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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshGreat Lakes Moment: New trail connects people with secluded Detroit River wetlands
- by John HartigThe new Grosse Ile Township greenway trail is designed to improve public access to the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge’s Gibraltar Bay Unit.
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Asian CarpAuthorsChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshIllinois, feds grapple with agreement that would advance billion dollar plan to stop invasive carp
Illinois objects to terms of “complex” partnership agreement required by the Army Corps of Engineers, while Michigan policy expert questions the need.
Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now
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Mapping the Great Lakes: Freighters!
- by Alex HillThe Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total area, and they are also some of the busiest inland waterways in the world.
Alex Hill
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsNewsScience Says WhatScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekScience Says What? Looking for love as northern forests heat up
Today, southern flying squirrels are routinely found in Ontario’s Algonquin Park, roughly 62 miles (100 km) from their historic northern limit and solidly in the territory of a separate species of squirrel – northern flying squirrels.
Sharon Oosthoek, Great Lakes Now
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AuthorsFeature HomepageIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: At-home blood test developed to detect PFAS earlier
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now
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AuthorsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsWisconsinNibi Chronicles: Restoring what was lost in translation, one place name at a time
There are a few early maps that tell us what these places were called prior to colonization, but many of the oldest names once known by Indigenous people have been lost or buried.
Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now
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AuthorsEnergy News RoundupFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPolicyScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: $400 Million hydrogen fuel plant coming to Michigan, U.N. panel recommends shutting down Line 5
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now
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AuthorsCommercial FishingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingLake Erie charter industry rebounding from slump
As the Walleye population grows, Lake Erie is once again attracting fishers from all over the Midwest.
James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingI Speak for the Fish: What’s the most popular freshwater fish?
Between catfish, lake sturgeon, muskellunge, logperch, round goby, rainbow trout, gizzard shad, northern madtom, sunfish and walleye, the readers’ favorite goes to…
Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now
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AuthorsFeature HomepageGary WilsonHistory and CultureLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsNew Great Lakes book challenges readers with mystery, facts and whimsy
Veteran author Dave Dempsey’s The Great Lakes: Fact or Fake is designed to entertain and educate
Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now