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Posted inFeatured, Food, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Traverse City

‘A valuable resource’: Traverse City restaurants aim to reduce food waste, greenhouse gases

by Interlochen Public Radio January 2, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Food, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Carp are crazy about corn

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now November 20, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks

Tracing for human remains on shipwrecks with environmental DNA

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now October 2, 2023
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 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
Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Connect, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Live, News, Play, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch, Work

Harmful algal blooms

by Great Lakes Now September 8, 2023
Posted inDetroit, Detroit River, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Grassroots greenspace projects expand Detroit’s open space network

by Planet Detroit September 7, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Points North: Dirty Laundry, Invasive Species, and the Limitations of Knowledge

by Interlochen Public Radio September 1, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, History and Culture, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Why the Great Lakes region is unique for rockhounds

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now August 30, 2023

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