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The nearshore encompasses beaches and wetlands. It extends from uplands through the coasts and into the water near the shore.

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Detroit River cleanup brings new look to Motor City

By Audrey Porter | October 30, 2020

A $2.9 million cleanup of contaminated sediments along the Detroit River will help bring a new look to the Motor City and set the stage for the completion of the Riverwalk by linking two popular waterfront parks.

Is Lake Michigan the most dangerous Great Lake?

A 22-year mission to restore a Pennsylvania bay

Commercial fishing in Michigan is critical infrastructure; will it survive COVID-19?

Shipwrecked schooner with unique centerboard gets historic designation

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Evaporation determines if record water levels continue to wreak havoc

By Helen Korneffel | October 4, 2019

This year water levels were the highest on record since previous record highs in 1986, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which has tracked them since 1918. 

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Shifting sands: dune lovers address challenges of moving landscape

By Helen Korneffel | October 2, 2019

A dune summit in Lansing looks at the economic impact of the state’s popular landscape feature and the conservation and management changes ahead.

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Would lifeguards make the Great Lakes safer?

By Connor Smithee | September 25, 2019

Most city and state Lake Michigan beaches, have not staffed lifeguards for years, and in some cases decades.

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Road trippers search for dune disrupter’s roots

By Andrew Blok | April 3, 2019

They are studying the DNA of baby’s breath to understand why it thrives in unforgiving ecosystems around the Great Lakes and across the continent.

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Dogs keep gulls from polluting Great Lakes beaches

By Gina Navaroli | March 27, 2019

A new study shows that border collies effectively reduced gull populations on beaches.

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Warm weather means less ice, more erosion at Lake Erie’s Presque Isle State Park

By Gina Navaroli | March 11, 2019

About $3 million will be spent on annual beach replenishment this year.

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Ontario fuel spill could threaten Lake Erie

By Cassidy Hough | February 11, 2019

Environmentalists worry that a recent fuel spill in south-central Ontario will reverse their efforts to restore the local environment and that it threatens Lake Erie.

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Living with algal blooms: How one Michigan town manages its water

By Kurt Williams | February 11, 2019

Like many coastal communities in the Great Lakes Basin, Monroe, Michigan, relies on water drawn directly from one of the five Great Lakes: Erie.

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Farmers, Great Lakes benefit from cover crops

By Andrew Blok | January 2, 2019

Cover crops reduce erosion and help prevent nutrient runoff from farms, particularly phosphorus, from making its way to the Great Lakes and creating conditions for algal blooms.

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Small streams have large impact on big lake

By Kaley Fech | December 21, 2018

The 2,800 tributaries emptying into the world’s largest lake may affect its biochemistry and ecology more than people think.

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Catch of the Day

  • A scenic drive becomes a scenic ski

    Touring is the winter art of enjoying the woods and the company you're with. You just happen to do this on cross-country skis.

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COVID-19

  • 2020 Festival cancellations deal blow to local economies

    Many festivals in the Great Lakes region were cancelled due to the pandemic, though tourists still visited in droves.

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Podcasts

  • Podcast: Climate change and winter sports

    Great Lakes Echo reporter Claire Moore chats with University of Waterloo, Ontario, professor Daniel Scott about how climate change may affect skiing and other winter sports in eastern North America in the coming decades.

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Photo Friday

  • NASA astronaut captures Belle Isle image from space

    The Detroit River is one of the most important waterways in the Great Lakes system, according to NASA’s post.

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