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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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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionGreat Lakes EPA office reaffirms 2030 cleanup goal for Detroit River, other contaminated sites
-Activist coalition says Michigan funding urgently needed for the Detroit River, ongoing pollution from chemical plant threatens progress.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDetroitDetroit RiverLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismGrassroots greenspace projects expand Detroit’s open space network
-Activists aim to enrich their neighbors’ quality of life and deepen their connection to nature.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDetroit RiverFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureLatest NewsMichiganNewsFilmmaker looks at Detroit through the lens of water, life events and justice
-Youthful visit to the Detroit River was a “profound experience” for dream hampton.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDetroitDetroit RiverLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan ‘river walker’ program warns anglers on eating contaminated fish
-Industrial pollution taints the fish in a host of Michigan rivers, but anglers often don’t know the risks. River walkers like Jim Bridgforth aim to change that — but not everyone has the luxury of skipping a fresh-caught meal.
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CollaborationDetroitDetroit RiverDrinking WaterLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRegulators fail for 43 years to stop BASF from ‘staggering’ daily toxic waste spill into Detroit River
-The pollution enters the river just upstream from the City of Wyandotte’s drinking water intake.
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AuthorsBlue EconomyDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLake ErieLake St. ClairLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioRegionWaterfront DevelopmentGreat Lakes Moment: A business case for The Great Lakes Way
-This new economic impact study estimated the range of impact from elements that make up The Great Lakes Way, including connections to Canada and historical attributes.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDetroit RiverIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeFRESH: Bid to Fund Invasive Carp Barrier Falls Short in Minnesota’s State Legislature
-Fresh is a newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDetroit RiverFeature HomepageJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshGreat Lakes Moment: New trail connects people with secluded Detroit River wetlands
-The new Grosse Ile Township greenway trail is designed to improve public access to the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge’s Gibraltar Bay Unit.
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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverDuluthIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Solving the contaminated sediment remediation funding puzzle
-Michigan has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to remediate these contaminated sediments, but this won’t occur unless non-federal partners can meet funding requirements.
