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Posted inClimate, Culture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Anishinaabe tribes work to save a fish significant to their culture and an important source of protein

by Michigan Public May 17, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: What’s the most popular freshwater fish?

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 15, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? What’s up with dissolved organic carbon (AKA why is my local stream murky?)

by Sharon Oosthoek April 27, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Eyeballing Walleye

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now April 17, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Great Lakes Take Global Stage

by Circle of Blue April 5, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Frogs, salamanders, and fairy shrimp are appearing at a vernal pool near you

by Michigan Public April 4, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Climate, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Decreasing Great Lakes ice cover has consequences

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now April 3, 2023
Posted inCulture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Shipwrecks, Water Quality

Artificial reefs bring wild lake trout to Lake Huron

by Great Lakes Echo March 29, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Multi-million dollar restoration projects proposed for the Saginaw Bay watershed; paid with settlement money from corporate polluters

by Michigan Public March 22, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, St. Clair River, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Playing follow-the-leader with diving ducks

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 20, 2023November 8, 2025

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