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Climate ChangeCollaborationLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsAfter Trump cuts, Michigan helps pay for remainder of climate work program
-In early June, Michigan said it would pay out stipends to MI Healthy Climate Corps members who wanted to complete their terms, which last through mid-October.
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AYITWKAYITWKGLFeature HomepageForests and PlantsHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchEasy summer foraging adventures the whole family will remember
-Skip the screens with these low-effort foraging adventures that feel rich, fun and memory-worthy.
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Algae BloomsClimate ChangeFeature HomepageLake ErieLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsToxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets
-The blooms have become an annual problem in the Great Lakes. DNA studies show what’s growing there and why it’s dangerous.
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New state program encourages Michigan residents to report bat roosts
-The Department of Natural Resources is encouraging residents to report bat roosts. These are the places where bats sleep and raise their babies like chimneys, trees and bridges.
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Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWhat will the rise of floating solar panels mean for wildlife?
-As the market for floatovoltaics explodes, scientists are studying how to make the systems also work for waterbirds and other organisms.
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CollaborationCommercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsFoodGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchWhitefishIconic whitefish on edge of collapse as Great Lakes biodiversity crisis deepens
-Few fish are as synonymous with Michigan as whitefish. Pushed to the edge by invasive species, their struggle is the tip of a cataclysmic species collapse that could change our way of life.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: The hardest lake sturgeon dive in the Great Lakes
-The largest lake sturgeon spawning site in the Great Lakes is difficult for even the most skilled of divers to reach, let alone film.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWisconsinWhite throated sparrow takes first place in fattest bird competition
-A very round white throated sparrow is the heavyweight champion of the 2025 Wisconsin Fat Bird Week contest.
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Drinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsOhioScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHow much plastic is in the Great Lakes?
-A new documentary explores the impact of microplastics in the Great Lakes.
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Feature HomepageLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsThe smoke from Canada’s wildfires may be even more toxic than usual
-A legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke.
