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Biology, Conservation, Legislation & Regulations => Conservation & Environment => Topic started by: djkimmel on January 28, 2006, 04:05:24 PM

Title: Interesting article on Zebra Mussels
Post by: djkimmel on January 28, 2006, 04:05:24 PM
The dastardly Zebra muscle by Larry Lyons, Dowagiac's The Daily News

After reading my column several weeks ago on the environmental woes of the Great Lakes several readers have asked what they can do or where money could be donated. I'm not aware of any specific Great Lakes conservation donation programs. I suspect that the restoration projects are so costly that anything meaningful is beyond the scope of donations. The most important thing we individuals can do is to contact our State and Federal representatives urging them to support sound Great Lakes conservation legislation (such as treatment of ship ballast water) and funding, especially the estimated $21 billion requested by the Great Lakes Restoration Plan now in front of Congress...

Read the rest of The dastardly Zebra muscle (http://www.dowagiacnews.com/articles/2006/01/19/sports/dnsports3.txt).

I got this link from ProtectYourWaters.net.