This summer, many families will find relaxation in the sunshine while swimming, boating, fishing and playing around the thousands of beaches across the Great Lakes’ more than 10,500 miles (16,000 kilometers) of freshwater coastline.
Harmful Algal Blooms
With the beginning of spring, we wait with bated breath for upcoming blooms of flowers, trees … and algae.
The Great Lakes support a US$6 trillion regional economy. But their value goes well beyond, including benefits such as aesthetics, wildlife habitat, biodiversity conservation, recreational fishing, swimming, boating and aquatic life support. The lakes also provide drinking water to nearly 40…