Posts for tag "Lake Superior"
Buoys in the time of Covid: Delays to important information
Although buoys collect and relay data largely on their own, they require a team to deploy. Covid slowed them down.
- Posted February 9, 2021
Lake Superior Algal Blooms Surprise, Highlight Need for More Monitoring
Algal blooms showed up unexpectedly in Lake Superior. Researchers pieced together their cause and are on the lookout for future blooms.
- Posted October 21, 2020
Little Buoy, Big Waves
A record-setting wave in Lake Superior highlights the value of data buoys in informing the public while inviting speculation about the size of the waves that don’t get measured.
- Posted February 19, 2018
Estuarine Invaders: Environmental Monitoring Tracks Lake Superior NERR Non-Native Species, Surveils Water Quality
St. Louis River imbues Lake Superior NERR with its unique character. Monitoring includes SWMP, keeping an eye on purple loosestrife and other issues.
- Posted February 8, 2018
Lake Superior Weather Buoy Provides Valuable New Data
Superior Watershed Partnership deployed a new buoy in a remote area near Stannard Rock to provide Lake Superior weather data to locals and researchers.
- Posted October 20, 2017
Lake Superior State University Plans Aquatic Research Lab Expansion
Planning is underway at Lake Superior State University to expand the university’s aquatic research lab. Both houses of Michigan’s legislature have already approved $8.8 million to construct the addition. All that’s left now is for Lake Superior...
- Posted June 30, 2016
