Bird sounds signal Great Lakes forest health

<> Bird sounds signal Great Lakes forest health - Birds reveal a great deal about the condition of a forest ecosystem, and form the basis of a new study "Sensitivity of breeding birds to the 'human footprint' in western Great Lakes forest landscapes." Sensitivity of breeding birds to the "human footprint" in western Great Lakes forest landscapes

COMMENTARY: Ballast bill would harm Great Lakes

<> COMMENTARY: Ballast bill would harm Great Lakes - The shipping industry's lobbyists have been pushing legislation that would exempt their ballast water discharges from the Clean Water Act -- this would shift the burden of invasive species away from them and onto the ones who benefit from healthy Great Lakes.

Waukesha's quest to divert Lake Michigan water challenged

<> Waukesha's quest to divert Lake Michigan water challenged - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is opposed to Waukesha's quest to divert water from Lake Michigan, but the city argues that this is the only answer to a court order to improve water quality by June 2018 and to also meet demands for more water. City of Waukesha Water Diversion application

Battle building over fish farming in Great Lakes

<> Battle building over fish farming in Great Lakes - Penned fish farms like the ones being advocated for the Great Lakes can bring significant revenue to Michigan. But critics note they also allow fish waste to escape freely into surrounding water.

Get Involved in the World's Largest Shoreline Cleanup

<> Get Involved in the World's Largest Shoreline Cleanup - The Alliance for the Great Lakes and the Ocean Conservancy invite you to join hundreds of thousands of volunteers worldwide in cleaning up beaches and shorelines on Saturday, September 19, during the 2015 Adopt-a-Beach™ event held in Michigan and other Great Lakes states.

Editorial: Keep Great Lakes water at home

<> Editorial: Keep Great Lakes water at home - The Detroit News: Request by Wisconsin town to divert water from the lakes would compromise the multi-state pact to protect the resource -- unless Waukesha demonstrates a more compelling reason for removing the water, and a greater compliance with the rules of the compact governing such diversions, the request should be rejected.

Great Lakes Successes - Part 2

<> Great Lakes Successes – Part 2 - We've all made remarkable progress in the first five years of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), much of it visible. [See Part 1]