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May 13, 2025

Push to map Great Lakes bottom moves with legislation

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Two congressional representatives from Michigan – Republican Lisa McClain and Democrat Debbie Dingell – have re-introduced the Great Lakes Mapping Act.
The legislation would, according to an earlier introduction, allocate $200 million to map the Great Lakes bottoms by 2030. The bill would direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct high-resolution mapping of the Great Lakes “to further understand the underwater environment of the Great Lakes’ lakebed,” per a Great Lakes Observing System release.

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Illinois state parks draw highest number of visitors in over a decade

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Illinois state parks saw more visitors in 2024 than any point in the past 15 years, according to new data from DNR.
Illinois’ 290 state parks and 56 historic sites recorded more than 41 million visitors last year, which was the most in 15 years, following several significant capital projects to upgrade and improve many of the parks.

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Illinois Mixed Bag: Large river fisheries ecologist to speak in Alton

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The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center will feature Andrya Whitten Harris, large river fisheries ecologist for the Illinois Natural History Survey, as the guest speaker for the upcoming SEED Series event from 10 a.m. – noon May 20 at the Jerry F. Costello Confluence Field Station in East Alton.

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Ralph Loos: Examining some results from Chicago River bass study

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Even readers in deep southern Illinois are keeping a close eye on a largemouth bass tracking project taking place in waters most from the south will never drop a hook, line or sinker into.
The Chicago River, of all places. The project we speak of here is one that in 2024 placed numbered tags on largemouth bass to make it easy for anglers who catch bass in the Chicago River to report individual fish to a research team. The goal is to help biologists better understand movements and motivations.

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Oakland Lake features opportunities for shoreline bucketmouths in Queens, New York City

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Oakland Lake wouldn’t be called a destination fishing spot by any stretch.
But if you live in the New York City metropolitan area, it’s a legitimate angling option. And, according to DEC fisheries personnel, a pretty darn good one. In fact, DEC data shows it’s one of the best within the five boroughs of The Big Apple.

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New York’s Erie County Federation commends key sportsmen, conservationists

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For the prestigious Stanley Spisiak Memorial Conservationist of the Year Award, General Motors Tonawanda was recognized for its water conservation practices in the Niagara River. At one point, the facility was drawing upward of 26 million gallons of water a day from the river.

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