Land
Helping the Great Lakes one dairy cow at a time
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What does a dairy cow have to do with a healthy lake ecosystem? At a recent Great Lakes Restoration Conference in Buffalo New York, people were invited out to witness that connection first hand.
Recreation
Disabilities no longer a barrier to Great Lakes
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Businesses that cater to people with disabilities are expanding all across the Great Lakes region, because people are demanding it.
Nearshore
Great Lakes conference to discuss regional challenges
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In mid-October, environmentalists from across the Great Lakes region will meet to discuss their biggest challenges.
Invaders
Grass carp eggs discovered in Lake Erie tributary
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It’s not Asian carp, but the species still comes with its own threats.
Energy
Power line planned under Lake Erie sparks concern from residents
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Ground breaking for the project is slated for 2018.
Water
Dam removal sparks cultural revival in Akwesasne
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When a dam across the St. Regis River in Upstate New York was removed late last year, the Mohawk people that live there saw it as an opportunity to reclaim the land and use it to express their culture and heritage.
Podcasts
Tittabawassee River Sturgeon, Cedar River monitoring
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The state of Michigan is stocking the Tittabawassee River with lake sturgeon for the first time.
Invaders
USDA warns about invasive Asian Longhorned Beetle
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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.
Podcasts
Order Up: The Bear Claw Cafe has bears everywhere but the menu
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The Bear Claw Cafe in Copemish is full of bears. Don’t worry, the bears are only decorative. But they are a part of a unique diner whose owner wants you to look at the animal differently.
Wildlife
Autopsy reveals more on Asian carp found near Lake Michigan
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Autopsy reveals that the Asian carp caught near Lake Michigan in June was from the Illinois/Middle Mississippi watershed. But some questions are still unanswered — like how it got past electric barriers designed to keep the invasive species out of the Great Lakes.