Water
More harm than help? Antibacterial hand soaps threaten fish
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Environmental harm by some antibacterial soaps may outweigh their benefits.
Wildlife
A sound strategy: blasting carp from the Great Lakes
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Check out this sound file that researchers are testing to see if it will deter silver carp from the Great Lakes.
Wildlife
Mr. Great Lakes on raising energy rates and rebuilding a reef
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Plus a discussion about some of Michigan’s electric cooperatives going beyond the state’s renewable energy standard.
Land
Winter bounty: Supporting local agriculture even when it’s cold
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You could win a copy of Beth Dooley’s “In Winter’s Kitchen.” Check out our recipes and help us build an electronic box of recipes of winter-themed meals.
Fish
Wildlife researchers not so sure about drones
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Federal regulations, privacy concerns and health of the animals they track are all concerns.
Wildlife
Replacing culverts with bridges could help fish passage
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A pilot project in the Huron-Manistee National Forest suggests replacing culverts with bridges to help with fish passage.
Wildlife
Study: Less than 3 percent of eels survive Ontario dams
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Once a vital, highly nutritious food source for native Americans, researchers say the eel also suffers from longtime overfishing.
Wildlife
Great Lakes salmon face spawning season challenges
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A balance between weather and food supply is off-kilter — with fewer salmon as a consequence.
Climate
Climate change threatens perch, other warm-water fish
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Climate-controlled growth chambers show that the negative impacts of climate change outweigh the positive ones for fish living in mild-temperature regions.
Nearshore
Could fish farm expansion in Michigan hurt the Great Lakes?
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There’s a concern that wild populations of lake trout could be impacted by the expansion of fish farming in the Great Lakes.