Echo
Photo Friday: Harbor town Lexington, Michigan has charm and history
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The town is a designated “harbor of refuge” by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Photo Friday
Photo Friday: Seining for invasive fish on Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan
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Fisheries biologist Steve Hensler of the Cerulean Center recently demonstrated one way in which professional and citizen scientists search together for invasive fish in Lake Michigan.
Agriculture
More dairy production predicted to moo-ve to Great Lakes region
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Rising temperatures due to climate change might bring more dairy farms into the Great Lakes region.
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Lake Superior loses ground in water clarity
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Lake Superior is now the third clearest of the Great Lakes, but clarity isn’t necessarily something the two new front runners should be proud of.
Fish
Anglers’ curiosity spurs fish recovery research
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Hundreds of fish with implanted acoustic trackers were recovered by anglers across Lake Huron and Lake Erie in response to rewards offered by researchers.
Energy
Niagara Power Project’s recognized for influence on power production
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The locale of a pioneering hydropower project near one of North America’s iconic natural wonders is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Parade of invaders threaten inland lakes
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New invaders are being discovered in Michigan’s inland lakes. Lakeshore property owners can help.
Nearshore
Photo Friday: Common “Greatness” shared in African and American lakes
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The sights on the shores of Africa’s Lake Malawi differ slightly from those on our Great Lakes (you may find a crocodile or two), but there are similarities as well.
Land
Minn. fire tower wins historic site designation
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Before airplanes and 911 calls became the prominent ways to discover forest fires, forests were monitored from fire lookout towers.
bees
Minnesota citizen scientists thrill at sightings of endangered bumble bee
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Citizen scientists are the key to new findings for a Minnesota project that tracks bees, including the endangered rusty patched bumble bee.