An Environmental Group wants cities to better organize their efforts toprotect the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s LesterGraham reports:
Month: September 1998
Relatives Return to the &Quot;Lucerne"
The story of the sinking of the 200 foot long wooden cargo ship"Lucerne" has the familiar tone of other shipwrecks…caught in a Novemberstorm on Lake Superior, it went down with all hands. But this summer, aface was put to that 19th century wreckage, as the family of the"Lucerne’s" captain came to Wisconsin to dive the site and bid him afinal goodbye. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Mike Simonson hastheir story:
Meditation in a Labyrinth
Throughout history, people have looked to nature to help them achieveinner- peace. Whether it’s a walk in the woods, gazing at the stars, ordaydreaming out a window – natures often been the inspiration. And nowan ancient tradition is making a comeback. The Great Lakes RadioConsortium’s Wendy Nelson reports:
More Deformed Frogs Found
Biologists in the state of Indiana have found evidence of deformedfrogs in Indiana wetlands. The frogs have been found in Minnesota andWisconsin, but have just started showing up in Indiana. The Great LakesRadio Consortium’s Tom Scheck reports:
Plant May Indicate Climate Change
The spread of the terrestrial starwort plant in New York State is beingseen by some scientists as evidence the climate is changing, at leastlocally. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s John Roberts reports:
Suburban Sprawl
The Sierra Club has issued a list of cities with the worst suburbansprawl. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports:
Commentary – A View of Sustainability
One of the latest environmental buzzwords is sustainability, aphilosophy whereby economic and environmental health go hand-in-hand.Commentator Bob Lilienfeld has a few thoughts on how we mightrealistically work with this concept:
Saving the Piping Plover
In the Great Lakes region there are maybe two dozen nesting pairs of asmall shorebird called the piping plover.Wildlife specialists and volunteers are working hard to prevent the birdfrom disappearing. In the Sleeping Bear Dunes area of Michigan, theykeep watch over new nests on a remote beach at the tip of the Leelanaupeninsula. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Bob Allenreports:
Controls on Hunting Migratory Geese
Conservation officials are cutting back goose hunting season in manyareas this year. The number of Canadian Geese counted this year is downby 40 percent. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Grahamreports:
Modern Day Pirates Raid Shipwrecks
If you think pirates are a thing of the past, think again. It’s estimated there are more than six-thousand shipwrecks in the Great Lakes…and modern day pirates are preying on them. They strip the ships of anchors, portholes and other underwater souvenirs, and sell them at a huge profit. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson has more: