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Birds

Can cormorants help control Great Lakes invaders?

By Eric Freedman | June 6, 2016

A recent study finds that native cormorants don’t have near the impact anglers fear they do on popular Lake Michigan game fish. But they do have an appetite for invasive species.

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Fish

The fate of a half-century sport fishing tradition

By Kevin Duffy | May 16, 2016

Fifty years after the Great Lakes salmon introduction, dwindling populations reveal a cautionary lesson in single-species management.

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Art

Below the surface: Great Lakes invaders

By Kevin Duffy | March 24, 2016

A new book explores the uphill battle against the worst Great Lakes invaders and praises the people who research them.

Small white lady's slipper
Climate change

Climate change threatens rare Minnesota orchid

By Kevin Duffy | March 18, 2016

A new climate model predicts future environmental pressures on a rare orchid called the small white lady’s slipper.

Fish

Increasing levels of flame retardants in smallmouth bass threaten Lake Erie fish consumers

By Morgan Linn | March 10, 2016

The invasion of round goby in Lake Erie has created a link in the food chain that allows hazardous flame retardants to bioaccumulate in smallmouth bass.

Silver carp
Wildlife

Ecological casualties: winners and losers in the war on carp

By Kevin Duffy | January 28, 2016

If Asian carp cross the Mississippi River basin and establish themselves in Lake Erie, they could account for one-third of the lake’s entire fish weight.

Wildlife

A sound strategy: blasting carp from the Great Lakes

By Morgan Linn | January 26, 2016

Check out this sound file that researchers are testing to see if it will deter silver carp from the Great Lakes.

Land

Speed scouting for soybean aphids saves farmers time, money

By Kelly vanFrankenhuyzen | January 12, 2016

The new technique for spotting the invasive bugs could boost efficiency, but farmers haven’t been quick to adopt it.

Wildlife

Tradition, science join to combat emerald ash borer

By Eric Freedman and Capital News Service | December 3, 2015

Native American basket weaving technique could help reduce the spread of the invasive insect.

Wildlife

Beware the new invaders — New Zealand mud snails

By Capital News Service | November 16, 2015

They reproduce fast, allowing them to densely carpet the bottom of a river and displace ecologically important native snails.

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Commentary

  • 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

  • Four electric buses will hit University of Michigan’s campus next summer

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Climate Stories

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COVID-19

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    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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