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Category: Feature Detroit

Posted inWater Quality

Detroit River tour highlights restoration successes, $1-billion cleanup hurdle: ‘We all have a role to play’

by Planet Detroit July 10, 2026July 10, 2026

The Detroit River lost 97% of its coastal wetlands to development but remains one of the most biologically important Great Lakes waterways, with millions of fish spawning there each spring.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit’s waterfront porch reaps substantial benefits

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 4, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Feature Detroit, Featured, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Sinking cities: Great Lakes cities not immune from under-recognized threat

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 20, 2025
Posted inFeature Detroit, Featured, Food, Forests and Plants, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research

How community gardens serve as ‘third places’ for Detroiters

by Ethan Bakuli, Great Lakes Now April 14, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inFeature Detroit, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Southwest Detroit homes flooded, families displaced by water main rupture

by Planet Detroit February 19, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inFeature Detroit, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Regulators say Detroit SO2 pollution under control after years of exceeding federal standards

by Planet Detroit January 16, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Sacred Grounds

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now November 4, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Mink thriving along the Detroit River

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now October 7, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeature Detroit, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Who is working to preserve and restore wetlands in Metro Detroit?

by Planet Detroit September 18, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Operation Manoomin: Restoring Wild Rice along the Detroit River

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 5, 2024

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