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Wildlife

Mr. Great Lakes on smart phone app that fights invasive species

By Jeff Kart | March 3, 2015

Also…groups fighting for rivers and lakes

Water

Great Lakes Month in Review: pet coke, fracking, Asian carp funding

By Gary Wilson | February 27, 2015

Great Lakes commentator Gary Wilson on February’s biggest environmental stories.

Wildlife

Good news? Smallmouth bass chow down on invaders

By Capital News Service | February 12, 2015

New studies show that the invasive species, round goby, has become a key food source for native species, including the small mouth bass, yellow perch and walleye.

Echo

Researchers eye spread of invasive faucet snails

By Great Lakes Echo | January 14, 2015

The population of the invasive faucet snail is expanding in the Great Lakes.

Wildlife

Michigan adds killer shrimp, others to banned species list

By Guest Contributor | November 20, 2014

Unlike Sharknadoes, the tiny crustacean poses a real threat, especially in the Great Lakes.

Echo

Inviting invasives to the digital world

By Kevin Duffy | November 13, 2014

Great Lakes researchers are building a time machine to help fight freshwater invasive species.

Water

Great Lakes Month in Review: rising lake levels, Asian carp DNA

By Gary Wilson | October 30, 2014

For today’s Great Lakes Month in Review, we talk about the dramatic rise in lake levels this fall, the latest legal updates on Asian carp, and the U-N’s stance on the Detroit water shut-offs.

Wildlife

DNR official explains carp DNA discovery

By David Poulson | October 22, 2014

Worry about an Asian carp invasion intensified recently when the Michigan Department of Natural Resources found silver carp DNA in the Kalamazoo River.

Wildlife

Spiny water fleas in Great Lakes indicate a larger problem

By Great Lakes Echo | October 17, 2014

When these invasive crustaceans can thrive, it means that there is plenty of other trouble in the water.

Wildlife

Clean water, dam decay are sea lamprey control challenges

By | March 13, 2014

A U.S. and Canadian control project has knocked back the invasive species that prey on fish by 90 percent.
But researchers are trying to address a recently increasing population.

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    Ten Great Lakes Echo reporters recently scored honors in the 2023 Michigan Press Association’s College Better Newspaper Contest.  “Our bench is deep, but it has to be to cover the world’s most important beat,” said Echo Editor David Poulson

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  • GUEST COMMENTARY: Speak up to stop the spotted lanternfly and other invaders

    By David Strayer If you’ve driven Michigan’s highways lately, you’ve probably seen the billboards: a big picture of a lanternfly, with the message, “See it. Squish it. Report it.” This is good advice, as far as it goes, but it should go further. The spotted lanternfly is a serious pest that is poised to cause […]

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Podcasts

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COVID-19

  • Communities welcome return of winter festivals

    By Sammy Schuck Most people may know that festivals attract people to Michigan communities. What most may not know is that festivals and events in the state are an annual $1 billion industry, according to Michigan Festivals and Events Association CEO Mike Szukhent. According to Szukhent, the lack of winter festivals last year “hit hard.” […]

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