This is where you can collaborate in telling the Great Lakes story. It's easy to write articles or add to those that already exist. Add your organization to Great Lakes Organizations or learn about ongoing projects such as this one on the Rouge River.
Here's help getting started.
Or investigate Wiki training. We'll teach you and your organization site navigation, writing wiki pages and shooting and editing video for the Web.
Want to dress up an entry? Google Maps are a great way to add information and a graphic element, particularly on stories about the environment. This button (right) at the top of the editing section lets you quickly insert a map, complete with satellite imagery and location points. Here's how.
Google Calendars are a great way to share calendars with others. They provide an easy way to ensure that all items on your calendar are availabe to all interested parties. Using Google calendars in the Great Lakes Wiki is also very easy. Check it out: Using Google Calendars on the Wiki.
Graduate Journalism Students at Michigan State University have collaborated on a new corner of the Great Lakes Wiki that focuses on wind power throughout the region. Stop by, take a look, and join the conversation at Great Lakes Wind.
There's more to Toxic Town, USA than most people realize. Find out more about St Louis, Michigan and the Pine River Superfund Site. The Citizen’s Advisory Group there is one of the most active and vocal in the country, and they're actually making a difference.
Check out the reports on this Superfund section which the Society of Professional Journalists in March of 2008 selected as one of three finalists in a student journalism contest.
Green Gadgets or green washing? Here's a forum for evaluating products claiming to be environmentally friendly. Rate them or add to the list.
Cool Globes is a public art project in Chicago focused on solutions for dealing with climate change.
Learn about the mining controversy on the Yellow Dog Plains in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It's approaching two years since the MDEQ revoked its mining permit for Kennecott. The public has voiced their opposition. Will the sulfide mine prevail in the U.P. wilderness?
Want to know more on communicating about your Great Lakes environmental problems? The Getting the Message Out on Great Lakes Restoration conference brought together communication experts, policymakers and activists from across Michigan to do just that.
Take a look at Colony Collapse Disorder, a serious problem affecting honey bee populations in Michigan and 32 other states.
The Black Bear Speaks blog offers commentary on Great Lakes news and issues.
Reintroduced Wisconsin whooping cranes learn that Florida is the hot place to spend winter months. Learn more about what scientists are doing to create a new migratory flock.
The Great Lakes Areas of Concern map shows environmental hot spots.
The Ford Motor Company Rouge River Plant in 1927.
Rouge River
This 04:11 video taken from an interview with Bill Craig in the city of Wayne, explaining why the Rouge River became one of the Great Lakes region's Areas of Concern.
Midwest sees more floods, Wisconsin dam breaks A dam near the Wisconsin Dells resort area broke on Monday, sweeping away some homes, as torrential rains caused more flooding across parts of the US Midwest, authorities said. Planet Ark 6/11
Ann Arbor restaurants dump bottled water as part of nationwide effort Three Ann Arbor restaurants have signed on to a national program aimed ultimately at stopping the use of bottled water. Weber's Restaurant, Zingerman's Roadhouse and Cafe Verde have pledged not to serve bottled "still" water - as opposed to carbonated water - and to help educate people to the economic and health benefits of tap water. The Ann Arbor News 6/9
Scientists offer ways for BP to treat water Removing ammonia and other pollutants from wastewater before it reaches the treatment plant at BP PLC's oil refinery in Whiting is likely the best option for keeping pollution from reaching Lake Michigan, scientists said Thursday. Chicago Tribune 6/6
Canada proposes refinery, dumpEnvironmental groups and U.S. officials are sounding alarms about two major new Canadian projects -- a heavy oil mega-refinery along the St. Clair River and an underground radioactive waste repository near Lake Huron -- they say could put Michigan air and water at risk for decades. Detroit Free Press 6/6
Fish disease reaches local areaThousands of small fish that washed along the Lake Michigan shore at Grant Park in southern Milwaukee County were killed by an invasive fish disease, the Department of Natural Resources reported Thursday. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 6/5
Hazardous rail routes probably won't change Rail companies that operate trains, some for Dow Chemical Inc., in Midland, are under orders from the Federal Rail Administration to determine whether they're using "the safest and most secure" routes available. Bay City Times 6/5
State House passes more of its water management plan Michigan lawmakers haven't reached a final deal to regulate water withdrawal from state lakes and rivers, but they have set the boundaries for a possible compromise. The Associated Press 6/4
Ethanol at turning point Corn prices are soaring and the quest for alternatives to foreign oil is gaining momentum, but ethanol refiners are finding their network of investors reacting harshly as margins shrink amid a global market. Chicago Tribune 6/1
Here's your chance to discuss The Great Lakes Wiki with other users. Is a website like this needed? Do you know anything like it already out there? Why citizen journalism? Use The Water Spout to voice your opinion, learn what others think and learn about the world of wiki. Also check out the press The Great Lakes Wiki has been getting. If you actually want to find out about Great Lakes water spouts, see Bill's Blog.
