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Great Lakes News: 03 May 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Ash borer not alone in threatening trees
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In addition to the emerald ash borer, there are other threats to our trees,
some already in this region and some feared to be on their way. Source: The
Toledo Blade (5/3)


Saving the American eel
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For centuries, the American eel dominated the waters of parts of the Great
Lakes, but today, it has all but disappeared. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (5/3)


Duck decline blamed on fragmented habitat
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Researchers with the hunters' conservation group Ducks Unlimited are
reporting they've found some of the reasons the duck reproduction rate is
falling in the Great Lakes region. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium
(5/3)


Wisconsin DNR aims at invasive species
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Boaters will be asked to learn techniques to keep problem species from
spreading to Wisconsin waters. Source: The Post-Crescent (5/2)


Rochester volunteers take to beach to prepare for ferry
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About 30 members of RochesterWatch, with children in tow, decided online to
spend a Saturday sprucing up the beachfront park that for riders of the
ferry will soon be the gateway to Rochester. Source: Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle (5/2)


Minnesota funding bill hits a roadblock
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A proposal to secure long-term funding for natural resources in Minnesota
took a major hit last week when its key sponsor pulled it from
consideration. Source: Twin Cities Pioneer Press (5/2)


Law no barrier to invasive bighead carp
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When the Army Corps of Engineers announced earlier this year that it
couldn't find enough money to complete a $6 million carp-zapping barrier on
the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Great Lakes politicians pounced.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/1)


Hollyhock joins the fleet
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Port Huron's newest cutter, the Hollyhock, is officially part of the U.S.
Coast Guard fleet. Source: The Times Herald (5/1)


Ohio lakefront residents urge Bush to help curb access
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In the battle with the state administration over property-rights provisions
of a Lake Erie coastal management bill, the Ohio Lakefront Group wrote to
President Bush, urging him to intervene or suffer the loss of campaign
contributions from Lake Erie land owners. Source: The Cleveland Plain
Dealer (5/1)


Judge says MI should compensate landowner
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A landowner should be compensated for the state's decision to forbid
construction on an acre of Lake Michigan duneland in Port Sheldon Township,
an Ottawa County judge has ruled. Source: Detroit Free Press (5/1)

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