Mild winter keeps Great Lakes' water levels up

<> Mild winter keeps Great Lakes' water levels up - Michigan's mild start to winter has Great Lakes levels doing strange things. December saw record amounts of precipitation in many parts of the Great Lakes basin, but in the form of rain and water levels that typically decline stayed constant, or even rose.

Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) Newsletter

<> Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) Newsletter - In the issue: Meet the new program, project managers - Brandon Road update - Eagle Marsh update - Partner news US Fish and Wildlife Service

Solutions to Lake Erie Algae Blooms, Providing Safe Drinking Water

<> Solutions to Lake Erie Algae Blooms, Providing Safe Drinking Water - The Environmental Law & Policy Center's Executive Director Howard Learner authored an article in The River Network's online publication River Voices [beginning on page 23].

Website Launched to Inform Public About City of Waukesha Diversion Application

<> Website Launched to Inform Public About City of Waukesha Diversion Application - The State of Wisconsin forwarded an Application by the City of Waukesha for a diversion of Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin water -- the first application under the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact for an exception to the ban on the diversion of Basin water -- a two-month public comment period will begin on January 12, and a public hearing on February 18. City of Waukesha Water Utility website

EDITORIAL: Microbead ban will ease harm to Lake Erie

<> EDITORIAL: Microbead ban will ease harm to Lake Erie - A new nationwide ban on microbeads should particularly benefit Lake Erie, which has a high density of the plastic pellets as it is the shallowest of the Great Lakes.

Steady decline in wetlands endangers Great Lakes

<> Steady decline in wetlands endangers Great Lakes - A recent study by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, which used data collected by our (Ducks Unlimited) mapping experts, points to staggering losses. Status and Trends of Michigan's Wetlands: Pre-European Settlement to 2005

Asian carp could cause some Lake Erie fish to decline, others to increase

<> Asian carp could cause some Lake Erie fish to decline, others to increase - If they successfully invade Lake Erie, Asian carp could eventually account for about a third of the total weight of fish in the lake and could cause declines in most fish species -- including prized sport and commercial fish such as walleye, according to a new computer modeling study. Study: Forecasting the Impacts of Silver and Bighead Carp on the Lake Erie Food Web