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At the time, Lake Erie was dying from pollution, which helped ignite the modern-day environmental movement. “The Great Lakes were in a bad state,” said Beth Hinchey from the EPA’s Great ...
Lake Erie has a lake retention time of 2.6 years, [24] the shortest of all the Great Lakes. [25] The lake's surface area is 9,910 square miles (25,667 km 2). [7] [26] Lake Erie's water level fluctuates with the seasons as in the other Great Lakes. Generally, the lowest levels are in January and February and the highest in June or July, although ...
Lake Erie has an excess of phosphorus due to agricultural runoff that quickens the growth of algae which then contributes to hypoxic conditions. [44] The superabundance of phosphorus in the lake has been linked to nonpoint source pollution such as urban and agricultural runoff as well as point source pollution that includes sewage and ...
Postcard of Lake Erie, 1910 Handley was established in 1885 by the Texas & Pacific Railroad and named after retired Confederate Major James Madison Handley of Georgia . [ 1 ] Handley created a plantation just seven miles from the center of Fort Worth on land that was adjacent to the Sara Gray Jennings Survey of 1847, [ 2 ] and a very small ...
September 30, 2024 at 12:58 AM. MONROE — Efforts to keep Lake Erie’s shoreline clean remains a concern with The Cleanup Club and the colorful pieces of plastic collected will be used in a ...
I f you see the Lake Erie alligator, contact the Erie Port Authority or Department of Conservation and Natural Resources officials to let them know of the gator's location for assistance. You can ...
A restored swamp section in Bowling Green, Ohio.. During the second half of the 20th century, efforts were undertaken to preserve and restore portions of the swamp to its pre-settlement state (e.g. Limberlost Swamp) [11] After the excessive spread of harmful algal blooms in nearby western Lake Erie returned in 2011 and every year since then, there has been renewed interest in restoring ...
Lake Superior - Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. 2. Geneva Lake - Wisconsin. 1. Lake Erie - New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Lake Erie ...