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Legacy Boats on Lake Erie: Wooden boats once ruled the waters of the Great Lakes
Wooden boats, which once populated Lake Erie in large numbers, remain a popular sight with collectors and boaters.
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7.5 on Severity Index: Projections for Lake Erie toxic algae worse than 2018
The 2019 forecast offered by NOAA stands at 7.5 – worse than last year but not as bad as the 2011 and 2015 blooms.
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Winds of Change: Wind turbines on Lake Erie spark big support and big debate
The project, called Icebreaker Wind, would be the first off-shore, freshwater installation in the U.S. Though the initial proposal involves six turbines, critics have pointed out both that approving these could lead to many more and that many residents have no idea that this project is even in the works.
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Sandusky Bay Initiative: Ohio DNR plans massive multi-project initiative to transform the bay’s waters
The Sandusky Bay Initiative involves projects aimed at restoring wetlands and aquatic ecosystems, reducing wave action and improving water clarity.
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Animal Culprit: Study Points to Animal Farms as Growing Contributors to Lake Erie Algae
A recent study is claiming that animal farms in the Maumee watershed are a growing contributor to Lake Erie’s algal bloom problem.
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Big Week for Small Birds: The Biggest Week in American Birding started on Friday
The Biggest Week in American Birding, which started on May 3 this year, regularly draws thousands of visitors to Ohio’s coastline.
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Lake Erie Activist Addresses United Nations on Earth Day
Lake Erie Bill of Rights campaigners Toledoans for Safe Water were invited to the United Nations in New York City on Earth Day to talk about the campaign.
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Finding the Funds: How the Lake Erie Bill of Rights campaigns were financed
Records show funding for Toledo Coalition for Jobs and Growth came almost exclusively from Houston, Texas-based BP North America, including a $302,000 wire transfer made just two weeks before the election.
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Two Lake Erie tributaries draw tens of thousands for springtime fishing
Dates come and go, and so do groundhogs and weather reports. However, the true indicator of spring is when thousands of men, women and children suddenly appear, waist-deep in the chilly, often muddy waters of the Sandusky and Maumee rivers.
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Farming and the Future
While most farmers aren’t happy about the newly-minted ordinance, they’re not overly concerned about it, either. Many of them at the Oak Harbor event were confident in their efforts to keep their operations as environmentally-friendly as possible.
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