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A recent study predicts that Great Lakes levels could drop dramatically in the years ahead due to climate changes.
U.S. Rep. John D. Dingell, D-Dearborn, and Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director Becky Humphries will be at Cabela’s in Dundee from 4 to 5 tonight to discuss the consequences of global warming for sportsmen during a public town hall meeting.
According to the recent “Seasons’ End” study on the threat climate change poses to hunting and fishing, by 2030 water levels in the Upper Great Lakes could drop nearly eight feet, leading to a regional decline of as much as 39 percent in the number of ducks in the region. Nationally, if the trend continues, up to 42 percent of the trout and salmon habitat could be lost before the end of the century. The town hall discussion will address what steps are currently being taken – both nationally and locally – to confront this issue as well as what more can still be done.