No stops in Duluth for the Research Vessel (R/V) Lake Guardian this year, but they're anything but out of touch.
The April mission to sample water and biological organisms in all five Great Lakes left Milwaukee April 1, and the 11 scientists aboard have been working 12 hour shifts to collect samples and data.
You can find more information about the Lake Guardian here, at the EPA's web site, but the research mission is all over social media, too. Look for @epagreatlakes on Twitter, and #LakeGuardian on Facebook.