Every day, thousands of ships dock at American ports. They arrive with
a crew of sailors who don’t know anyone and often don’t speak the
language. At many ports, volunteers run mariner’s centers. They provide
food, clothing, and most importantly, a connection to home. The Great
Lakes Radio Consortium’s Karen Kelly visited one of these centers and
has this report:
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Organ Donation Transplants Grief
Every year, thousands of families across the country are forced to make
a difficult decision. A loved one has died, and their organs could be
used for transplant. As the Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Karen Kelly
reports, an innovative group in Albany, New York is using volunteer
donor mothers to help families through the process:
Rediscovering the Alvar
Imagine you’re wandering through the woods on a trail shaded by trees.You turn a corner, and suddenly, you’re standing at the edge of a rockygrassland plopped down in the middle of a Northeastern forest. Theseseemingly misplaced grasslands are known as alvars and theGreat Lakes is one of only two regions in the world where they occur.The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Karen Kelly visited one of theseunique sites and met two local volunteers who’ve become the unofficialcaretakers:
New Study Disputes Mercury Risk
A new study from the University of Rochester has concluded that eatingocean fish with low levels of mercury doesn’t pose any serious healthrisks. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham has more:
Teens Design Program to Evaluate Trees
Last winter, small towns and villages throughout the Northeast were devastated by an ice storm. Many residents lived without power for two weeks. But even after electricity was restored and the roads were cleared, the damage to thousands of trees remained. Local officials quickly cut many of them down, despite protests from residents. Now, a group of high school students has developed a software program that they hope will help the public officials make better decisions about the fate of damaged trees:
Cormorants Slaughter Remains a Mystery
The shotgun massacre of nearly 9-hundred young cormorants on a Lake Ontario Island has prompted offers of rewards for information from the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service, and at least one animal rights group. State and federal agents have mounted what they term a "large and aggressive" investigation. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Martha Foley reports:
Organ Donation Transplants Grief
Every year, thousands of families across the country are forced to make adifficult decision. A loved one has died, and their organs could be usedfor transplant. As the Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Karen Kelly reports,an innovative group in Albany, New York is using volunteer donor mothers tohelp families through the process:
Lake Effect Aids in Cranberry Farming
Cranberries are a well-established crop in Wisconsin, but other Great Lakes states are looking to grow the berry as well. On the eastern shore of Lake Ontario, farmers are hoping to take advantage of the heavy lake effect snows to cut the cost of growing the crop. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Eugene Sonn reports:
Superfund Remediation – The Next Step
Just outside the city of Rochester, New York is one of nearly a thousand inactive hazardous waste sites tagged by that state’s officials for cleanup under New York’s Environmental Superfund Program. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Bud Lowell has been following New York’s efforts to clean up this site and has this report:
Restocking Program Restores Walleye
At one time, the St. Lawrence River was home to some of the best walleye fishing in the world. But by the mid-1980’s, the spawning runs that once brought thousands of fish to this region had dropped off dramatically. As the Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Karen Kelly reports, a group of local fisherman decided to tackle the problem themselves: