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The most commented Echo stories of 2013
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Surprise! The top five most commented Echo stories of 2013 involve wolves… and lots of carp.
Seventh day of Christmas: Carp
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Editor’s Note: It’s an Echo tradition to revisit one of our favorite holiday stories: Tim Campbell’s The Twelve Days of Aquatic Invasive Species Christmas. Campbell rewrote the lyrics of the holiday tune for the Wisconsin Sea Grant in 2011. We’re publishing a new verse on each of the actual twelve days of Christmas. On the seventh day of Christmas, a freighter sent to me… Seven carp and counting — There are seven species of invasive carp in the United States. There are the four collectively known as Asian carp (black, grass, silver and bighead), the common carp, the crucian carp, and last but not least, the Prussian carp (aka the goldfish).
Echo
Our favorite Echo headlines of 2013
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Every now and then, our headlines can get a little kooky — sometimes intentionally and sometimes it’s unavoidable.
Here are our favorites around the Echo newsroom.
Sixth day of Christmas: Lamprey leaping
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Editor’s Note: It’s an Echo tradition to revisit one of our favorite holiday stories: Tim Campbell’s The Twelve Days of Aquatic Invasive Species Christmas. Campbell rewrote the lyrics of the holiday tune for the Wisconsin Sea Grant in 2011. We’re publishing a new verse on each of the actual twelve days of Christmas. On the sixth day of Christmas, a freighter sent to me… Six lamprey leaping — This is actually some bad lamprey biology humor. Lampreys are poor jumpers, especially when compared to trout and salmon, so a small low-head obstacle or ledge can prevent lampreys from moving further upstream while other fish leap over the obstacle.
Fifth day of Christmas: Boat-wash stations
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Editor’s Note: It’s an Echo tradition to revisit one of our favorite holiday stories: Tim Campbell’s The Twelve Days of Aquatic Invasive Species Christmas. Campbell rewrote the lyrics of the holiday tune for the Wisconsin Sea Grant in 2011. We’re publishing a new verse on each of the actual twelve days of Christmas.
On the fifth day of Christmas, a freighter sent to me… FIVE BOAT-WASH STATIONS! — I wish we had five boat-wash stations in Wisconsin!
Fourth day of Christmas: Perch on ice
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Editor’s Note: It’s an Echo tradition to revisit one of our favorite holiday stories: Tim Campbell’s The Twelve Days of Aquatic Invasive Species Christmas. Campbell rewrote the lyrics of the holiday tune for the Wisconsin Sea Grant in 2011. We’re publishing a new verse on each of the actual twelve days of Christmas.
On the fourth day of Christmas, a freighter sent to me… Four perch on ice — Icing your catch is another way fishermen can help prevent the spread of invasive species. Many invasive species aren’t readily visible to the naked eye, including zebra and quagga mussel veligers, spiny and fishhook waterfleas, and viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS). Icing the day’s catch makes it so anglers won’t transport water and the organisms in it, while also improving table fare. That’s a win-win if I’ve ever heard one.
Water
Marketing water: Spin, platitudes and tired phrases
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How do we talk about water?
Great Lakes water isn’t a Big Mac. Or a Budweiser. Or bottled water.
We need talking points that inspire.
Third day of Christmas: Clean boat steps
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Editor’s Note: It’s an Echo tradition to revisit one of our favorite holiday stories: Tim Campbell’s The Twelve Days of Aquatic Invasive Species Christmas. Campbell rewrote the lyrics of the holiday tune for the Wisconsin Sea Grant in 2011. We’re publishing a new verse on each of the actual twelve days of Christmas. On the third day of Christmas, a freighter sent to me… Three clean boat steps — Clean. Drain.
Second day of Christmas: Red swamp crayfish
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Editor’s Note: It’s an Echo tradition to revisit one of our favorite holiday stories: Tim Campbell’s The Twelve Days of Aquatic Invasive Species Christmas. Campbell rewrote the lyrics of the holiday tune for the Wisconsin Sea Grant in 2011. We’re publishing a new verse on each of the actual twelve days of Christmas. On the second day of Christmas, a freighter sent to me… Two red swamp crayfish — Two is the number of documented red swamp crayfish populations in Wisconsin. Both populations were detected early and contained.
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The most viewed Echo stories of 2013
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It was a busy year for Echo; after all, it was the year of Michigan’s wolf hunt and the year of the Great Lakes Storm’s centennial anniversary. We look back at the year’s stories that got the most views.