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Statewide loon count looking for volunteers

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By Anna Barnes
| WUOM-FM (Ann Arbor, MI) Verified
The Michigan Loon Preservation Association is asking for volunteers to help the group observe designated lakes during a statewide loon count on July 18 from 7 a.m. to noon. Volunteers can sign up on the association's website and choose their lake before the count. They will receive a link the morning of the event to enter loon and chick numbers. Loons are a threatened species in Michigan and their population continues to decline throughout the Midwest.
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One-time funding won’t fix financial strain for Michigan’s Fisheries Division

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By Anna Barnes
| Great Lakes Echo Verified
By Anna Barnes Officials from Michigan’s Fisheries division say further cutbacks on staffing and fish stocking are likely as the costs of operations rise. The division relies on licenses for much of its budget, but the price has remained consistent for more than a decade. Only restricted, one-time funding was included in the latest state budget. Some key lawmakers who are oppose increased fees have said the Department of Natural Resources is mismanaged and shouldn’t get more public funding.
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Art lovers brave hazardous air as Ann Arbor Art Fair goes on

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By Edith Pendell, Hanna Donovan, Anna Barnes
| WUOM-FM (Ann Arbor, MI) Verified
The Ann Arbor Art Fair is underway this week even as the city — and the state — experiences hazardous air quality from wildfire smoke. Shifting winds brought smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota into the Great Lakes region. The smoke has high levels of extremely small particles called "fine particulate matter," which can cause health issues if inhaled at high rates. The area’s air quality index topped 500 on Thursday, far above the “good” range of 50 or lower.
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