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Author Archives: Sharon Oosthoek

Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, History and Culture, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Tourism

Strong winds uncover spectacular features and long-lost structures

by Sharon Oosthoek January 19, 2024November 8, 2025

People on the western shore of Lake Erie witnessed a strange site after the weekend’s winter storm. Parts of the lake usually under water were suddenly dry and accessible.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Featured, Latest News, News, Science Says What, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? Global worming and the Great Lakes (yes, you read that right)

by Sharon Oosthoek November 30, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Coastal erosion researcher appeals for help in finding her remote-control boat

by Sharon Oosthoek November 5, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science Says What, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Toronto, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? The weight of the world rests on a small Canadian lake

by Sharon Oosthoek August 24, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Sharon Oosthoek, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes microplastics concentrations exceed safe levels for wildlife

by Sharon Oosthoek August 21, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science Says What, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? Lessons learned from a deliberate dilbit spill

by Sharon Oosthoek July 31, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science Says What, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? Bacteria in Lake Huron sinkhole do a daily tango

by Sharon Oosthoek June 29, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, News, Science Says What, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? Looking for love as northern forests heat up

by Sharon Oosthoek May 25, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Hamilton, History and Culture, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Book Club: Celebrating environmental success stories in the Great Lakes

by Sharon Oosthoek May 5, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science Says What, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? What’s up with dissolved organic carbon (AKA why is my local stream murky?)

by Sharon Oosthoek April 27, 2023

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    Salt used to remove ice from roadways is collecting in Simcoe's watershed — a source of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people.
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    Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
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    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.

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