Land
Wisconsin and Illinois wetland has international importance
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Rare plants, animals and wetland types earned the Chiwaukee Illinois Beach Lake Plain designation as a Ramsar site.
Recreation
Small watercraft account for many distress calls
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The majority of Lake Michigan distress calls come from kayakers or canoeists who paddle into the lake and get caught in the wind.
Wildlife
U.P. study shows long-term impact of beaver ‘engineering’
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A study shows consistency in beaver pond placement over the last 150 years, despite land use changes that altered beaver habitats in Michigan’s U.P.
Wildlife
Old bird waste yields new insight on today’s environment
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Canadian researchers are picking through bird poo on islands in eastern Lake Ontario to uncover the environmental impact of double-crested cormorants.
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.
Land
Bird sounds signal Great Lakes forest health
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Wisconsin researchers say measuring forest health is a task for the birds.
Recreation
Great Lakes states ranked for water action
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From state park visitors traversing a river trail to licensed fishers scoring a fish tale, 28 states measured water activity using park reports and other publicly available data.
Recreation
Free boat wash targets Michigan invaders
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Michigan State University is fighting the state’s worst aquatic invaders with mobile lakeside education and free boat washes.
Water
Mapping great rivers
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Scientists are swapping topographic maps for satellite images as part of a new NASA mission to create the first global inventory of the Earth’s surface waters. It could mean they contribute more to global warming than previously thought.
Echo
Proposing phosphorus reduction in Lake Erie
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U.S. and Canadian scientists are proposing new limits on phosphorus pollution to Lake Erie from farm fields and sewage treatment plants.