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The Great Lakes—containing one-fifth of the standing freshwater on earth, covering some 94,250 square miles with a combined 10,210 miles of shoreline—have suffered greatly from human use and abuse since the advent of the commercial fur trade in the late 1600s. Logging destroys or degrades habitats, urbanization and industrialization pour human and industrial wastes into the water, fertilizers flowing off farm fields feed algae that suffocate other creatures, and ships bring in exotic species that decimate the lakes' biodiversity. In 1985 when the International Joint Commission identified more than forty pollution hotspots around the lakes, few people had faith the Areas of Concern would be cleaned up in their lifetime. Indeed, aquatic ecosystem restoration is extremely difficult: only nine of these hotspots have been removed from the infamous list. But progress is being made, and at the helm are local champions, people with a profound love of the region who lead by example and build broad, diverse coalitions in order to realize a common vision. The stories of fourteen of these champions are told here to inspire necessary action to care for the place they call home, so it may be a home to many living creatures for ages yet to come.
Contents
Contents Foreword, by Lana Pollack Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Nelson French: St. Louis River Champion Chapter 2. Bud and Vicky Harris: Fox River/Green Bay Champions Chapter 3. Kathy Evans: Muskegon Lake Champion Chapter 4. Keith Sherman: Severn Sound Champion Chapter 5. Gail Krantzberg: Collingwood Harbour Champion Chapter 6. Guy O. Williams: Detroit River Champion Chapter 7. Jim Murray: Rouge River Champion Chapter 8. Richard Micka: River Raisin Champion Chapter 9. Jane Goodman: Cuyahoga River Fighter Chapter 10. Jill Spisiak Jedlicka: Buffalo River Champion Chapter 11. John Hall: Hamilton Harbour Champion Chapter 12. Gord MacPherson: Toronto Harbour Champion Chapter 13. Henry Lickers: St. Lawrence River Champion Chapter 14. Traits of a Champion and a Call to Action Bibliography Index
