Great Lakes region

The Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, is an invasive freshwater bivalve that is found in many streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs around the world (Bullard & Hershey, 2013). Originally native to Southeast Asia, it has had large ecological and economic impacts in many aquatic ecosystems (as cited in Gulyás, Sümegi, Szalóki, & Nenadic, 2012). Its asexual behavior, lack of need for a host, and strong sense of adaptability are the cause of its massive spread. Generally, Corbicula fluminea like warm

Canada’s Top 5 Lakes for Catching Huge Pike Finding the perfect location to fish is just as important as the gear you bring. Many of us know that the Northwestern Territories and Saskatchewan have some of the best habitat for finding pike in Canada. In these vast expanses of wilderness, where should you go to catch the huge pike you’ve been looking for? Here is a list of our top five lakes to accomplish your goals: Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories This lake is known for being a fly fisherman’s

The Flint water crisis began with the city officials’ decision to change their water source in an attempt to save a significant amount of money. This switch from using Lake Huron as a water source, to using the Flint River cascaded into a failure to adhere to federal environmental laws and regulations and eventually the government’s manipulation to hide the problem and inaction to fix it. The city’s largest technical and engineering related failures was their corruption of science by not using corrosion

The poor water that is flowing into the homes and business in Flint, Michigan has struck headlines for the past couple of months. The water has been reported tot contain extremely high levels of lead. These high levels of lead are extremely unhealthy and are harmful not only to those that are currently coming across. This water but also for their future generations. Although turning to the Flint river in theory will save the city money, the idea has taken a turn and the city is forced to suffer

The author states that there are reasons to believe that Zebra mussel's invasion cannot be stopped and poses a serious threat to fresh water fish population and provides three reasons. In contrast, the professor states that there are ways to control mussel's spread and he said that they could not stop the spread in the past because of lack of knoledge and he opposes each of the author's reason. First, the article states that the way ships have spread the zebra mussels in the past suggests that

It’s summer when the days are long, the breeze is cool, and the water is nice. Except in Lake Vermilion where experts are in a panic over an unwelcome visitor who threatens the entire ecosystem in the north eastern United States. Recently fisherman have been sending information to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) regarding their suspicions that the water is being populated by what are known as spiny water fleas, and now the Minnesota DNR has confirmed that they in fact do have a spiny water

Leading up to the 1980s environmentalism had became increasingly popular and Love Canal became a main tipping point of changes in America’s tolerance for environmentally damaging things. Love Canal was originally supposed to be a be a hopeful, industrial city thought of by William T. Love in 1894, that would have a thriving community and would also produce cheap electrical power using the rivers there (Excerpts taken from the Love Canal exhibit, Library of the University of Buffalo). Later on it

Moraine Lake is a man made lake, located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The surface elevation is approximately 6181 feet above sea level. The lake is home of grizzly bears, ground squirrels, parrots and many other animals. The lake got its name from the “moraine”, a pile of glacier rocks and boulders that were formed by the Wenkchemna Glacier next to the lake. The lakes bright, blue-green color is from the light reflecting off the “rock floor.” The lake usually doesn’t open until June

The city of Flint, Michigan has lived on the edge ever since 2014. Residents in a city in one of the most developed countries are living in fear as they are facing a crisis; the city’s water supply is contaminated and could lead to sickness and even death. It is very strange that the most powerful country in the world has a water problem. Adding to the weirdness is that this crisis has gone on for four years and it is still going in the most advanced nation on earth. How did this problem start? What

Rock Snot Beware The diatom Didymosphenia Geminata, often referred to as, “Didymo,” or “Rock Snot,” is native to many parts of the world. Didymo lives in freshwater streams and rivers and thrives in nutrient rich waters such as those that are in southern Missouri and Arkansas. This alga, not to be confused with algae, is a moss-like substance that until lately hadn’t been a cause for concern for anyone. Recently though, thanks mostly to anglers, Didymosphenia Geminata has begun to spread into