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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

The Legacy of Chief Blackstone: Ojibwe resistance in Great Lakes history

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now May 27, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inClimate, Culture, Forests and Plants, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Wildfires are getting worse. Can an old technique help control them?

by Great Lakes Now May 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Invasive Species, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Government downsizing, defunding and deregulating at what environmental cost?

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now May 5, 2025
Posted inAudio, Culture, Featured, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Wisconsin

Points North: My lakes are better than your lakes

by Interlochen Public Radio May 5, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Nature as a spiritual salve for grief? Cleveland Botanical Garden looks at healing power of outdoors

by Ideastream Public Media May 2, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Chequamegon Bay Superfund site: History, environmental impact and its importance to Indigenous communities

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now April 28, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inCulture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Fish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario

by The Narwhal April 11, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, New York, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Alberto Rey: Art all about Earth

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now April 11, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inCulture, Forests and Plants, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

Groups fight to preserve future of Michigan’s indigenous wild rice

by BridgeDetroit April 3, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Azhigwa Zhiiwaagamiziganike or She Makes Maple Sugar Right Now

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now March 28, 2025November 7, 2025

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  • 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.
  • Going to the beach? Check the water quality
    Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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