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Category: Fish, Birds and Animals

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

The History of the Button Industry’s Impact on Freshwater Mussels

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 27, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Why do mudpuppies matter?

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 22, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research

Walleye Numbers are Down in Lake Erie

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now December 26, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the fish: Sammy the red-nosed sucker

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 16, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Michigan’s Port of Monroe fosters a blue economy that welcomes wildlife

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now December 2, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, New York, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

5 Reasons to Build a Backyard Frog Pond

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now November 25, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

After a dramatic decline, lake trout have recovered in most of Lake Superior

by Wisconsin Public Radio November 22, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Latest News, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Toronto

The fight to keep grass carp out of the Great Lakes

by The Narwhal November 19, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, I Speak for the Fish, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: How Native Americans are saving lake sturgeon

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now November 18, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Great Lakes most unwanted: Top 10 invasive species

by Lily Stewart, Great Lakes Now October 24, 2024November 8, 2025

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    Cleveland-Cliffs won a federal grant to install hydrogen-ready tech. Now, it wants to revamp its Middletown blast furnace, raising questions about its use of funds.
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    Golden oyster mushrooms are spreading fast, altering how Ontario’s forests grow, decompose and nurture important native mushrooms.

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