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Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Lake Superior, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Waterfront Development

On Isle Royale, fate of summer cabins pits nature against family history

by Bridge Michigan July 20, 2022
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Grand Rapids, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Traverse City

Grand Traverse group wins praise for preserving key land from development

by Bridge Michigan July 15, 2022
Posted inAgriculture, Culture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Invasive Species, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Water test: a long history and hopeful future of human impact on Great Lakes ecology

by Great Lakes Echo June 28, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Invasive Species, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Shipwrecks, Water Quality

JEWEL OF THE GREAT LAKES: Group battles invasive species

by The Alpena News June 16, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Rewilding Metropolitan Detroit

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now June 6, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Lake Michigan, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Rising water makes Lake Michigan wetlands vulnerable to invaders

by Great Lakes Echo June 2, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inForests and Plants, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch, Water Quality

E. Coli and faulty septic systems

by Great Lakes Now May 31, 2022
Posted inClimate Change, Events and Special Broadcasts, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch

Climate change and your allergies

by Great Lakes Now May 9, 2022
Posted inAgriculture, Climate Change, Forests and Plants, Industry, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

The report on Ontario’s natural resources the government didn’t want you to read

by The Narwhal May 5, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Water's True Cost

Michigan’s lack of septic system regulations is causing problems for some of its most pristine lakes

by Michigan Public May 4, 2022November 9, 2025

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