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Category: Fish, Birds and Animals

Posted inFish, Birds and Animals

Refuge in the Windy City: Declining wetland bird makes a home in downtown Chicago

by Great Lakes Echo July 15, 2026July 15, 2026

While urbanization continues to displace natural ecosystems across the Great Lakes region, one declining wetland bird has managed to adapt to city life — the black-crowned night heron.

Posted inScience, Technology & Research

Protect Yourself: Why Ticks Are Spreading in the Great Lakes region

by Julia Roeder June 11, 2026June 11, 2026
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals

Michigan bald eagle success story faces new threats

by Bridge Michigan June 9, 2026June 9, 2026
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals

Lake Huron artificial reef restores fish spawning habitat

by Great Lakes Echo April 30, 2026April 30, 2026
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals

Illinois state agencies at odds over endangered species protections

by WBEZ April 29, 2026April 29, 2026
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals

Will Canada protect the piping plover before it returns to Wasaga Beach?

by The Narwhal April 29, 2026April 29, 2026
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music

Rewilding, a new way to heal the land this Earth Day

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now April 22, 2026April 22, 2026
Posted inClimate Change

Climate experts say spring is coming earlier. How will that affect agriculture and ecosystems?

by Grist April 16, 2026April 17, 2026
Posted inRecreational Hunting and Fishing

Michigan mulls changes in elk hunt regulations

by Great Lakes Echo April 10, 2026April 12, 2026
Posted inPolitics

Scajaquada Creek, a Cautionary Tale

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now March 18, 2026April 1, 2026

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Latest News

  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.
  • Refuge in the Windy City: Declining wetland bird makes a home in downtown Chicago
    While urbanization continues to displace natural ecosystems across the Great Lakes region, one declining wetland bird has managed to adapt to city life — the black-crowned night heron.
  • Indiana wants to be in charge of its own coal ash dumps
    More energy news as Ohio makes hundreds of millions from fracking beneath public lands and a shuttered Michigan nuclear plant nears a highly anticipated restart.

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