IT’S NO LONGER JUST ABOUT US Forget the dredging issue in the St. Clair River, the IJC is looking at solving a much bigger problem: multi-lake regulation  By Penny Pepperell The likelihood that the International Joint Commission will actually do something about low water levels in Georgian Bay has never been greater. Here’s why. Read full article here PDF - 432Kb

Sturgeon Bay’s algae bloom crisis & the science behind it  By Penny Pepperell The International Joint Commission, the body that advises Canada and the United States on issues concerning the countries’ shared waters, has called for a new plan to lower the phosphorus content of the Great Lakes. “Most programs to monitor phosphorus loadings that were terminated 15 years ago need to be reinstated,” reads the most recent IJC Biennial Report because there are “significant gaps in understanding linkages between land sources, near shore and offshore waters that need to be addressed.”Phosphorus is thought to be largely responsible for algal bloom outbreaks. Georgian Bay is not immune to these problems. Read full article here PDF - 556Kb

Carp Update Here is an interesting article by Dan Egan on the current situation in Chicago:  By Dan Egan of the Journal Sentinel  Posted: Dec. 18, 2009 "The once-radical idea of somehow plugging the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to stop the flow of unwanted species from spilling between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin is quickly picking up political support." http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/79646167.html