Great Lakes Echo (https://greatlakesecho.org/author/steven-maier/page/2/)
Scientists in Wisconsin are raising the next generation of this endangered fish. Some of these sturgeon could someday grow to lengths of up to eight feet and weigh 800 pounds.
Michigan’s northern half has received its fair share of snubs. Two authors are trying to change the conversation by highlighting the peninsula’s rich cultural and literary history.
As a warming climate transforms forests across the northern Great Lakes, scientists working in the iconic Minnesotan landscape are embracing the change.
Businesses along western Lake Erie are hurting from dwindling tourism as more anglers avoid the lake, said charter fisherman Dean Thompson. His own business has dropped 40 percent this year.
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has been funding states and counties for years, trying to create buy-in from farmers in the fight against dangerous algae blooms. Starting in November the Great Lakes Commission will ask, “is it working?”
Great Lakes scientists and advocates come together to discuss environmental issues over a beer.
Hundreds of fish with implanted acoustic trackers were recovered by anglers across Lake Huron and Lake Erie in response to rewards offered by researchers.
The sparsely populated area is home to impressive landscapes, many of which can be viewed from winding country roads.
Players build water systems while challenged by pollution, runaway growth, drought and mismanagement. Designers hope to will improve understanding of and support for a system largely out of sight and taken for granted.
Few people can depict how water gets to the tap and where it goes after it hits the drain, an ignorance that requires a disaster to generate support to upgrade an aging system of pipes and treatment.