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Endangered Kirtland’s warblers spend the summer nesting only in certain areas of Michigan, Wisconsin and Ontario.
They winter in the Bahamas. Researchers are using tiny light sensors to track how the birds travel between those areas.
Advances in technology help researchers track the birds to get a better understanding of their migration route to the Bahamas.
Mr. Great Lakes (Jeff Kart) reports from Bay City, Michigan’s Delta College Q-90.1 FM. Jan. 17, 2014 – The Environment Report with Mr. Great Lakes, Jeff Kart by jeffkart
This week, Kart discusses an increase in Great Lakes restoration funding and a book on sustainability. Text at Mr. Great Lakes
Minnesota and Ohio are also among the states that unsuccessfully sought the designation to host test sites for drones.
When last week’s snowstorm and cold spell made its way through the Great Lakes, nearly 90 percent of Lake Erie froze over, according to the NASA Earth Observatory. The colorized picture above shows ice (pale blue) and snow (blue-green) formed on top of the lake. A report by Jeff Masters, director of meteorology at Wunderground.com, showed that these high levels of ice coverage had not been seen on the Great Lakes since January 1994.
Opportunities of this magnitude to protect the Great Lakes are rare and don’t last forever.
Flint area man and his son shoot promotional video with remotely operated drone aircraft.
The Chicago River just west of where it enters Lake Michigan with what is known as brash ice, floating fragments of ice usually less than two meters across. Image: Greg Monahan
In the spirit of our “Green Gridirons” series (but just in case college football wasn’t your thing), the “Big Ten’s Eco Efforts” series highlights creative off-the-field sustainability efforts. In January, the University of Michigan launched an online certification program to promote sustainable behaviors and culture. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to join the Planet Blue Ambassadors by completing brief modules about energy, food, waste, water and community. “Ambassadors earn points per sustainable pledge they complete on their dashboard and earn badges the more pledges they complete,” said Dana Elger, media relations representative at the Office of Public Affairs. “The program is designed to educate the campus on the various ways they can assist in creating a culture of sustainability and motivate them to act.
The machine replaces ladders and allows handpicking with vacuum tubes and foam-lined pails.
