Friday, December 19, 2008
Snowy Owls
The Snowy Owl is uncommon in Michigan yet is sometimes seen in Chippewa County.
New research indicates it may be more of a marine species than originally thought.
New research indicates it may be more of a marine species than originally thought.
An Emerging Pollution Story
Evidence has been building over the past several years that the gender balance of mammalian species is changing due to estrogen-mimicking chemicals in the environment.
Here's a recent story from Hamilton, ON regarding pike: Fewer male pike in fish habitat
And to learn more about the issue see: The disappearing male
Here's a recent story from Hamilton, ON regarding pike: Fewer male pike in fish habitat
And to learn more about the issue see: The disappearing male
Labels: pollution
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Examing The State Of The Lakes From the Canadian Leader
Via the CSMonitor: Great perils of the Great Lakes
Labels: ecology, economy, freighter, pollution, shipping, water levels
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
The Story Of A Longfellow Finally Visiting Gitche Gumeee
Via MyNorth: The Trip to Hiawatha
Betty Lou says the story of the Longfellows’ visit has been forgotten in Garden River, but not the present Alice Longfellow sent afterwards. It’s a 16-foot-tall triplicate stained-glass window that depicts an angel in moccasins standing on a globe. To this day, the window shines down on the congregation of St. John’s Anglican Church in Garden River
Paddle-To-The-Sea Redux
'Paddle-To-The-Sea is the book I get for all my friends when they have a baby. Here's a story about a family who released their own version just south of Neebish Island on the St. Marys River:
On July 12, 2007, six-year-old Reading Beardslee and her seven-year-old sibling Jasper launched a toy canoe into the St. Mary's River.
The launch of the tiny vessel, dubbed Paddle-to-the-Sea, took place about halfway between De Tour, Michigan and Drummond Island.
The full story is at the White Lake Beacon: Paddle-to-the-Sea: A small sliver of imagination lives on
Available at Amazon.com: Paddle-to-the-Sea
On July 12, 2007, six-year-old Reading Beardslee and her seven-year-old sibling Jasper launched a toy canoe into the St. Mary's River.
The launch of the tiny vessel, dubbed Paddle-to-the-Sea, took place about halfway between De Tour, Michigan and Drummond Island.
The full story is at the White Lake Beacon: Paddle-to-the-Sea: A small sliver of imagination lives on
Available at Amazon.com: Paddle-to-the-Sea
Labels: books, history, St. Marys River
Monday, December 01, 2008
Throw The Big Ones Back
For a healthy fishery it helps to have a significant population of larger adult fish. The evidence supporting this idea has been building for the past several years and a recent study by the University of Toronto confirms it.
See: Keep big fish in their small ponds
See: Keep big fish in their small ponds
