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Mr. Great Lakes: Beach butts and renewable energy
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Mr. Great Lakes (Jeff Kart) reports from Bay City, Michigan’s Delta College Q-90.1 FM.
This week Kart discusses renewable energy investments and the trash count from the Adopt-a-Beach Great Lakes cleanup program. Text at Mr Great Lakes
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Marsh restoration brings long-missing birds, plants home again
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Clearing an invasive plant choking Lake St. Clair Metropark yielded impressive dividends: Rare birds and plants have returned. Next up: Diversion and treatment of stormwater that has closed a nearby beach.
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New potentially toxic algae turns up on Great Lakes beach
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It was first found in the St Lawrence Seaway and then Lake Erie. Now it has been identified on Lake St. Clair. The species forms thick mats and can cause skin, oral and gastrointestinal problems.
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Geoarchaeology research may help protect Great Lakes coastal dunes
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The dunes are much younger and move more quickly than previously thought.
That finding has implications for protecting them.
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Would you pay to put Sleeping Bear Dunes on your license plate?
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Legislation to authorize specialty fundraising plates for Sleeping Bear Dunes, the Girl Scouts and other pet causes are gathering dust in Michigan Senate and House committees.
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Low water levels lead to more phragmites
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The lower the water in the Great Lakes, the larger the stretch of uncovered shoreline for phragmites to invade. And the longer water levels stay low, the more phragmites spreads.
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Beach grooming likely no longer regulated by Michigan; Federal rules still apply
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Michigan lakefront property owners who want to weed their Great Lakes beaches with mechanical devices may soon have one less hurdle to jump.
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Pull down lake breakwalls to stop erosion, Michigan officials say
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Environmental experts are urging property owners to get rid of lakefront lawns and stone breakwalls in favor of a new approach to landscaping.
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Invasive grass fuels Michigan fires
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The invasive phragmites isn’t just a nuisance because it takes over areas of native grassland. When it dries, it’s just like a tinderbox.