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Illinois farmers find that sheep and solar arrays go well together
-The agrivoltaics practice of raising sheep under solar panels is a win-win for Illinois farmers — but first the market for lamb meat needs to grow.
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What’s going on in Wasaga Beach? Profit, piping plovers and an Ontario town’s complicated future
-The Ontario government is handing provincial parklands over to the town in hopes of boosting the local economy. Residents wonder whether the beach will still be welcoming to the endangered birds — and the public.
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Report says growing demand from data centers, industry could stress Great Lakes water
-The Alliance for the Great Lakes report urges states to take steps to protect water resources.
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In Peshawbestown, the Grand Traverse Band puts fish waste to use
-The Grand Traverse Band is turning the waste into a compost and fertilizer, cutting down on landfill waste and helping with food sovereignty efforts.
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Blue-green algae is making a home in the warming waters of Lake Superior’s watershed
-Long a threat to southern Ontario lakes, climate change is allowing cyanobacteria — or blue-green algae — to thrive in even the coldest of the Great Lakes.
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Points North: The Pink Prairie Mascot
-In 2014, a group of botanists discovered that a very rare plant native to the Kankakee River in Illinois, had vanished from its only known native habitat in the world. That set off a quest to bring back the missing Midwestern flower.
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Illinois Gov. Pritzker signs PFAS Reduction Act
-More PFAS news with millions of Americans drinking contaminated water, and concerns in Wisconsin over a drilling operation.
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Nibi Chronicles: Your hands will know what to do
-After working at the Grand Portage National Monument, Sofia Vanderlan built a birch bark canoe in honor of her ancestors’ Great Lakes tradition and heritage.
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Heat waves and cold snaps: Study finds the Great Lakes have entered an era of extremes
-A new University of Michigan model shows that extreme temperature swings are reshaping the Great Lakes with big implications for ecosystems, industries and climate resilience.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: Swiping right on native fish
-How do you stop a few specific species from entering a river while maintaining access for all the others? FishPass aims to do just that.
