more than 3.4 miles of stream to the Great Lakes and restore the river to a more natural state. The project, which has been in the works for several years, recently secured nearly.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Water Quality Also tagged dam removal, dissolved oxygen, grant, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Lake Michigan, restoration, salmon, stream restoration, temperature, trout Leave a comment
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Asian carp might have second route to Great Lakes
| The Asian carp might now have a second avenue to invade the Great Lakes. The invasive fish have been moving through the Wabash River in northern Indiana. The river doesn’t flow directly into the Great Lakes, but it can flood into the Maumee River, which exits into Lake Erie’s Maumee Bay. Officials from the Indiana.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology Also tagged Asian Carp, Carl Levin, Great Lakes, invasive species, Lake Erie 1 Comment
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