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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Forests and Plants, Latest News, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Lessons to learn from a very big mushroom

by Natasha Blakely April 26, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Capri Cafaro, Climate Change, Featured, Food, Forests and Plants, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ohio, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

The Great Lakes sugaring season is changing

by Capri S. Cafaro April 21, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inForests and Plants, Forever Chemicals Featured, Guest Article, Indiana, Latest News, News, PFAS, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Researchers find wetland plant can filter PFAS chemicals

by Indiana Environmental Reporter April 15, 2022
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, The Catch

Interlochen Public Radio podcast finds ‘[Un]Natural Selection’ in nature

by Great Lakes Now April 15, 2022
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

5 Reasons to Love (and Protect) Freshwater Mussels

by The Revelator March 24, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

Lost and found: native aquatic plant in Ohio

by Great Lakes Echo March 22, 2022
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, St. Clair River

I Speak for the Fish: Playing peek-a-boo with the ducks

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 21, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Climate Change, Forests and Plants, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Fire on Michigan’s remote Isle Royale 15 percent contained

by The Associated Press August 26, 2021
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Trails, camps closed on Isle Royale after wildfire expands

by The Associated Press August 25, 2021
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Minnesota wildfires disappoint travelers and outfitters

by The Associated Press August 24, 2021November 9, 2025

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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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