Krasnov firings hit Great Lakes sea lamprey program, Michigan forestry workers
"Over the weekend, 14 US Fish & Wildlife Service employees who implement the program — most if not all of them based in Ludington and Marquette — were fired in a nationwide purge that some have dubbed “The Valentine’s Day Massacre.”...the agency has been forbidden from hiring dozens of seasonal workers needed to dose Great Lakes rivers with lamprey-killing chemicals"
Trump firings hit Great Lakes sea lamprey program, Michigan forestry workers | Great Lakes Now
Great Lakes reach record lowest ice extent for this time in the season
On Feb. 13, the combined ice cover across the Great Lakes was 7.3%, breaking the old record from 2002. The historical average for ice cover season-to-date is 40%.
The region is nearing the average peak of ice season, but instead, ice levels are going down due to abnormally warm, near-record air temperatures.
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Great Lakes reach record lowest ice extent for this time in the season