As a child, spending most summer nights and weekends outside, camping with family and friends, was the thing to do. Our family would often take a weekend trip to Northern … Read more
Great Lakes Regional Center
Feds’ action on Asian carp crisis doesn’t meet rhetoric
Federal officials were in Chicago this week to tell us once again what a great job they’re doing to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. I appreciate the … Read more
Public Attacks Are Green Attacks
Simone Lightfoot heads up regional urban initiatives for the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Great Lakes Regional Center. She integrates the work of the NWF with the region’s urban green efforts … Read more
Video – Asian Carp Problem Is No Laughing Matter
A head in the sand results in sand in the eyes, which explains the short sighted efforts to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. A friend of mine … Read more
Earth Day Commandments for the Great Lakes
I was at a party recently when a friend began interrogating me about what I was doing to protect the Great Lakes from polluters, invasive species and other problems facing … Read more
Why we need a National Climate Service
Since 1870 the National Weather Service, a branch of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), helps protect our lives and property from a tornado or other severe weather event. Even … Read more
Salmon Study: What Does it Take to Survive a Warming River?
Sockeye salmon are one of many species of wildlife who will need to adapt to warming water temperatures caused by climate change… or die. A new study published this week … Read more
President Obama flirting with a Great Lakes disaster
President Obama’s 2012 budget would cut funding for sea lamprey control in the Great Lakes, a move that would devastate the lakes’ $7 billion fishery. The president has proposed cutting … Read more
Video: Too much clean air?
Why would Congress seek to weaken the Clean Air Act? Do Members of Congress really believe we have too much clean air? These were some of the questions asked by … Read more
Chicago’s Sewer Woes Highlight a Serious Great Lakes Problem
Chicago may be the new poster child for failing sewer systems in the Great Lakes basin. The Chicago Tribune reported this week that the city’s Deep Tunnel System, a $3 … Read more
