Boat Association: Marine Fuel Costs On the Rise - Five Wintertime Tasks To Save- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/12/2012 - 07:13 ] # ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5, 2012 – With fuel costs on the rise, the nation’s
largest boat owners’ group has five fuel saving tasks that can put a
dent in your summer fuel bills. All of these tips from Boat Owners
Association of The United States (BoatUS) are time tested to reduce fuel
consumption, and boaters can accomplish most of them now while their
boats are in winter layup - before the boating season begins.
Lighten the load: It’s one of
easiest no-cost things to save on gas, and applies to just about every
boat type on the water - power, sail or fishing. With the boat on jack
stands or in the garage, jump aboard and take a good look at what you
really need and clear out all of that junk under the floorboards, in
lockers, or in less-used storage areas. And, if she’s already in in the slip, remember that water weighs
over eight pounds per gallon. Carrying more than necessary in freshwater
and waste tanks is almost as bad as flushing money down the head. more...
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Great Lakes ice down dramatically over 40 years- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/12/2012 - 07:05 ] # Winter ice cover on the Great Lakes has dropped dramatically over the past four decades, according to a new report. Peak ice has dropped by 71 percent on average, with Lake Michigan ice decreasing by even more. Researchers
at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration compared
satellite photos going back to 1973. Jia Wang, an ice climatologist with
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said the changes
are stark. In a year like 1979, ice covered about 94 percent of the
lakes in the dead of winter. more...
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DNR: Expect large numbers of bald eagles- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/12/2012 - 07:00 ] # Bald eagles are migrating back to Minnesota and may be seen in large
numbers across parts of the state over the next few weeks, according to
the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
“It’s definitely time for folks to keep their eyes out,” according to
Lisa Gelvin-Innvaer, DNR regional nongame wildlife specialist. “Usually
we see these bigger pulses of migrating eagles a little later in March,
but it appears that timing may be early for a lot of natural events
this year due to the mild winter.”
Only two states, Florida and Alaska, have greater nesting populations
of bald eagles than Minnesota. In 2005, researchers estimated there to
be more than 1,300 active nests in the state. more...
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Concerns Heighten With Rising Lake Level- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/8/2012 - 06:55 ] # As
the Supervisor of this Niagara County town which hugs the Lake Ontario
shoreline, Joseph Jastrzemski, has heard the concerns of his
constituents.
As a lake shore resident himself, he's experienced them first hand.
"We're losing our property all along the lakeshore," Jastrzemski told WGRZ-TV.
It's
not a new problem. In fact, the garage at Jastrzemski's Lake Road home
used to be a boathouse until a few decades ago, when a previous property
owner moved it inland to keep it from being swallowed by rising lake
waters.
"It was probably about 20 feet out from where the shore is now," said
Jastrzemski, while standing next to a deck overlooking the lake which is
currently in his yard, but which he predicts will also succumb to the
water. more...
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Save the Dunes asks for Great Lakes protection- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/8/2012 - 06:52 ] # MICHIGAN CITY — Save the Dunes sent three delegates to the
“Healing Our Waters Coalition, Great Lakes Day” last week in Washington,
D.C., and Jeanette Neagu, president of the board of Save the Dunes,
came home understanding the urgent nature of issues affecting Lake
Michigan and the other four Great Lakes.
“The Great Lakes provide 20 percent of the fresh water on the planet,” Neagu said. “The planet.”
Ryan Strode, another board member and Nicole Barker, executive director of Save the Dunes, also made the trip to Washington D.C.
They visited with staff members in offices of Republican
Indiana Senators Dan Coats and Richard Lugar, with the staff of
Democratic Second District Congressman Joe Donnelly and with other
members of Congress. more...
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Advisory group to hear update on health of Presque Isle Bay- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/2/2012 - 07:13 ] # Presque Isle Bay was a dump. The sediment had contaminants. The brown bullhead catfish had tumors.
Many residents wanted their bay declared an "Area of Concern," a move
they believed would help get it cleaned up.
Presque Isle Bay received the designation in 1991. Conditions had
improved enough by 2002 for it to be upgraded to an "Area of Concern in
the Recovery Stage." Now, officials are taking steps toward having the
bay removed from the concern list altogether. "That's our goal," said Lori Boughton, head of the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection's Office of the Great Lakes.
The DEP will present information today to the Presque Isle Bay Public
Advisory Committee. Boughton said that's the first step toward getting
the bay delisted and acknowledging that while the fish still have some
lumps and bumps, the ecosystem has improved. more...
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Underwater guns set toward invaders- Editor H2ONotes [ 2/22/2012 - 06:51 ] # LANSING -- A new federal and state partnership seeks to bolster the
Grand Traverse Bay's native fish populations. Officials will use traps
and seismic guns to clear rusty crayfish and round gobies from spawning
reefs, where they hang out and eat fish eggs. "We are trying to
give the native species a helping hand," said Lindsay Chadderton, the
Great Lakes aquatic species director for the Nature Conservancy.
Chadderton is based at the biology department at the University of Notre
Dame. more...
