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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said its $9 million program is stocking 19 million fish — 370 tons — including eight trout and salmon species and four cool-water species, including walleye and muskellunge.
If you enjoy birdwatching, you may be able to use your hobby to help protect an endangered Great Lakes shorebird. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is relying on volunteers to monitor the critically endangered piping plover during its nesting season this summer, from May 1st to July 15th. Patrols have already been established in Michigan national forest and state parks, including Sleeping Bear Dunes lakeshore. Most remaining breeding pairs nest in Michigan — with the intensive patrol programs, the number of Great Lakes nesting plovers rose from 17 pairs in 1986 to 59 pairs in 2005, according to the National Park Service. But numbers have dropped in recent years: 25 pairs in 2009, 23 pairs in 2010 and 18 pairs in 2011.
Lake St. Clair was recently named the best bass lake in the country by Bassmaster Magazine. Many bass anglers considered St. Clair to be the underdog, but according to Bassmaster editor James Hall, an emerging largemouth fishery helped it secure the top spot. “It is truly amazing how much a fishery can change in the span of 12 months,” Hall said in a release.
The ethanol industry is looking to recover from its first national decline in 15 years, due in part to drought-damaged corn crops in Michigan, Indiana and Illinois.
In Michigan, dogs may be allowed to accompany their owners in outdoor dining areas if a bill introduced by Rep. Margaret O’Brien, R-Portage, passes.
Ever dream of owning a National Landmark? For $539,900, that dream could become a reality. One of the oldest lighthouses on the St. Lawrence River is up for sale, according to the Watertown Daily Times. Crossover Island rests in the St.
What’s the best way to teach youths about science, technology, engineering and math concepts?
By building a robot, of course.
Mr. Great Lakes (Jeff Kart) reports from Bay City, Michigan’s Delta College Q-90.1 FM.
This week Kart discusses a photo scavenger hunt hosted by the Department of Natural Resources, breaking the ice on the Great Lakes and the success of the Michigan Sea Grant’s Lake Huron fishery workshops. Text at Mr Great Lakes
Removing sand from the Salmon Trout River in Marquette County has helped protect the spawning sites of coaster brook trout, according to researchers.
The fathead minnow is to aquatic toxicology what mice and rats are to drug trials.
Minnesota researchers used it recently to explore the effects of exposure to the effluent streams from wastewater treatment plants.