The Lake Guardian

Lake Guardian

August 8, 2010

Living on the Great Lakes waterway we have the wonderful opportunity to see a wide range of vessels ranging from fishing, pleasure, homeland security, commercial and research.  Smaller research vessels are a rather common sight but we only see the Lake Guardian a couple of times a year if we are lucky.  The Lake Guardian is the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) largest Great Lakes' research and monitoring vessel operated by the Great Lakes National program Office (GLNPO).  This vessel is the only self-contained, non-polluting research vessel on the Great Lakes.  It conducts monitoring programs sampling the water, aquatic life, sediments, and air to assess the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem.  Data collection lasts for about 7 months of the year.   Scientists interested in using the Lake Guardian for research purposes can apply to the GLNPO for one of the twenty-seven available space allotments for scientists. 

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