Podcasts

Spring rain caused severe sewage overflows in Lake Ontario

By Veronica Volk | August 14, 2017

This spring’s heavy rain in the Lake Ontario region had quite an impact on homeowners, but it also affected the water offshore.

Anglers target bowfishing for carp decrease

By Max Johnston | August 9, 2017

Many people consider carp to be a ‘trash fish,’ but fly fishing for carp is very popular in northern Michigan. This year though, guides have cancelled trips and lost thousands of dollars because they can’t find the fish. Some blame another growing sport: bowfishing.

Wildlife

Blast noise to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes, new U.S. study says

By Elizabeth Miller | August 8, 2017

In a long-awaited report, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says new measures are needed to prevent Asian carp from getting into the Great Lakes.

Wildlife

Why did the Asian carp cross Lake Michigan’s electric barrier? This scientist’s on the case.

By Jennifer Fuller | August 2, 2017

An Asian Carp was caught recently in a place where it shouldn’t be – beyond an electric barrier meant to keep the species out of Lake Michigan and the rest of the Great Lakes. Researchers at Southern Illinois University are trying to figure out just how it got there.

Divers chronicle Great Lakes shipwreck that left 32 dead

By Elizabeth Miller | July 27, 2017

There’s more than just fish and sand in the Great Lakes. According to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Michigan, there are over 6,000 shipwrecks in the lakes – and an estimated 30,000 lives lost.

Nearshore

What’s it like to live in a Lake Erie lighthouse? Bring water.

By Elizabeth Miller | July 20, 2017

It’s easier to get to Sheila Consaul’s summer home by boat than by foot.

Podcasts

House panel approves $300 million for Great Lakes

By Elizabeth Miller | July 19, 2017

Despite a White House proposal to eliminate $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the House Appropriations Committee voted late Tuesday to fully fund the program through September 2018.