…that the Great Lakes Compact was essentially finalized, creating an eight-state body that would fend off unwise withdrawals and otherwise manage use of the world’s greatest freshwater resource for the region’s shared benefit. It was already clear that the real threats would not be tankers sucking up water for sale…
…world – the demand for water and distribution. Do you anticipate a day when people are going to come knocking on the door for Lake Superior water? A. I see the Lake Superior region as the future front lines of water resource science and management. Abundant freshwater, relatively inexpensive land…
For senior Kim Oldenborg, water is more than a life-sustaining resource. Water is her inspiration—academically, personally, and professionally. Initially attracted to Northland College for its proximity to Lake Superior, Oldenborg was excited to begin working as a research technician for the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation in 2013….
…non-motorized inflatable or hard boats on swift water, rapids and rivers. Swiftwater Rescue: Learning techniques of rescuing people or equipment from dangerous moving water situations. Hot Springs: Bathing in hot geothermal water seeping up from earth. Ocean coastal hikes: Hiking, along the edge of the ocean or coastal cliffs and…
…iron bridge, it was free. More than anything else, I wanted to see its water again, the bottom with its familiar stones, to listen to the gurgle as it rippled its way over them. Even though it would be sheathed in ice and the open water shrouded with mist, though…
…bay to determine the impact upwelling currents have on the food web. During the symposium, Fitzgerald explained that upwelling occurs when water from the bottom of the bay is brought to the top, usually by sustained winds for four to seven days. This can change water chemistry, and carries nutrients…
…million gallons of Lake Superior water to Asia every year. That article sparked an international uproar. Stories throughout the U.S. and Canada spoke of ocean-going tankers hauling pristine Lake Superior water across the Pacific. “This is Pandora’s box,” warned Michigan Congressman Bart Stupak. “We’ve always worried that somebody will try…
…you have fully immersed yourself. Then, as the cold, clean water of the Lake washes over your skin, and as you remember in awe that the same, cold water courses through your veins, sustaining you, sustaining all of us, I’d like you to commit to a year of total immersion—to…
One Hundred Years of Learning By Bill Route, National Park Service In 2016 we celebrate one hundred years of the National Park Service (NPS), an agency born in 1916 and charged with managing select areas to preserve and commemorate nationally significant natural and cultural resources. National parks play an increasingly…
The Great Lakes holds 20 percent of all the fresh surface water on the planet—10 percent in Lake Superior alone. Despite that abundance, the region is home to a remarkable amount of water tension, including concerns about water diversions, climate change, fluctuating lake levels and bottled water. In this presentation,…
