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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit’s new Ralph Wilson Park will provide habitats for a healthy ecosystem

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now October 2, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Capri Cafaro, Climate Change, Featured, Food, History and Culture, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Book Review: Saving our changing menu in the Great Lakes region and beyond

by Capri S. Cafaro September 29, 2023
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

New NASA imagery reveals startling behavior among group of ‘banished’ beavers: “[They] were just about everywhere”

by Wild Hope Staff September 27, 2023
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Michigan Legislature tackles ambitious climate legislation. How far will it go?

by Interlochen Public Radio September 26, 2023
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Waves of Change: Meet community organizer Justin Onwenu

by Great Lakes Now September 25, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan toddlers to receive universal lead testing under new legislation

by Planet Detroit September 22, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: The art of Ojibwe linoleum

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now September 22, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Gary Wilson, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes EPA office reaffirms 2030 cleanup goal for Detroit River, other contaminated sites

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now September 21, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Mesmerized by minnows

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 18, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, History and Culture, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Behind the shipwreck discovered in Lake Michigan

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now September 15, 2023

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  • This northern Michigan program hopes to cultivate the next generation of farmers
    “Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from and just general health,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which teaches people how to work in agriculture.
  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.

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