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Great Lakes Daily News: 13 August 2004

A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
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In Mich., scientists hone ash borer studies
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When emerald ash borers show up, ash trees may begin a chemical defense
system to fight the potentially deadly infestation. Source: Detroit Free
Press (8/13)

EPA chief tours lakes on business, not pleasure
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EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt stopped in Duluth on Thursday in a continuing
fact-finding tour of Great Lakes issues. Source: Duluth News Tribune (8/13)

Coast Guard boosts security
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The new commander of one of the busiest Coast Guard stations on the Great
Lakes plans to step up homeland security efforts on Lake St. Clair. Source:
The Detroit News (8/13)

Eyes wide open for walleyes
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Fisheries biologists will have trawl nets out next week on Lake Erie, and
they are keeping their fingers crossed that they will round up plenty of
walleyes. Source: The Plain Dealer (8/13)

COMMENTARY: Great Lakes restoration plan needs public input
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Whether viewed in terms of invasive species, beach closings or environmental
contaminants, the Lake Michigan of today is vastly different from that of
50, 20, 10 or even 5 years ago. Source: The Racine Journal Times (8/13)

COMMENTARY: Great Lakes need more funding for restoration
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The largest freshwater ecosystem in the world, which provides drinking water
for millions of people in the United States and Canada, is on course for an
ecological meltdown. Source: The Walker Pilot-Independent (8/12)

Officials vow to keep beach open
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South Haven Township officials say they are committed to making sure the
public continues to have the right to use a Lake Michigan beach. Source:
The St. Joseph Herald-Palladium (8/12)

Yearlings bolster Green Bay muskie restoration effort
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The DNR's plan to restore Great Lakes spotted muskies to Green Bay and its
tributaries is working well, despite budget cuts that have put a severe dent
in many DNR programs. Source: Wisconsin Outdoor News (8/12)

Lake study says to leave the dead
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A team of researchers from the UW-Madison Trout Lake Station is working to
prove that "messy" lake shorelines with downed trees all along their rims
are nature's sign of productivity and creative genius. Source: The Phillips
Bee (8/12)

Report says beach closings at all-time high
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A new report says the nation's beaches were closed a record number of times
last year because of high bacteria levels in the water. Source: Great Lakes
Radio Consortium (8/9)

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