Lake Michigan is one of North America’s five Great Lakes a system that holds a
five Great Lakes a system that holds a
five Great Lakes a system that holds a fifth of the world’s freshwater once
fifth of the world’s freshwater once
fifth of the world’s freshwater once there was pollution everywhere today
there was pollution everywhere today
there was pollution everywhere today while government regulations cleaned up
while government regulations cleaned up
while government regulations cleaned up modern businesses pollution left over
modern businesses pollution left over
modern businesses pollution left over from decades ago continues to be a
from decades ago continues to be a
from decades ago continues to be a concern so over 50 60 70 years a lot of
concern so over 50 60 70 years a lot of
concern so over 50 60 70 years a lot of these pollutants ended up collecting in
these pollutants ended up collecting in
these pollutants ended up collecting in the bottom sediments of the harbors and
the bottom sediments of the harbors and
the bottom sediments of the harbors and tributaries in the Great Lakes these
tributaries in the Great Lakes these
tributaries in the Great Lakes these sediments sit at the bottom when their
sediments sit at the bottom when their
sediments sit at the bottom when their storm events that roll through a lot of
storm events that roll through a lot of
storm events that roll through a lot of these sediments get resuspended move out
these sediments get resuspended move out
these sediments get resuspended move out into the lake are taken up by fish and
into the lake are taken up by fish and
into the lake are taken up by fish and it’s it’s a significant problem
it’s it’s a significant problem
it’s it’s a significant problem PCBs have been like out of use in the US
PCBs have been like out of use in the US
PCBs have been like out of use in the US for decades and you they’re still
for decades and you they’re still
for decades and you they’re still turning up in significant quantities in
turning up in significant quantities in
turning up in significant quantities in Great Lakes fish working on the EP a
Great Lakes fish working on the EP a
Great Lakes fish working on the EP a research vessel mudpuppy scottson house
research vessel mudpuppy scottson house
research vessel mudpuppy scottson house key takes sediment core samples near the
key takes sediment core samples near the
key takes sediment core samples near the lakeshore there’s probably chemicals in
lakeshore there’s probably chemicals in
lakeshore there’s probably chemicals in there that we don’t even test for the
there that we don’t even test for the
there that we don’t even test for the United States and Canada are concerned
United States and Canada are concerned
United States and Canada are concerned about 43 areas with impaired water
about 43 areas with impaired water
about 43 areas with impaired water quality the mudpuppy has tested about
quality the mudpuppy has tested about
quality the mudpuppy has tested about half of them removing the contaminated
half of them removing the contaminated
half of them removing the contaminated sediments throughout the Great Lakes
sediments throughout the Great Lakes
sediments throughout the Great Lakes won’t be easy or cheap the cost is in
won’t be easy or cheap the cost is in
won’t be easy or cheap the cost is in the billions but saving the lakes means
the billions but saving the lakes means
the billions but saving the lakes means more than cleaning the water it means
more than cleaning the water it means
more than cleaning the water it means keeping the ecosystem healthy in the
keeping the ecosystem healthy in the
keeping the ecosystem healthy in the future so at the Indiana Dunes
future so at the Indiana Dunes
future so at the Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center
Environmental Learning Center
Environmental Learning Center school children work in the nursery
school children work in the nursery
school children work in the nursery planting native vegetation it’s
planting native vegetation it’s
planting native vegetation it’s extremely important for children to
extremely important for children to
extremely important for children to understand where they live and what’s
understand where they live and what’s
understand where they live and what’s special about the place where they live
special about the place where they live
special about the place where they live so that they will care about the place
so that they will care about the place
so that they will care about the place where they live
where they live
where they live carrying people helped create the
carrying people helped create the
carrying people helped create the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore a park
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore a park
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore a park in an area known mostly for steel mills
in an area known mostly for steel mills
in an area known mostly for steel mills and oil refineries it’s a compromise
and oil refineries it’s a compromise
and oil refineries it’s a compromise between industrialists and
between industrialists and
between industrialists and environmentalists and it shows the
environmentalists and it shows the
environmentalists and it shows the National Park is in pieces not
National Park is in pieces not
National Park is in pieces not contiguous not connected with each other
contiguous not connected with each other
contiguous not connected with each other and Industry and nature are existing
and Industry and nature are existing
and Industry and nature are existing side-by-side here together as a result
side-by-side here together as a result
side-by-side here together as a result of this compromise
since 1966 the park has acquired close
since 1966 the park has acquired close to 2,800 acres from a local industry
to 2,800 acres from a local industry
to 2,800 acres from a local industry more than 500 acres were donated Weyand
more than 500 acres were donated Weyand
more than 500 acres were donated Weyand destined for reclamation and habitat
destined for reclamation and habitat
destined for reclamation and habitat growth the hope is to ensure the future
growth the hope is to ensure the future
growth the hope is to ensure the future of Lake Michigan and the Greater Chicago
of Lake Michigan and the Greater Chicago
of Lake Michigan and the Greater Chicago population
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