Big waters - Michigan's Great Lakes, Shiga's Lake Biwa

When the sister-state relationship between Michigan and Shiga, Japan started in 1968, one of the primary sources of shared interest during those heady days before environmental regulation of water, air, and land was concern about freshwater and all the living things dependent upon it to live, and also for livelihoods.

radio segment about how to share research results to conserve freshwater resources

On Sunday's radio broadcast in Michigan (February 2, 2020) there was a brief report about a new information sharing agreement that the sister-states have launched. Here is the link to the transcript and to playback the brief story, https://radio.wcmu.org/post/michigan-and-japan-make-commitment-share-research-conservation-freshwater-resources#stream/0