Sep 16, 2016 | Science Policy Performance
Most people seem preoccupied with transitioning into fall: getting back to normal routines while the daylight dwindles. Those of us who obsess about ecology see more ominous shadows. Geologists appear to have reached a consensus that human impacts on Earth are so...
Mar 21, 2016 | Organizational Update, Science Policy Performance
People often try to hurry along the seasons, even as we are changing them. Longer days and the hint of more heat tantalize people living south of Highway 7. In our upland headwater areas, the sap is flowing but the water still freezes at night, sometimes making...
Feb 9, 2016 | Science Policy Performance
Those who follow science and policy discussions related to climate change have seen much effort on two terms. “Mitigation” is the UNFCCC term for reducing emissions, while “adaptation” refers to our need to shift to new techniques to deal with...
Jan 23, 2016 | Organizational Update, Science Policy Performance
The first set of OHI videos has been uploaded to our YouTube Channel, found here. In 16 minutes, 5 slide decks in the Backgrounder playlist use local photos to provide a fairly detailed orientation to watersheds, headwaters, and the variety of headwaters in the...
Dec 29, 2015 | Science Policy Performance
The OHI today submitted comments to the US and Canadian governments on the draft 2015 Lake Superior LAMP – the lakewide action and management plan. Our comments highlight the need for an adaptive watershed management framework and for a Monitoring-to-Stewardship...
Nov 25, 2015 | Science Policy Performance
It’s been an interesting 8 days in terms of both science and policy. On Nov 17, Rick Smith of CELA blogged a series of articulate, high-level concerns about the implementation of the Great Lakes Protection Act, entitled Can Words Protect the Lakes. It is...
