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Posted inCulture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Wisconsin

White throated sparrow takes first place in fattest bird competition

by Great Lakes Echo June 10, 2025
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Why smallmouth bass are getting bigger in Michigan waterways

by Great Lakes Echo May 9, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News

What to expect with the start of 2025’s fishing season

by Great Lakes Echo April 29, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News

‘Forest-to-table’: Rural, Indigenous communities rely on forests for food, medicine and cultural values, research shows

by Great Lakes Echo April 10, 2025
Posted inBooks, Art and Music, Culture, Forests and Plants, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Putting passion to pages: Minnesota authors release second guide to state wildflowers

by Great Lakes Echo March 21, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inClimate, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Ice fishing returns to Lake Erie after years of thin ice and open water

by Great Lakes Echo February 28, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

State program brings fourth graders to state parks

by Great Lakes Echo February 24, 2025
Posted inBooks, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Toledo’s community art highlights importance of native plants for safe drinking water

by Great Lakes Echo February 13, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inLatest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, PFAS, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

CDC awards biomonitoring grants to Great Lakes states, future funding unclear

by Great Lakes Echo February 7, 2025
Posted inLatest News, Michigan, News, Region

More goose poop, more problems

by Great Lakes Echo February 4, 2025November 8, 2025

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    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.

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