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The National Park Service has put Isle Royale – Minong in Ojibwe – on the National Register of Historic Places. The action formally recognizes centuries of historic legacies of the 400-island archipelago in Lake Superior, including copper mining, fishing, hunting, trapping, recreation and a wide range of uses by the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
Discovering what bees like to eat has important ramifications for growers and farmers whose flowering fruits and vegetables depend on bees for pollination.
A new study suggests warming temperatures could jeopardize Michigan’s position as a top potato producer.
The findings of a recent study reflect a major challenge facing natural resource agencies in the Great Lakes region: how to recruit, retain and reactivate anglers.
A proposed aquaculture project could make Michigan the first state to commercially raise African longfin eel.
Flint’s lead-tainted water crisis has drawn international headlines, but some states and their water systems appear to be slow in learning the importance of keeping the public informed about similar risks.
Martens were historically abundant on Isle Royale but, as valuable furbearers, were heavily trapped until 1917 when the last recorded specimen was found. Now they’re back, and scientists aren’t sure how they got there.
The increase of wetlands is a major contributor to the problem because mercury can accumulate in them in higher concentrations and for longer periods.
Details scant in grand jury indictment regarding attempt to illegally ship 38 box turtles to Hong Kong.
Microplastics detected in the suds of microbrews.