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Invaders

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Alarm cues and fish sorters are new weapons in lamprey fight

By Claire Moore | April 30, 2019

Multiple methods needed to control destructive Great Lakes invader.

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Red swamp crayfish could be next Great Lakes invasive

By Kaley Fech | March 29, 2019

A new study predicts where the red swamp crayfish could next pop up on the Great Lakes. That could help state agencies prevent the spread of the fast reproducing invader that alters entire ecosystems.

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Invasive species control requires more than talk

By Angela Mulka | February 20, 2019

Study examines how what boaters are told about invasive species influences their actions.

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Use app to be on the lookout for invaders threatening Michigan

By Kaley Fech | September 28, 2018

How do you know if what you’re looking at is an invasive species? There’s an app for that.

Catch of the Day

Are invasive mussels helping the Great Lakes?

By Dave Rosenthal | July 13, 2018

Michigan State University researchers say invasive quagga mussels are actually doing some good.

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Old specimen provides new insight into invasive algae

By Eric Freedman | January 19, 2018

New study shows aggressive invader may have made its way into North America earlier than previously understood.

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NASA grants MSU $1.5 million to study how humans hurt the environment

By Chloe Kiple | November 17, 2017

Pollutants like agricultural runoff can be a boon to invasive species.

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Foreign wasp could be recruited for bug battle

By Jack Nissen | November 1, 2017

The solution to an invasive stink bug may be it’s predator from back home

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Grass carp eggs discovered in Lake Erie tributary

By Elizabeth Miller | September 19, 2017

It’s not Asian carp, but the species still comes with its own threats.

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USDA warns about invasive Asian Longhorned Beetle

By Angelica A. Morrison | September 5, 2017

The US Department of Agriculture is asking residents along the Great Lakes corridor and beyond to watch out for an invader–the Asian Longhorned Beetle.

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Environmental news of the Great Lakes region from the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University.

  • Henderson holding a swan
    From otters to butterflies: How Minnesota became a pioneer in nongame wildlife conservation

    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva In the late 1970s, when most wildlife conservation programs in the United States focused almost exclusively on game species, a quiet but historic shift began in Minnesota. It was here that one of the nation’s first state programs dedicated to protecting so-called nongame wildlife emerged from butterflies and bats to bald eagles and river otters. That story is now told in detail by Carrol Henderson in his new book, “A National Legacy: Fifty Years of Nongame Wildlife Conservation in Minnesota."

  • Michigan’s water infrastructure sees improvements, work still needs to be done

    By Clara Lincolnhol The U.S. would need to invest nearly $3.4 trillion over the next 20 years to fix and update drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, says researchers from The Value of Water Campaign. Much of that infrastructure was built 40 to 50 years ago and shows its age. Michigan’s is no exception. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state a D+ for its drinking water infrastructure, a D in storm water management and a C for its wastewater infrastructure. Funding is a major problem. Proposed data centers would put more stress on the infrastructure.

  • Mussels in a green net.
    Endangered spectaclecase mussels reintroduced into the Chippewa River

    By Ada Tussing To combat the population loss of spectaclecase mussels, researchers with both the Minnesota and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released over 177 mussels into the Chippewa River in Northwest Wisconsin.

  • Michigan allocates $77 million to clean thousands of contaminated sites

    By Clara Lincolnhol Michigan is pouring $77 million into clean-up of contaminated abandoned real estate such as former factories. The director of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says the goal is to make the cleaned-up sites safe for housing, commercial developments and other uses.

  • Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions

    By Eric Freedman Flashing light on warning signs near curves can slow drivers and reduce the odds of a crash during winter weather conditions, says a new study by Michigan State University engineers.

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  • A side-by-side of the historic Portage Canal and modern Portage Canal from an aerial view.
    Restoration of historical site improves quality of life for Portage, Wisconsin residents

    By Joshua Kim Following the completion of segments 1 and 2 of the Portage Canal, local residents and visitors can use the historic site and its amenities following years of disrepair.

  • What herring gulls tell us about plastic pollution

    By Victoria Witke Christina Petalas, a doctoral student McGill University, studies herring gulls to learn about plastic pollution near the St. Lawrence River. Across two studies, she found plastic additives in every bird sampled, which could have human health consequences.

  • Scientists update geological map of northern Wisconsin, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula 

    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva The U.S. Geological Survey has began large-scale low-level airplane flights over Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin to obtain high-resolution data on subsurface mineral structures and bedrock composition. The data will be used to create two- and three-dimensional maps to better understand the geological structure at depths of about 10,000 feet.

  • ‘Refusal is insisting on your own terms’: Indigenous activism in the Midwest

    By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira “Indigenous Activism in the Midwest: Refusal, Resurgence and Resisting Settler Colonialism” explores how Dakota and Anishinaabe communities in Minnesota continue their relationships to the land and challenge dominant settler narratives about ownership, belonging and identity.

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