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

by Great Lakes Now April 15, 2022
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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
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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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Groups mobilize to protect Upper Peninsula forest lands from mining, logging

by Bridge Michigan August 3, 2021November 9, 2025

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