Posts filed under 'Environment'
Everyday is Lake Superior Day for John Walkley
John is a retired Superintendent of Public Schools from Houghton, Mich. who has a summer place at Batchawana Bay along the Lake Superior shoreline about 60 km north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Weather permitting, John comes to Batchawana in the early summer and stays until Oct. John likes to walk every morning along the sand beach at the Batchawana Day Park and on his daily walks he carries a stick with a nail in the end which he uses to spear debris and litter that others have thoughtlessly left laying around the grounds of the park. Besides paper products, John also makes a point of collecting cans, plastic and glass for the trash can.
John is to be complimented on the fine job that he is doing in keeping the Park area a clean and inviting place to visit. He is a model of environmental citizenry.
Add comment September 4, 2005
Lake Superior Day
The largest lake in the world now has its own day of recognition! Every year, American and Canadian communities around the Lake celebrate Lake Superior Day on the third Sunday in July. Lake Superior Day highlights the many ways we use the lake every day, and encourages each of us to take action to protect it.
Continue Reading Add comment March 28, 2005
Lake Superior Binational Program
The Lake Superior Binational Program is a partnership of government, industry, universities, native organizations, environmental groups and interested individuals from Canada and the United States dedicated to the restoration and protection of the Lake Superior Basin
Continue Reading Add comment March 2, 2004
Lake Superior Binational Forum
The Lake Superior Binational Forum is a model partnership of 24 voluntary members from various sectors including small businesses, environmental organizations, industry, Native Americans, First Nations and academia.
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Lake Superior –Our Pride, Our Problem, Our Part
Lake Superior is one of the world’s greatest natural wonders providing habitat for a diverse wildlife population and a home for you and 600,000 people.
Continue Reading Add comment March 2, 2004
Fish Consumption Advisories
My reason for commenting on this issue is not only to make us aware of the advisories but also draw our attention to the sources of the toxic chemicals that result in the advisories. Often, when faced with issues, we just look at the result without looking at the cause and then asking the larger question, “What, if anything, can we do about it?”
Continue Reading Add comment March 9, 2003
Slow Death by Fire –Burning Garbage Makes “POISON”
Did you know that when you burn garbage in a stove, barrel or open camp fire, you are creating poisons in the form of a large variety of toxic chemicals that are released into the air. These fall back to the earth as particles or in rain drops and contaminate the water, plants and the soil and accumulate in the fat of animals and fish.
Continue Reading Add comment November 18, 2002
Marsh Monitoring Program
Volunteers Wanted!
The Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program (MMP) is looking for interested naturalists to monitor birds, amphibians and their habitats in marshes throughout Ontario and the Great Lakes states including the Sault Ste, Marie area.
MMP volunteers, new and returning, conduct their surveys during spring and early summer. Each has an interest in birds, amphibians, or both and they share a common desire to conserve marshes and their inhabitants. Volunteer-supplied data have enabled MMP researchers to detect significant declines in populations of American coot, common moorhen, sora, black tern, pied-billed grebe, sedge wren, and even the ubiquitous red-winged blackbird. Similar declines have occurred for chorus frog and American toad. Significant increases were detected for common yellowthroat and mallard.
If anyone is interested in spending a few evenings each spring helping to assess the quality of Great Lakes coastal and inland marshes please contact Kathy Jones, Aquatic Surveys Coordinator at 1-888-448-2473 or aqsurvey@bsc-eoc.org. For more information download the Marsh Monitoring Program brochure and sign up sheet from their website.
Add comment March 2, 2002
