What a weird winter! This is something you have probably heard said a few times over the past few months. Large fluctuations in air temperatures, severe lake effect snow storms, and limited Great Lakes ice cover made headlines this past winter. In February 2023, the Great Lakes hit a record low for ice cover. Mid-February […]
Read More… from Lack of Ice Cover on the Great Lakes Breaks Records
The State of the Great Lakes 2022 report, jointly prepared by Environment and Climate Change Canada and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, is now available! The report provides a comprehensive update on how each of the five lakes is addressing current and emerging water quality and ecosystem challenges. Readers can flip through the highlights […]
Read More… from Fresh off the Press! The Latest State of the Great Lakes Report is Now Available
Whether you skate on it, ice fish through it, or you simply take in its sights and sounds, ice is worth celebrating. For those who live in the Georgian Bay Biosphere, ice cover is important to our economy, recreation, as well as to native species and their habitats. But what happens if we start to […]
Read More… from On Thin Ice: Trends and Implications for Great Lakes Ice Cover
Imagine: it’s a beautiful sunny day to go boating. You hop in, start the engine, and begin cruising through the still water. Suddenly, large, thrashing silver fish are throwing themselves from the water. Fish are flying everywhere! They land in your boat, flop madly around and turn a relaxing ride into a dangerous situation for […]
