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Michigan’s state park camping reservations are open and filling up quickly
-Campsite reservations are 35-80 percent booked through July across Michigan’s state parks.
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AuthorsDetroitFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchGreat Lakes Moment: Ohio provides example for funding Detroit and Rouge rivers’ sediment cleanup
-Ohio will soon embark on removing the Gorge Dam on the Cuyahoga River. Their approach could be a model for cleaning up contaminated sediments in the Detroit and Rouge rivers.
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchWarmer winters mean less ice on Lake Michigan – hurting lake trout and whitefish
-All of the Great Lakes are experiencing declining ice coverage in the winter, which could affect recreation and shorelines.
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‘A valuable resource’: Traverse City restaurants aim to reduce food waste, greenhouse gases
-So far about a dozen of Traverse City’s downtown restaurants have said they are interested in composting.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsFoodI Speak for the FishLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: Carp are crazy about corn
-Common carp are not the only species that enjoy a fresh ear of Michigan sweet corn as we discovered during a recent attempt at feeding.
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Tracing for human remains on shipwrecks with environmental DNA
-The study used environmental DNA, a revolutionary way to assist in studying life on earth. It allows scientists to uncover hidden aspects of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems by analyzing genetic material in the environment.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRegionGreat Lakes Moment: Detroit’s new Ralph Wilson Park will provide habitats for a healthy ecosystem
-For over 100 years, the Detroit River was perceived as a working waterway that supported industry and commerce. As such, its shoreline was progressively hardened with concrete seawalls, steel sheet piling, or broken concrete.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicCapri CafaroClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFoodHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchBook Review: Saving our changing menu in the Great Lakes region and beyond
-“Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need” offers examples of how our global food system is affected by climate change. More importantly, it offers hope and solutions for the future that can be applied right here in the Great Lakes region and beyond.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismShipwrecksWisconsinBehind the shipwreck discovered in Lake Michigan
-A 150-year-old schooner that sank in 1881 was finally discovered in Lake Michigan.
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Harmful algal blooms
-Harmful algal blooms exist throughout the Great Lakes, but are especially pervasive in the western basin of Lake Erie.
