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Algae in the local lakes
Algae – simple plants that live in oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds and even moist soil – is both beneficial and harmful and thrives in every…


Testing fish for consumption
State agencies test fish for contaminants regularly at Michigan’s inland lakes, streams and rivers. However, experts say the inability…


Inspecting Oakland restaurants
When the late Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson would eat out at Oakland County restaurants and other food institutions inspected


Stratification
Unbeknownst to many Michigan residents, a large percentage of our lakes go through a transformative process every year that is both natural…


Private v Public
Spend enough time around the waterways of Oakland County and it’s only a question of when you hear someone use a popular misnomer as they…


Fish stocking
Fishing in Michigan is big business. And that’s no fish tale. In both commercial and recreational industries, billions of dollars are…


Maintaining lake levels
After a massive rain, the Edenville Dam in mid Michigan broke on May 19, 2020. The catastrophic event damaged thousands of homes and…


Monitoring lake quality from space
On August 2, 2014, nearly half a million people in Toledo, Ohio, woke to ominous news: Do not turn on your tap. The water supply was not…
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