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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Commercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Setting Lake Erie limits

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now August 30, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism

Under current climate trends, Michigan’s Up North forests could be doomed

by Bridge Michigan August 30, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Park service investigates sudden change in river flow at Sleeping Bear Dunes

by Michigan Public August 26, 2022
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Shipwrecks, Tourism, Wisconsin

New stamps celebrate NOAA marine sanctuaries’ landscapes and marine life

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now August 25, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Coal Ash Project, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, New York, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

In the Finger Lakes, a bitcoin mining plant billed as ‘green’ has a dirty coal ash problem

by Sruthi Gopalakrishnan August 25, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Forests and Plants, Lake Michigan, Michigan, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, The Catch, Tourism

Ancient trees of the Upper Peninsula

by Great Lakes Now August 16, 2022
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, I Speak for the Fish, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, St. Clair River, Tourism

I Speak for the Fish: A jarring look at gizzard shad

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 15, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, The Catch, Toronto, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Tracking bird migration in Toronto’s accidental wilderness

by Great Lakes Now August 10, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Get personal with Lake Erie and walleye on a kayak

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now August 5, 2022
Posted inClimate Change, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

More Canada geese — and their poop — make Michigan home. Blame the heat.

by Bridge Michigan July 28, 2022

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