Agriculture
New crop could raise income, produce biofuel, limit climate change, save soil
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Once dismissed as a nuisance weed, pennycress could extend growing season with a spring harvest of biodiesel fuel.
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Earthworks hold key to how early Michiganians interacted with environment
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Researchers combining modern modeling with archival study race for clues to the state’s past before development obscures them.
Echo
Participate right now in Great Lakes environmental community
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A new online forum seeks input from U.S. and Canadian citizens on Great Lakes environmental policy decisions. And if you’ve timed it right, you can watch a live public Great Lakes forum right now, right here.
Fish
Lake Huron whitefish feeling effects of invasive mussels
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Lake Huron’s whitefish has seen noticeable declines in their population. A recent study out of Ontario argues that invasive zebra and quagga mussels have contributed significantly to this decline, harming profitable fisheries
Nearshore
Fighting invaders with drones and fungi
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Michigan Tech researchers are exploring new ways to combine technology and nature to fight invasive species in the Great Lakes.
Wildlife
Great Lakes festival crowd goes batty over bats
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The upcoming Wisconsin Bat Festival is just one of many festivals and events that celebrate bats and teaches people to protect them. Can’t go? Check out the live bat cam in this post.
deer
Killing deer helps protect rest of herd from wasting disease
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Easing back on disease control efforts risks even more deaths from a disease that turns deer into neurological zombies, wildlife officials say.
Asian carp
Experts from Israel, Great Lakes compare big water
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Representatives from each region met recently to discuss invasive species, overfishing, tourism and fisheries management
Capital News Service
Waters rise, gas prices drop and boats boom in summer 2016
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It was a good summer for boating on the Great Lakes.
Podcasts
Biotech company uses DNA to manage watermilfoil
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Managing a plant whose native, invasive and hybrid species look nearly identical is nearly impossible without some scientific guidance.