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Category: Habitat Restoration

Posted inForests and Plants

Ford House shoreline restoration revives designer Jens Jensen’s vision

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now August 7, 2026August 11, 2026

A decade-long shoreline restoration project is reviving habitat along Lake St. Clair, while fulfilling landscape architect Jens Jensen’s nearly century-old vision.

Posted inWater Quality

Detroit River tour highlights restoration successes, $1-billion cleanup hurdle: ‘We all have a role to play’

by Planet Detroit July 10, 2026July 10, 2026
Posted inBlue Economy, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, The Blue Economy, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Thunder Bay is bringing its Great Lake shoreline back

by Fatima Syed, The Narwhal May 21, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Could the Great Lakes lose billions in restoration funding?

by Great Lakes Now April 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Rouge River oxbow enhances education at The Henry Ford

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now February 3, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

How Ducks Unlimited Became Heroes of the Conservation Movement

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now January 28, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Connecting people to nature through The Great Lakes Way

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now January 6, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, New York, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

5 Reasons to Build a Backyard Frog Pond

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now November 25, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Sacred Grounds

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now November 4, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Elk Rapids wants to help its shoreline through new state Climate Corps program

by Interlochen Public Radio January 17, 2024

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