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Nearshore

Clean up of Great Lakes hot spots may get one-year reprieve, but supporters fear long term cuts

By Natasha Blakely | May 4, 2017

The president’s proposed cuts to the GLRI will have severe consequences for the Great Lakes, unless Congress can turn things around.

Wildlife

Invasive species gang up on native crayfish

By Natasha Blakely | May 2, 2017

Invasive mussels and crayfish in the Great Lakes are supporting each other to the detriment of the native crayfish.

Water

Learn about Lake Erie through watercolor art

By Natasha Blakely | March 29, 2017

Artist Ariel Aberg-Riger makes Lake Erie’s story accessible and engaging with a watercolor comic.

Land

Public unhappy with Porcupine Mountains mining

By Natasha Blakely | March 20, 2017

Highland Copper’s exploratory drilling in the Upper Peninsula has angered many Michiganders.

Echo

Ohio man pleads guilty to dogfighting-related charges

By Natasha Blakely | March 7, 2017

After getting caught during a long-term investigation, a man from Columbus, Ohio, plead guilty to conspiring to participate in a dogfighting ring.

Water

Great Lakes scientists remind social media they exist

By Natasha Blakely | March 6, 2017

Some scientists from the Great Lakes area used Twitter to introduce themselves and their work to the public.

Water

Historian turns childhood interest into book on Great Lakes freighters

By Natasha Blakely | February 14, 2017

The 20th century history of the Great Lakes freighters is tackled and summarized in a new book by Michigan historian Frank Boles.

Land

National Park Service starts keeping track of park disturbances

By Natasha Blakely | February 9, 2017

The National Park Service is analyzing what impacts park landscapes to help maintain them.

Energy

New wind generators a no-go in the U.P.

By Natasha Blakely | December 14, 2016

Heritage Sustainable Energy’s missing paperwork gave Schoolcraft County a reason to reject a new wind farm.

Water

Researchers creating warning system for low oxygen water

By Natasha Blakely | December 9, 2016

Low oxygen water can create problems for Ohio’s water intakes. This new project is looking to help by predicting the movement of the low oxygen water.

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Catch of the Day

  • Water test: Rending the Great Lakes food web

    The food web in lakes Michigan and Huron has changed in ways that jeopardize age-old fishing traditions and raise questions about how we’ve managed them. Now negotiators are updating a legal settlement that spells out where and how much lake whitefish and lake trout can be harvested. 

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COVID-19

  • Communities welcome return of winter festivals

    By Sammy Schuck Most people may know that festivals attract people to Michigan communities. What most may not know is that festivals and events in the state are an annual $1 billion industry, according to Michigan Festivals and Events Association CEO Mike Szukhent. According to Szukhent, the lack of winter festivals last year “hit hard.” […]

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Podcasts

  • ‘Adopt-a-Forest’ program encourages citizens to clean up public land

    The Adopt-a-Forest program is volunteer-driven and helps people engage with the outdoors and encourages them to keep public lands clean, the state Department of Natural Resources says.

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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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