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Great Lakes Daily News: 17 March 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Ohio's bald eagle population growing
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Ohio's bald eagle population continues to grow with 116 active nests identified so far this year, according to wildlife biologists with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Source: The News Democrat (3/17)


Farmer refuses ash tree removal
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State officials are trying to reach a man who refused to allow them to cut down over 4,000 ash trees on his property. Source: The Detroit News (3/17)


Betting the barn on fish
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Supporters of fish farming hope that the University of Wisconsin-Superior's nearly completed Aquaculture Demonstration Facility will help the industry grow. Source: Duluth News Tribune (3/16)


Port authority gets $600,000 from Ottawa for security
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The Toronto Port Authority received $600,000 from the federal government yesterday as Ottawa handed out $2.3 million to Ontario ports and facilities to improve security. Source: The Toronto Star (3/16)


Forest officials lament cut trees
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The Lake County Forest Preserve District is suing a Highland Park couple for $714,000, contending they felled 32 trees on district property to improve the view from their Ft. Sheridan home. Source: Chicago Tribune (3/16)


Pipeline projects could boost local jobs
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Construction of a 65-mile water pipeline from Manitowoc to Brown County could have a significant impact on the local economy, say contractors seeking to bid on the first local portions of the project. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (3/16)


St. Lawrence Seaway prepares to open March 25
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The St. Lawrence Seaway is set to open on March 25 to move grain, iron, steel and other bulk cargo from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, an official said on Wednesday. Source: Reuters (3/16)


Study seeks to save dune
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A well-known sand dune near Holland State Park that offers views of Lake Michigan and surrounding areas will be studied this summer to find ways to preserve it. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (3/16)


Pilot pay quest gains federal approval
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A quest of several years by Great Lakes vessel pilots finally paid off for the group with announcement of a pay settlement raising pilot fees by an average 20 percent. Source: The Soo Evening News (3/16)


City tries to avoid being bird death trap
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Many birds attempting to migrate through the Great Lakes area are no match for the glass and steel jungle of downtown Chicago. Source: Chicago Tribune (3/13)


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