May 05
Sea-faring ships, ballast water, and invasive species . . . Learn more: Ships use water as ballast to add weight and increase their stability. But that water can bring invasive species into the Great Lakes from elsewhere. “They’re bringing in all the stuff that’s in the water. So zooplankton, fish, plants, bacteria, diseases, all those …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.currentcast.org/invasive-species/see-sea-species-in-the-sea-not-the-lakes/
Aug 07
Managing water levels in the Saint Lawrence . . . Learn more: The water levels in Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence River have been tightly constrained since the fifties. Lee Willbanks of the nonprofit Save The River says the lack of occasional highs and lows is one reason invasive species have proliferated. “And so …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.currentcast.org/restoration-and-conservation-initiatives/mission-water-balance/
