Echo
ArtPrize: From solar sound to four-season photography
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Recently Echo visited ArtPrize in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan to talk with artists who’ve put an environmental spin on their work.
Water
Tracking status of Great Lakes sea lamprey with new app
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Track the dramatic drop in invasive sea lamprey numbers in the Great Lakes with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s new app.
Wildlife
Old bird waste yields new insight on today’s environment
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Canadian researchers are picking through bird poo on islands in eastern Lake Ontario to uncover the environmental impact of double-crested cormorants.
Land
Bird sounds signal Great Lakes forest health
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Wisconsin researchers say measuring forest health is a task for the birds.
Recreation
New grants to promote snowmobiling in Michigan
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Michigan snowmobile trail expansion could boost local economy, but private land conflicts are likely to emerge.
Recreation
Michigan “Dark Sky” park offers meteor shower viewing
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The Perseid meteor shower is back this month, and prime viewing spots are close to the Mackinac Bridge.
Climate
Extreme weather influences climate change perception
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A University of Michigan survey finds that people are more likely to believe in global warming after they personally witness extreme weather events.
Wildlife
Pollution possible cause of Lake Ontario eel decline
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This long-lived native species is getting cleaner, but its numbers are still kept in check by overfishing, parasites and dams.
Wildlife
Shrinking alewife population could deplete Great Lakes salmon
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The alewife, once the most hated fish in the Great Lakes, is now facing steep declines in population, but it’s not a cause for celebration.