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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsIndigenous CommunitiesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsAnishinaabe tribes work to save a fish significant to their culture and an important source of protein
-Native American tribes are working with university researchers and others to determine why whitefish, an important source of protein, is declining.
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AuthorsCommercial FishingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingLake Erie charter industry rebounding from slump
-As the Walleye population grows, Lake Erie is once again attracting fishers from all over the Midwest.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageGary WilsonHistory and CultureLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsNew Great Lakes book challenges readers with mystery, facts and whimsy
-Veteran author Dave Dempsey’s The Great Lakes: Fact or Fake is designed to entertain and educate
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APBooks, Authors, Art and MusicDetroitFeature HomepageFreightersHistory and CultureLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismShipwrecksTorontoFolk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84
-The legendary folk singer-songwriter, whose hits include “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” died on May 1.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioPennsylvaniaResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSolid hatches continue for walleye, but yellow perch are struggling
-The Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ young-of-year walleye survey shows last year’s spring spawning was once again very good, continuing a five-year run of exceptional hatches.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsReport: MI and OH must spend hundreds of millions more annually to curb toxic blooms in Lake Erie
-A new report suggests Michigan and Ohio will fail to reduce nutrient runoff by 40% as agreed upon.
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AuthorsCitizen ScienceDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureJohn HartigLake ErieLake Erie-EPALatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRegionScience, Technology, ResearchTourismGreat Lakes Moment: A community science survey
-“Volunteers reported 17 bald eagles on the ice, an estimated 20,000 Canvasbacks, about as many Redheads, a smattering of other ducks, and Tundra and Mute swans.”
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Algae BloomsClimate ChangeCollaborationLake ErieLake Erie-EPALatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLake Erie algae in 2022 worse than predicted; it plateaued rather than peaked
-Into October, there were higher air temperatures in the entire northwest region than ever before.
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AdvocacyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationInfrastructureLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRoad Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters
-Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDetroitLake ErieLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekTorontoScience Says What? Climate change, deluges and snow days
-In this new feature, see what scientists are learning about the impacts of climate change on the region – and what can be done to mitigate them.
