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Category: Citizen Science

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Citizen Science, Featured, Gary Abud Jr., News, Who We Are and What We Do

Episode 2303 Lesson Plans: Citizen science in the Great Lakes

by Gary Abud Jr. April 5, 2023

Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Citizen Science, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science Says What, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? How 5th-graders counting plants can lead to positive change

by Sharon Oosthoek March 23, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Citizen Science, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, John Hartig, Lake Erie, Lake Erie-EPA, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: A community science survey

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now February 6, 2023

Latest News

  • Forest Service workers in Wisconsin may have to move after reorganization, union leader says
    Trump administration officials say the restructuring will bring the agency closer to communities they serve.
  • U.S. EPA announces action on microplastics, but Michigan critics say it’s not enough
    The federal government announced a new $144 million program to study microplastics and the risks they pose to human health. But some environmental groups say the action isn't aggressive enough.
  • After Chemical Industry Lobbying, EPA Considers Dropping Clean Air Protections for Plastic Waste Recycling
    The ExxonMobil Baytown Complex in Baytown, Texas, at dusk in 2023. The company developed what it calls advanced recycling of plastic waste involving pyrolysis in part of this complex. Credit: James Bruggers/Inside Climate News

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