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Evanston looks for faster lake water tests
Chicago Tribune (5/16)
The city of Evanston, Ill., is partnering with federal and state agencies to help the city better determine when bacteria levels will make the water unhealthy at local beaches.
Group pushes beach grooming law
Traverse City Record-Eagle (5/10)
Great Lakes shoreline owners want to groom beaches to the water's edge without a state permit, a move that they say is necessary to combat invasive plants, clean up mussel shells and keep E. coli outbreaks at bay.
Pump sucks algae from New York beach
Great Lakes Echo (4/17)
A new technique for removing unwanted algae from beaches was devised by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and involves a machine that pumps the algae from the beach out into Lake Ontario, where it breaks down in the cold, deep water.
Writer set to beach-walk Lake St. Clair, St. Clair River
The Voice (4/16)
Having completed a 1,000-mile hike around the Lake Michigan shoreline, a Michigan author will next take on portions of the coasts of each of the five Great Lakes, Lake St. Clair, and the St. Clair River.
Virtual beachcombing with electronic bug detector
(4/12)
Virtual Beach is software that develops models to predict pathogen indicator levels at recreational beaches. It contains forms to fill out with information on environmental factors that predict bacteria levels and tells beach managers when to close the beach. A new release of the software is available for free download for anyone interested in predicting beach conditions.
Beach walkers check conditions at Presque Isle
Erie Time-News (4/11)
During the annual beach walk on April 10, park officials and state and federal natural resource representatives walked the beaches at Presque Isle State Park to determine where sand will need to be replaced.
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