The Erie Time New Newspaper in Education (NIE) program educates teachers, students, and members of the Erie community on important coastal environmental issues such as non-point source pollution, climate change, marine debris, invasive species, and emerging contaminants. Pages are developed every Tuesday during the school year from September through June and include a lesson plan on the topic highlighted each week. Check back weekly for the latest issue!
| Date | NIE Title | Topics | Documents | Lesson Plan |
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| May 07, 2013 | Permanent markers, plastic pollution in Lake Erie | Water Quality, Marine Debris, Clean Marina Initiative, Coastal Cleanups |
 Download NIE document (575.13 KB) |
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| April 30, 2013 | Thirst for knowledge- drinking H2O | Watershed Planning and Monitoring, Water Quality |
Download NIE document (776.27 KB) |
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| April 23, 2013 | Baby (fish) steps | PA Coastal Ecosystems, Ecosystem Health |
Download NIE document (4.51 MB) |
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| April 16, 2013 | Size this up- sturgeon | PA Coastal Ecosystems, Ecosystem Health |
Download NIE document (2.91 MB) |
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| April 09, 2013 | Fast-forward climate change | Climate Change and Hazard Resiliency, Erie Climate Change |
Download NIE document (1.08 MB) |
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| April 02, 2013 | Pick your poison | Water Quality, Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products |
Download NIE document (1.61 MB) |
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| March 19, 2013 | Overflow alert- aging sewage systems | Watershed Planning and Monitoring, Stream Restoration and Stormwater Management, Green Infrastructure |
Download NIE document (815.48 KB) |
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| March 12, 2013 | Watershed moments- stormwater runoff threat | Watershed Planning and Monitoring, Stream Restoration and Stormwater Management, Stream Restoration Projects, Water Quality |
Download NIE document (722.91 KB) |
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| March 05, 2013 | Stress test- Great Lakes threats | Watershed Planning and Monitoring, Ecosystem Health, PA Coastal Ecosystems |
Download NIE document (1.08 MB) |
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| February 26, 2013 | Danger zone- threats to Lake Erie water quality | Water Quality, Harmful Algal Blooms, Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products, Ecosystem Health, PA Coastal Ecosystems, Watershed Planning and Monitoring, Stream Restoration and Stormwater Management, human Health, Beach Closures, Bluff Management |
Download NIE document (992.95 KB) |
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| February 19, 2013 | Seeing is believing- Great Lakes Threat Map | PA Coastal Ecosystems, Ecosystem Health |
Download NIE document (2.78 MB) |
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| February 12, 2013 | Measure for measure- water consumption | Watershed Planning and Monitoring, Ecosystem Health, PA Coastal Ecosystems |
Download NIE document (2.24 MB) |
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| February 05, 2013 | Overdraft alert water supply | Watershed Planning and Monitoring, Ecosystem Health, PA Coastal Ecosystems |
Download NIE document (2.42 MB) |
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| January 29, 2013 | How dry we are | Watershed Planning and Monitoring, PA Coastal Ecosystems, Ecosystem Health |
Download NIE document (2.17 MB) |
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| January 18, 2013 | Drip-dry material - Groundwater | Watershed Planning and Monitoring, PA Coastal Ecosystems, Ecosystem Health |
Download NIE document (834.9 KB) |
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| January 15, 2013 | Demand, supply- surface water | Watershed Planning and Monitoring, PA Coastal Ecosystems, Ecosystem Health |
Download NIE document (2.96 MB) |
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| December 18, 2012 | Deep questions- how much water on earth? | Watershed Planning and Monitoring, Ecosystem Health, PA Coastal Ecosystems |
Download NIE document (894.24 KB) |
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| December 11, 2012 | Runoff election- humans are changing the water cycle | Watershed Planning and Monitoring, Ecosystem Health, PA Coastal Ecosystems |
Download NIE document (938.04 KB) |
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| December 04, 2012 | Tapped out? Why freshwater supply faces threats | Watershed Planning and Monitoring, PA Coastal Ecosystems, Ecosystem Health |
Download NIE document (956.94 KB) |
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| November 27, 2012 | Shed bad habits- aquarium owners, water gardeners can halt AIS spread | Invasive Species, Aquatic Invasive Species |
Download NIE document (1010.78 KB) |
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| November 20, 2012 | Monster cache- Invasive snakeheads threaten our ecosystem | Invasive Species, Aquatic Invasive Species |
Download NIE document (1020.29 KB) |
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| November 13, 2012 | Are you aiding HITCHHIKERS? Single-cell algae pose threat to Great Lakes | Invasive Species, Aquatic Invasive Species |
Download NIE document (1.25 MB) |
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| October 30, 2012 | Catch phrases- Hunt for Asian carp similar to crime probes | Invasive Species, Aquatic Invasive Species |
Download NIE document (1021.52 KB) |
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| October 23, 2012 | Sleuth or consequence- help keep Asian carp out of Lake Erie | Invasive Species, Aquatic Invasive Species |
Download NIE document (1.06 MB) |
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| October 16, 2012 | Clear choice- invasive mussels | Invasive Species, Aquatic Invasive Species |
Download NIE document (1.2 MB) |
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| October 09, 2012 | CLEAN YOUR GEAR! Angler sign | Invasive Species, Aquatic Invasive Species |
Download NIE document (668.08 KB) |
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| October 02, 2012 | NIE 10 2 12 Streaming Live Now | PA Coastal Ecosystems, Ecosystem Health, Watershed Planning and Monitoring, Stream Restoration Projects, Stream Restoration and Stormwater Management |
Download NIE document (1.4 MB) |
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| September 25, 2012 | Say 'Good Riddance' | Water Quality, Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products |
Download NIE document (2.26 MB) |
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| September 18, 2012 | The root of the problem | Terrestrial Invasive Species, Invasive Species |
Download NIE document (4.39 MB) |
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| September 11, 2012 | Don't trash shores- ICC event | Coastal Cleanups, Clean Marina Initiative |
Download NIE document (1 MB) |
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| September 04, 2012 | In the zone- benefits of 40-year-old Coastal Management Act | Bluff Management, Land Conservation, Land Conservation and Public Access, Public Access |
Download NIE document (4.11 MB) |
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| June 05, 2012 | Saturation Point- how rain gardens help our watershed | Green Infrastructure, Stream Restoration and Stormwater Management |
Download NIE document (1.14 MB) |
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| May 15, 2012 | Student spirits lifted- research buoy recovered | PA Coastal Ecosystems, Ecosystem Health |
Download NIE document (709.43 KB) |
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| March 06, 2012 | Double Trouble- Climate Change might hasten spread of invasive species | Erie Climate Change, Climate Change and Hazard Resiliency, Aquatic Invasive Species, Invasive Species |
Download NIE document (3.15 MB) |
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| February 27, 2012 | Banish these pests | Invasive Species, Terrestrial Invasive Species |
Download NIE document (815.59 KB) |
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| October 02, 2011 | Goldilocks and our Bearable Climate | Erie Climate Change, Climate Change and Hazard Resiliency |
Download NIE document (1.14 MB) |