https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn en-us 2022-01-13 13:56:58 UTC 2022-01-24 13:19:22 UTC hello@padlet.com dcharbonnier https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990406649 From the early 1970s to 1991, Lake Erie had improved so much, that a comment about it in the Lorax was taken out of the book. - Daniel

]]> 2022-01-13 14:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990406649 Everett39 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990411752 In 1972 the country's of Canada and the U.S. created the first great lakes water quality agreement making the lake much cleaner.

EC]]> 2022-01-13 14:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990411752 jsweet25 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990413828 Once zebra mussels find a suitable place they they multiply rapidly up to 70,000 muscles and that's a lot of food]]> 2022-01-13 14:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990413828 dcharbonnier https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990416057 Thanks to Strict laws on the amounts of phosphorus and other harmful chemicals, plants can no longer dump from discharge pipes. - Daniel

]]> 2022-01-13 14:10:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990416057 Everett39 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990417470 Laws banned using a number of toxic chemicals, like PCBs and DDT.

EC]]> 2022-01-13 14:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990417470 Jane12345 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990419088 -Timber companies are cutting trees in ways that are less harmful to forests (Reducing the amount of trees they cut)
-They replant trees in areas that have been logged. 
-The forests around the Great Lakes are now expanding instead of shrinking.]]> 2022-01-13 14:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990419088 klenda https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990419415 Developers must now create more than one acre of new wetland for every acre they destroy
(This shows how much they are working to improve habitat loss how much it has helped)

]]> 2022-01-13 14:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990419415 ImabotBC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990421757 Through invasive species the U.S and Canada are working to improve it by mass fishing.This will increase populations of species who where otherwise going to go extinct due to invasive species ]]> 2022-01-13 14:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990421757 dcharbonnier https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990422364 Because oil is no longer dumped, lake Cuhayoga no longer catches fire - Daniel

]]> 2022-01-13 14:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990422364 jsweet25 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990424862 Catfish farmers brought large hungry fish from asia that clean up algae. This will clean up tons of algae all around the great lakes.]]> 2022-01-13 14:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990424862 Everett39 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990431478 The Great Lakes are now clean enough to provide proper drinking water to 3/4 of Ontario, Canada. Nearly 40 million people, including 11 million Canadians depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water and now they can have the satisfaction of knowing that the water that goes in there body is clean.

