More than 10,000 miles of coastline brings economic, residential and recreational opportunities to the Great Lakes region.
But settlement and natural processes take a toll on the ever-changing shoreline.
Fishermen have pulled a live, 20-pound bighead carp from Lake Calumet, the first live Asian carp found past the fish-shocking barrier and only six unimpeded miles away from Lake Michigan.
This begs the question: Can we panic now?
A Great Lakes biologist, sport fisherman and activist suggest not.
A 20-pound bighead Asian Carp was fished out of Lake Calumet in Chicago, the first one found to have breached the barrier.
Watch the latest installment of the Greening of Flint documentary under production and offer your ideas for shaping it.
This week: Flint Mayor Dayne Waillng says the city needs to change to move forward.
Video: A look at the walkability of a shopping center in the heart of Michigan’s capital region.
Even where sidewalks exist, they are sometimes not yet compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Michigan trout preserves, Wisconsin shipwreck sites, Ohio wildlife areas, Indiana dunes, Minnesota fish sanctuaries are part of the Great Lakes listings in a national inventory of marine protected areas.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is thousands of miles away, but experts worry that Great Lakes migratory birds are threatened by it. Minnesota’s state bird — the common loon — and the endangered piping plover are among those in harm’s way.
Sprawling parking lots in the Great Lakes region contribute to polluted runoff, one of the biggest threats to water quality.
On Wednesdays through July, Great Lakes Echo will run a video segment expected to become a building block of a finished documentary on the greening of Flint, Mich. This week, Mama E is in a dilemma: Should she stay in Flint or leave?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has chosen 270 projects from 136 groups as finalists for $161 million in grants. Nearly $60 million of that would go to only 10 groups.
