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Great Lakes Daily News: 19 April 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Have we finally squashed the beetle?
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Eight years after Asian longhorned beetles started to slowly kill trees on the North Side, authorities this week will announce a rare success story in the battle against invasive pests. Source: Chicago Tribune (4/19)


New battle likely over Lake Erie boundary
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Ohio lawmakers plan to reintroduce legislation that would define the southern boundary of Lake Erie "public trust lands" as the water's edge, reigniting a battle between lakefront landowners and environmentalists and sportsmen's groups. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/19)


Kids paste up stickers to stem lake pollution
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An Illinois campaign to discourage waste dumping into sewers that drain to Lake Michigan was kicked off by a group of 7th graders armed with glue, brushes and gloves. Source: Chicago Tribune (4/19)


As forestland goes on auction block, groups fight to keep access
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Residents of Michigan's Upper Peninsula have watched in distress in recent years as the wild lands that were once their playgrounds have been closed off to them by new owners. Source: Booth Newspapers (4/19)


Nature group aims to safeguard sensitive land
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The Nature Conservancy is unveiling a new campaign to raise $10 million protect sensitive land in West Michigan, from sand dunes along Lake Michigan to the Rogue River watershed. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (4/19)


Lake-infesting weed threatens to 'cause major problems'
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Hydrilla, a lake-choking invasive plant that was long thought unable to survive northern winters, appears to be adapting to colder climates and could be on its way to the Great Lakes. Source: Chicago Sun-Times (4/18)


New strategies to stop emerald ash borer
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Scientists and government officials are focusing on what they call "gateway areas" in their fight to stop the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/18)


Wolf management focus of meetings
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will host a series of meetings next month aimed at guiding revision of the state's wolf management plan. Source: The Marquette Mining Journal (4/17)


State wants sailors to chart course toward water safety
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has spent its winter at boat shows reminding boaters to be safe while on the water. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/17)


COMMENTARY: Every day should be Earth Day
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If Earth Day were a year-round state of mind, Wisconsin officials would not be planning to sacrifice wetlands, woods, farms and historic sites to expand a highway. Source: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/17)


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