Finding Fun in Michigan's Thumb
Environment News feature stories and posts dealing with environmental concerns of the Great Lakes, Michigan and Upper Thumb region. This included Water Quality and Pollution in the upper Great Lakes.
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has issued a warning about Oak Wilt fungus being extremely prevalent this Spring and Summer.
One of the trees that are susceptible to the disease is the Northern Pin Oaks which are prevalent along the shore and in the dune forests and wood lots in the Upper Thumb.
The Ohio DNR reduces limit for Yellow Perch on Lake Erie due to low stocks of the popular fish.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will reduce the limits for perch fishing in the central zone beginning Saturday, May 1, 2021.
Climate Change sets the potential of rapid moving storms and record setting heat which stresses the grid to Power blackout. Here is what to prepare for a power outage
Lake effect snow from the Great Lakes occurs when conditions of evaporation and cold upper air currents slide over the region. Water retains on to heat more than air. This causes some open water in the Great Lakes to evaporate into the air and warm it. Rising up into the atmosphere this warm, wet air cools as it travels.
The next time you brush your teeth or wash your face you may be contributing to adding plastic into the Great Lakes.
On January 1, the STORM Act was been signed into law. It provides support for communities facing rising water levels and erosion on the Great Lakes.