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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchA record year for Great Lakes piping plovers
-The Great Lakes piping plover recovery effort has been ongoing since the mid-1980s when the population got as low as a dozen nesting pairs. This year, the number reached 85 nesting pairs for the first time.
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AgricultureAuthorsDonté SmithFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEmpowering Environmental Stewardship: How Barn Sanctuary Champions Compassion and Conservation in the Great Lakes
-Michigan’s farm animal sanctuaries offer a contrast to industrial agriculture. Learn how their sustainable practices contribute to a healthier Great Lakes ecosystem and cleaner water.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJohn HartigLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchGreat Lakes Moment: Detroit River carrion scavenger on the increase
-Tens of thousands of turkey vultures glide over the Detroit River, offering citizen scientists a surprising highlight of hawk migration season.
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New state program encourages Michigan residents to report bat roosts
-The Department of Natural Resources is encouraging residents to report bat roosts. These are the places where bats sleep and raise their babies like chimneys, trees and bridges.
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Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWhat will the rise of floating solar panels mean for wildlife?
-As the market for floatovoltaics explodes, scientists are studying how to make the systems also work for waterbirds and other organisms.
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CollaborationCommercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsFoodGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchWhitefishIconic whitefish on edge of collapse as Great Lakes biodiversity crisis deepens
-Few fish are as synonymous with Michigan as whitefish. Pushed to the edge by invasive species, their struggle is the tip of a cataclysmic species collapse that could change our way of life.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: The hardest lake sturgeon dive in the Great Lakes
-The largest lake sturgeon spawning site in the Great Lakes is difficult for even the most skilled of divers to reach, let alone film.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWisconsinWhite throated sparrow takes first place in fattest bird competition
-A very round white throated sparrow is the heavyweight champion of the 2025 Wisconsin Fat Bird Week contest.
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Drinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsOhioScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHow much plastic is in the Great Lakes?
-A new documentary explores the impact of microplastics in the Great Lakes.
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How are science and tradition saving sturgeon?
-The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians has revolutionized how lake sturgeon are raised.