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Lake Erie virtually ice-free this year,- Editor H2ONotes [ 2/22/2012 - 06:49 ] # CLEVELAND - The Walleye are biting out in Lake Erie, but don't grab
the ice fishing gear. Leave that at home. I know -- it's mid-February. Die-hard
Lake Erie anglers would normally venture out on a thick coating of ice
to reel in their favorite fish. But this year, there is no ice. And Lake
Erie is not alone in this ice-free zone. Temperatures around all five
Great Lakes are averaging a good 5 degrees F above normal since
November. Great Lakes ice cover stands at only 5 percent as of February
15. more...
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Great Lakes foster different type of comeback- Editor H2ONotes [ 2/21/2012 - 07:03 ] # Call Michigan the comeback state. We have the fastest job growth anywhere, and native lake trout are filling up the Great Lakes. But there's another native making a big comeback, and it's not going to be pretty. In
the 1960s and '70s, we had huge problems with a kind of slimy green
algae called Cladophora. It would grow in thick mats on the bottom of
shallow lakes and near the shores of deeper waters. more...
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In winter, a park on Lake Erie is the gateway to a sci-fi moonscape.- Editor H2ONotes [ 2/21/2012 - 06:59 ] #  Don't climb the ice dunes, warn the rangers and the signs. Yet danger
seemed remote amid the serene frosted landscape near the entrance to
Presque Isle State Park, a 7-mile spit of land arching into Lake Erie
from Pennsylvania's far northwest corner.
Nevertheless, locals share tales of daredevils who have attempted ice
dune ascents only to crash through and break an arm or a leg, or
succumb to hypothermia, or risk drowning in a frosted tomb. Then there
was the woman stuck on a dune that broke free and drifted away from the
shore.
For those who aspire only to plant their eyes, not their feet, on the
dunes, the rewards come with lesser risks, such as fingers numb from
clutching cameras. more...
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Grand Valley researchers work on projects to restore lake- Editor H2ONotes [ 2/16/2012 - 07:15 ] # Muskegon —
Two Grand Valley State University researchers are working to restore
habitat in the Muskegon Lake area, and assist in getting Muskegon Lake
de-listed as an area of concern in the Great Lakes.
Al Steinman and Rick Rediske are co-principal investigators on a pair of projects in Muskegon Lake and adjacent Bear Lake.
The planned improvements include a new design and engineering project
to restore habitat in Muskegon Lake, which is connected to Lake
Michigan, and a wetland restoration project upstream from Bear Lake.
Even though restoration efforts in the area have been underway for
several years, some challenges remain. Fish and wildlife habitats are
still recovering, and fish and wildlife that live in the area are
considered degraded. more...
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Scary invaders threaten Great Lakes, environmentalists warn- Editor H2ONotes [ 2/13/2012 - 06:37 ] #  Beware the Northern snakehead. Beware the inland silverside. And beware a
host of other invasive species prompting a recent report recommending
spending billions to separate the Mississippi River from the Great
Lakes.
The Asian carp is the media darling that gets all the attention. But
according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, there are 39 other
“high-risk invasive species” that might migrate through Chicago
waterways and have the potential to wreak ruin on native ecosystems.
Of these species, 10 could potentially cause huge environmental damage, the agency said. more...
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Superior Researchers Studying Invasives, Ballast Water- Editor H2ONotes [ 2/13/2012 - 06:35 ] # Determining how clean a ship's ballast water must be to prevent the
spread of aquatic invasive species is the goal of the latest research
partnership between the Northeast-Midwest Institute and the Lake
Superior Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Using $415,000 recently awarded by the Northeast-Midwest Institute,
LSRI Associate Researcher Matt TenEyck will direct controlled
experiments to measure the effect of treated ballast water on Twin Ports
harbor water. His work will be part of a broader project led by Allegra
Cangelosi, president of the Northeast-Midwest Institute. Together,
their research will generate the first direct scientific ballast water
data relevant to the Great Lakes region. more...
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Islanders rhythm upset without Lake Superior ice road- Editor H2ONotes [ 2/13/2012 - 06:32 ] # A warm winter is keeping the ferry running between Madeline Island and Bayfield ... much to the chagrin of islanders. The
ice road is all people talk about these days at the Beach Club on
Madeline Island. Leslie Mack knows. She goes there during happy hour. "You
know, it's 'What have you heard? What have you heard? Is there any
chance we might get an ice road? Who went through the ice?' We've had
one snowmobile go through already," she says. More...
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Chemical levels in Saginaw Bay fish depend on where they hang out- Editor H2ONotes [ 2/10/2012 - 06:07 ] # Male walleye in the Saginaw Bay really need to start taking a cue from
their female counterparts and hang out in a better neighborhood.
A study
about to be published by the Journal of Great Lakes Research found male
walleye contain three times more flame retardant chemicals than
females. The chemicals, polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE’s), have
been used in plastics, foams and fabrics as flame-retardants since the
1970’s. Animal tests suggest they could damage the liver, thyroid and
brain, according to the EPA.
The reason: The males are hanging out in the wrong places. more...
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