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State of Lake Erie watershed debated at conference in Ohio

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The Lake Erie Waterkeepers, formed in 2005 by Executive Director Sandy Bihn, have two primary goals for the watershed: to make Lake Erie fishable and swimmable.
Among other accomplishments, it has successfully prevailed in getting a 50% reduction in phosphorous loading at Detroit’s wastewater plant; seek Clean Water Act impaired status for western Lake Erie; supported a ban that was enacted for open water disposal of dredge spoils; and initiated meetings that led to stocking lake sturgeon into the Maumee River.

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Many factors influence Great Lakes water levels

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The Environmental Law Policy Center is a Chicago-based environmental watchdog that advocates for the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes. 
It has recently taken on polluters of all sorts, from concentrated animal feeding operations, whose untreated manure spurs toxic algae blooms, to industrial pollution from steel mills, oil transmission pipelines, and contaminated sediment disposal. On May 19, the Center hosted a speaker who updated an online audience about some likely short and long-term directions that Great Lakes water levels may be taking. 

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Conditions lining up for moderate algae bloom on Western Lake Erie

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On May 7, the first 2026 Western Lake Erie HAB (harmful algal bloom) early season projection was released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. Weekly updates were provided on the following Thursdays.
Based on Maumee River flow volume and Total Bioavailable Phosphorous (TBP) loading levels, this bulletin provides an early glimpse on the potential size of microcystis blooms, a cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae, to expect this summer.

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Fire used as a management tool for Ohio’s prairies, wetlands

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On many occasions, a thick plume of black smoke that cannot be ignored can be seen billowing over the Lake Erie shoreline or across blocks of large inland acreage.
While wondering what is ablaze, as one gets closer, it fortunately often reveals not a structure fire but acres of vegetation burning across an undeveloped landscape.

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Ontario fur auction surprising with prices paid out to trappers

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When the number of Chinese fur buyers that asked for invitations to attend their March 19-21 Fur Harvesters Auction, Inc., (FHA) sale reached 100 (so that they could apply for travel visas), there was optimism that prices for wild fur would strengthen compared to recent years.
According to FHA Chief Executive Officer Mark Downey, more than 50 mainland Chinese buyers attended this premier wild fur sale.

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Ohio’s walleye river runs still hanging on up north

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Northwestern Ohio, like other parts of the state, was in a severe drought that began last summer and fall, so the barrage of storms that passed through the region during the end of March and beginning of April were welcomed by local farmers.
However, multiple inches of rain that accumulated across northern Ohio washed away any hope for anglers planning to fish the river walleye runs.

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Ohio’s Kidron fur auction comes off without a hitch

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On March 14, the annual Ohio State Trappers Association (OSTA) fur auction in Kidron went smoothly, thanks to the efforts behind the scenes by some 25 volunteers, according to auction coordinator Shawn Bentley.
The Kidron site had no power for most of Saturday, March 14, but Jedd and Ryan Sprunger made sure that the OSTA auction was good to go with generators. Ryan kept the tractors that were running the generators fueled up until the last of the volunteers departed around 9 p.m., according to Bentley.

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