Tag: Lake Erie
NOAA predicts significant harmful algal bloom
The algae bloom on Lake Erie will likely be more severe this year, although not as severe as in record years.
There’s an updated guide to Lake Erie shipwrecks
Ohio Sea Grant released an updated version of its Lake Erie Shipwrecks and Maritime Tales brochure, a guide to shipwrecks along the Lake Erie coast.
Michigan releases plan to improve Lake Erie
The plan aims to reduce the amount of phosphorus entering Lake Erie and address low dissolved oxygen in the central basin of Lake Erie.
Ohio farmers given nutrient management tools
The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced new tools to help farmers manage nutrients, including a partnership with the National Weather Service.
Ohio farmers put conservation to test
The demonstration farms in northwest Ohio continue to test and demonstrate practices that can improve water quality.
Ohio’s 4R water quality certification expands
Ohio ag retailers are proactive in finding ways to improve water quality, and not just in Lake Erie: 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program expands statewide.
Research to gather phosphorus ‘signatures’ that can help in HABs
Researchers at The Ohio State University are investigating new techniques to detect organic phosphorus compounds in water samples from the Lake Erie watershed.
NOAA predicts smaller Lake Erie algae bloom, but still concerned
Experts predict a smaller algae bloom on Lake Erie this year, but say nutrient loading still needs reduced.
McClure farms is focused on farming and conservation
The McClure family has been farming in northwestern Ohio for generations, and continues to adapt and improve.
Plan for Lake Erie toxic algae doesn’t include mandatory farming changes
The Columbus Dispatch reports that in the Kasich administration’s plan for reducing toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie, changes for farmers aren’t included, at least based on what was revealed May 25.
