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Nearshore

The nearshore encompasses beaches and wetlands. It extends from uplands through the coasts and into the water near the shore.

Activists ask, What’s Ohio waiting for?

Waterfront homeowners are struggling to keep their homes out of the lake.

Removing the plants also removes excess nutrients that can be applied directly to crops as fertilizer.

Much of the funding will support rain gardens and other green infrastructure.

The huge project entails big environmental changes, and its builders are being conscious of that.

A recent study investigated health trends in the Anishinaabe, who have deep-rooted cultural connections to fishing.

A statewide effort to track wild rice will need the help of tribal leaders who harvest and have already restored some rice beds.

The St. Clair River has a troubled history of pollution, but clean-up efforts have sought to improve that.

Michigan Tech researchers are exploring new ways to combine technology and nature to fight invasive species in the Great Lakes.

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