EC]]> 2022-01-13 14:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1990431478 dcharbonnier https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992327889 Canada and the U.S.A are working to clean up non-point-source pollution, and new laws have been passed to limit harmful chemicals in the air, water, and soil. - Daniel]]> 2022-01-14 13:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992327889 ImabotBC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992328235 We have built a barrier to keep asian Carp and other invasive species. from getting in to the great lakes. This is an improvement.]]> 2022-01-14 13:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992328235 prenzoni https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992333846 "The Lakes are home to more than 100 rare plants and animals." (This shows that people have improved the habitat's in the Great Lakes because the rare plants and animals have not gone extinct)]]> 2022-01-14 13:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992333846 Everett39 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992335038
Canada and the U.S. also are working towards a cleanup of toxic sediment, of polluted soil that over the years has settled at the bottom of the lake-Everett]]> 2022-01-14 13:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992335038 jsweet25 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992335404 Zebra mussels clean the water which makes the lakes clean and clear.It also helps the plant life at the bottom of the lake.]]> 2022-01-14 13:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992335404 ImabotBC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992341494 The number of invasive species introduced in the 2000 has gone down massively since the 1960-70s ]]> 2022-01-14 14:00:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992341494 dcharbonnier https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992342767 People in industry and farming use fewer harmful chemicals, and consumers choose products that will not damage the environment - Daniel]]> 2022-01-14 14:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992342767 klenda https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992343478 The Great Lakes Coastal Program in 2015 protected more than 5,000 acres of coastal habitat. This protects wildlife and plants.]]> 2022-01-14 14:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992343478 Everett39 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992353432 In 1976 there were roughly 100 bald eagle nests in lake Michigan. Because of DDT animals were forced to leave but since they cleaned the lake Bald Eagle nests has multiplied by 5! And now there is roughly 500 nests on lake Michigan alone!-Everett]]> 2022-01-14 14:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992353432 ImabotBC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992355588 Invasive plants can give nectar and pollen to local  insects which keeps them alive. They can also provide food sources for rare or endangered species.]]> 2022-01-14 14:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992355588 prenzoni https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992356653 Coastal habitats in the Great Lakes have improved since 1970. This has contributed more than a $1 billion dollars to the economy of the Great Lakes region.]]> 2022-01-14 14:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992356653 dcharbonnier https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992362570 there is tons of contaminated sediment sitting on the bottoms of the great lakes. in 1986, little to none had been removed. but by 2006, 4.5 million cubic yards of this sediment has been removed. that is a astronomical improvement. - Daniel]]> 2022-01-14 14:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992362570 Everett39 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992374124 Mayflies in the 1960's were an endangered species. But now they are supplying food to to many lake species now that pollution is gone.
-Everett]]> 2022-01-14 14:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1992374124 Everett39 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1993846318 The great lakes are a great resource for water, to grow crops and to keep droughts from happening. Since the great lakes have been cleaned up the surrounding places have had a reliable resource for water and can count on the great lakes to be their rock throughout droughts.-Everett]]> 2022-01-16 00:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1993846318 Jane12345 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1997986745  The fire and public outcry over other endangered waterways helped lead to passage of both the 1970 National Environmental Policy Act, the 1972 Clean Water Act, the 1972 U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, and the 1973 Endangered Species Act. ]]> 2022-01-18 14:07:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1997986745 Everett39 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1997987812 Throughout the Years the numbers of lake trout has increased in lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron]]> 2022-01-18 14:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1997987812 dcharbonnier https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1997997178 in the past, phosphorus out of control in the great lakes has made algae spiral out of control. now, phosphorus levels have dropped by 80%, reducing by hundreds of tons.]]> 2022-01-18 14:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1997997178 klenda https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1998004165 "Can't you see how The Great lakes are severely polluted by humans?"
"Well, have you seen all of the improvement that people have done to help The Great Lakes and clean them up?"
"And, In 1960, ducks would land in the lake and immediately die, but now, ducks love The Great Lakes!"]]> 2022-01-18 14:13:42 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1998004165 dcharbonnier https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1998011516 Sure, acid rain happened, but that type of pollution has dropped by over 60%.]]> 2022-01-18 14:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1998011516 ImabotBC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1998011953 "Zebra mussels clog pipes and compete with fish for food," 

"Well people who need food could benefit from zebra mussels by eating them and so could anyone else,"

"And they clean the water so there's no toxic algae."]]> 2022-01-18 14:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/1998011953 Jane12345 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/2000360366 "Well, They are still cutting down trees!"
"But now after they cut trees they replant them, and they are reducing the trees they cut down. ITS THE CIRCLE OF LIFE!"]]> 2022-01-19 13:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/2000360366 klenda https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/2000362408 "People are still cutting down millions of trees!"

"Well, those millions of trees that they cut down are getting replanted them so for the million you loose another million you get!"]]> 2022-01-19 13:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/2000362408 Everett39 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/2000373877 if they say the baby birds bill was crossed because of the great lakes, we say the article said PROBABLY]]> 2022-01-19 13:29:46 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/2000373877 ImabotBC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/2000429476 PCBs Have drastically went down since the early 70s.]]> 2022-01-19 13:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/2000429476 Everett39 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/2000433945 The fact that the birds beak is twisted could have no relation to pollution as it said in the text itself "Toxic chemicals in the Great Lakes Probably cause the birds deformity." And that is not complete proof.]]> 2022-01-19 13:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/2000433945 ImabotBC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/2000444453 The good thing about sea lampreys is that they clear silt from the area making a good spawing place for salmon and trout and a better habitat for clams and mussels ]]> 2022-01-19 13:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/2000444453 ImabotBC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/2000455063 While zebra mussels take food from local species they give food to many other species and humans]]> 2022-01-19 14:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/2000455063 Jane12345 https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/2008727300 Since 2009, more than 167,000 acres of coastal, upland, island, and wetland habitat have been restored or enhanced, allowing countless species of birds, fish, and reptiles to thrive. Restoration of streams, forests, and fields have contributed to a strong outdoor tourism industry in the region.]]> 2022-01-24 13:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Jane12345/2ed10m74khp06ewn/wish/2008727300