Algae
Lake Erie algae mucks up fishing trips
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A Michigan State University study estimates that up to $5.9 million annually in economic activity is lost in Michigan’s small portion of Lake Erie due to harmful algal blooms.
Commentary
December: A Visit to the Museum of Ice
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When we were thinking about a new museum devoted to one of the most beautiful and interesting things on our planet – ice – we had to think hard about how best to display and preserve this delicate substance. So welcome to the Museum of Ice, Michigan’s largest museum, open daily (weather permitting) between December and March. Just step outside anywhere in the state and you’re in the museum.
Water
Michigan agency plans wetlands to combat algal blooms
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Algal blooms are wreaking havoc in Lake Erie, but the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has a plan: Wetlands.
Water
New technology provides hope for the Great Lakes’ polluted waters
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Environmental Protection Agency have demonstrated a new technology designed to reduce harmful algal blooms as part of a wide range of efforts on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border to address the threat of Eutrophication on the Great Lakes and other inland bodies of water.
Echo
Book details how a watershed community rescued one of the nation’s most polluted rivers
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A new book details the decades-long cleanup of Detroit’s River Rogue, which was once one of the most polluted watersheds in America. However, there is still more work to be done.
Echo
UWindsor undergrad cuts research costs with DIY erosion sensors
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A University of Windsor graduate student is creating erosion sensors, called transducers, for less than 5% of the commercial cost. The devices help researchers understand how boat wakes erode the shoreline.
CIGLR
Study: Why are Lake Superior’s quiet winters so important?
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Shipping vessels make Lake Superior one of the loudest freshwater lakes in the world, but ice makes it one of the quietest during winter. The winter silence plays a key role in conserving the lake’s marine animals.
Commentary
August: Dibs on the Water
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As anyone who lives in Michigan knows, March and April are the wet months. But like so many things that Anyone knows, this is only about half true. The amount of precipitation (the water in rain and snow) doesn’t change much from month to month in Michigan.
Water
Rising water makes Lake Michigan wetlands vulnerable to invaders: TikTok edition
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In our newest TikTok, Echo reporter Caroline Miller discusses a recent study that documents the first sighting of an invasive species, European frogbit, in Wisconsin and says that it could threaten native plants, fish and invertebrates.
Commentary
July: Stay cool
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July is our warmest month, its steamy days and sticky nights giving us a little taste of the tropics. When we look for ways to beat July’s heat, we often end up in the water – sprinklers, backyard pools, or one of Michigan’s many lakes. So let’s take a few minutes on this hot July day to think about how cool water is.