A four-year, $10 million grant from NOAA’s Marine Debris Removal Program to the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water aims to rid U.S. shores of abandoned and derelict vessels, and remove the associated pollution, navigation and safety hazards.
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Lake Superior State University has created the College of the Great Lakes Ecology and Education, open for enrollment starting in the fall 2023 semester.
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Three Michigan men have completed an eight-year quest to cross all the Great Lakes on a standup paddleboard to raise money and awareness for Great Lakes conservation.
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“Too Much Sea for Their Decks” by Michael Schumacher chronicles shipwrecked schooners, wooden freighters, early steel-hulled steamers, passenger vessels, whalebacks and bulk carriers lost in the frigid waters of Lake Superior.
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Jeff Guy, Joe Lorenz and Kwin Morris have set a goal to cross Lake Ontario on standup paddleboards in June to raise funds for their Great Lakes nonprofit.
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NOAA has announced $18.9 million in funding for harmful algal bloom (HAB) research projects and monitoring activities throughout U.S. coastal and Great Lakes waters.
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