Catch of the Day
The best-read Great Lakes Echo stories last year
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Take a look at Echo’s top 16 stories from 2020.
Catch of the Day
Breweries repurposing waste to feed people and animals
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How breweries are using the leftover grain from the brewing process.
Wildlife
New sunfish regulations let Minnesota’s fish grow
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Growing public concern about shrinking sunfish sizes led to lower daily harvest limits across Minnesota this year.
Echo
Maritime museums brave the pandemic
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This spring, Michigan’s maritime museums are striving to rise above last year’s calamity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Birds
Saving streams can save bugs and birds
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Birds that rely on aquatic insects for food have declined for decades.
Birds
Over $500,000 dedicated to pheasant habitat conservation in Illinois
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Two new projects will use over $500,000 to help the declining pheasant population in Illinois by improving habitat, experts say.
Catch of the Day
Collaborators build eagle aviary and rehabilitation center
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A tribal aviary located north of Harbor Springs will be the first of its kind east of the Mississippi River.
Wildlife
Muskrats love fluctuating water levels. Property owners, not so much.
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A greater understanding of muskrats’ impact could help guide understanding of their dependence on Great Lakes water levels and their related ecosystem roles.
Climate
Rising deep Lake Michigan temperatures may portend shorter winters
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The Great Lakes region should expect shorter winters, according to a long-term deep water temperature study of Lake Michigan by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.
Echo
Michiganders want more environmental education
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Residents worry a lack of environmental education threatens Michigan’s defining feature, the Great Lakes, according to a recent study.