July/August 1996
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July/August 1996 |
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The International Joint Commission welcomes new members it
recently appointed to its boards and thanks those who have
completed their service for the time and talent they contributed.
Magda Havas, Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario and
William Bowerman, Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste.
Marie, Michigan were appointed to the Great Lakes Science
Advisory Board. Orie Loucks recently completed his term of
service.
Newly appointed members to the International Kootenay Lake Board of Control include Derrill Cowing, U.S. Geological Survey and Jack Farrell, British Columbia Ministry of Lands and Parks. Jerry Hughes and D.A. Kasianchuk have completed their terms of service. |
La Commission mixte internationale souhaite la bienvenue aux nouveaux membres de ses conseils et remercie de leur temps et leurs efforts ceux dont le mandat est terminé. Magda Havas, de l'Université Trent de Peterborough en Ontario, et William Bowerman, de la Lake Superior State University, à Sault Ste. Marie au Michigan, ont été nommés au Conseil consultatif scientifique des Grands Lacs. Le mandat de Orie Loucks a récemment pris fin. Derrill Cowing, de la Geological Survey des É.-U., et Jack Farrell, du ministère de l'Environnement, des Terres et des Parcs de la Colombie-Britannique, sont récemment devenus membres du Conseil international de contrôle du lac Kootenay. Jerry Hughes et D.A. Kasianchuk ont terminé leur mandat. |
More effective sea lamprey control and fish passage on Michigan's Tittabawasee River will be accomplished through a partnership program with Dow Chemical Company and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. A study will analyze the existing fishway, and establish an effective lamprey trap and fish passage facility at the site. For information on this collaboration, contact Marc Gaden, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, 2100 Commonwealth Boulevard, Suite 209, Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1563. (313)662-3209; fax (313)741-2010.
In 1989, plans to develop a multi-million dollar complex and aquarium at the head of the Great Lakes on the Duluth, Minnesota waterfront were announced. After years of planning and development, the Lake Superior Center complex is becoming a reality, according to the center's directors. Duluth City Council recently authorized the sale of bonds for construction and the center is busy raising the additional private money needed to break ground. So far, $23.5 million dollars has been committed by the State of Minnesota, the City of Duluth and private donations. An additional $7.5 million remains to be raised. A market study estimated that the Lake Superior Center could draw between 325,000 and 400,000 visitors a year to the aquarium.
For more information contact Lake Superior Center, 353 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 44802. (218)720-3033; fax (218)720-3407.
Results from a study presented at the Sixth International Zebra Mussel and Other Aquatic Nuisance Species Conference held in March 1996 in Dearborn, Michigan, noted that Michigan lakes are becoming more rapidly colonized by zebra musssels than are Wisconsin lakes. The conference, hosted by Michigan Sea Grant, attracted 450 delegates representing academia, government, industry and utility companies. To obtain the conference proceedings, send check for $50 (US) payable to Michigan State University and mail to Michigan Sea Grant Extension, 334 Natural Resources Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. (517)353-9748.
Pennsylvania recently opened a Great Lakes Office in Meadville to further the state's involvement in the Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan and remediation activities related to Presque Isle Bay. For more information on the Great Lakes office, contact Kelly Burch, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. (814)332-6816.
The Minnesota Water Line, (800)455-4526, is a toll-free phone service to provide all citizens of Minnesota with water information. The Water Line coordinator will talk with people in nontechnical language and provide information about household water issues, wells, septic systems, resource issues and other water-related concerns. The Water Line is located in the Minnesota Sea Grant Offices at 2305 East Fifth Street, Duluth, MN 55812-1445. For more information, contact Deanne Roquet at (218)726-7524; email droquet@d.umn.edu
Revised: 14 February 1997
Maintained by Kevin McGunagle,
mcgunaglek@ijc.wincom.net