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Author Archives: Great Lakes Now

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Banding Birds and Breaking Ice

by Great Lakes Now April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

The mission to band 100,000 birds and how icebreakers keep freighters moving in winter.

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Fish City | Hidden Below: Live

by Great Lakes Now March 26, 2026March 26, 2026
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Sorting Fish and Breakaway Buoys

by Great Lakes Now January 26, 2026January 26, 2026
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Exploring Lake Huron’s hidden sinkholes

by Great Lakes Now January 23, 2026January 23, 2026
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What did archeologists find in this Michigan farm?

by Great Lakes Now January 7, 2026January 7, 2026
Posted inAgriculture, Chicago, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

This wetland fight could go to the Supreme Court

by Great Lakes Now July 15, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Has this freighter made its final voyage?

by Great Lakes Now July 8, 2025
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet Ojibwe leader, activist and water walker Sharon Day

by Great Lakes Now June 26, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

How much plastic is in the Great Lakes?

by Great Lakes Now June 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

How are science and tradition saving sturgeon?

by Great Lakes Now June 3, 2025

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    Wisconsin's Oneida County Health Department will be testing the water at five public beaches this summer.
  • Coast Guard investigating beacon stolen from Superior lighthouse
    The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the theft of a navigational beacon at the lighthouse that guides ships into the Superior harbor.
  • Michigan bald eagle success story faces new threats
    Severe weather and food challenges threaten one of the nation’s greatest conservation comebacks.

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