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Posted inAgriculture, Climate, 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
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Featured, Forests and Plants, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Where to find your sugar maples

by Alex Hill April 28, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Forests and Plants, Latest News, Michigan, 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, Climate, Featured, Food, Forests and Plants, Industry, 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, Indiana, Latest News, News, PFAS, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Researchers find wetland plant can filter PFAS chemicals

by Indiana Environmental Reporter April 15, 2022
Posted inCulture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, 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, Infrastructure, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

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, 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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