Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do
Science Says What? What’s up with dissolved organic carbon (AKA why is my local stream murky?)
If you’ve noticed your local waterway turning a deeper shade of brown over the past few decades, you’re not alone. Scientists in the Great Lakes region have noticed the same thing.
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality
Forest to MI Faucet: Using trees to keep water sources pristine
A forest expert at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is putting together a program to use trees to help keep sources of drinking water cleaner.
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality
Michigan brine brouhaha: Proposed limits for unpaved roads prompt dustup
The salty solution is killing the state’s precious waters, but efforts to cut back on spraying have met fierce opposition.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
Mapping the Great Lakes: Flood risk
The highest predicted climate risk for the Great Lakes region is from heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding, which many cities have seen in recent years.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do
Lesson Plan: How Is Our Climate Changing?
Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Forests and Plants, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
Nibi Chronicles: Greeting Old Man Maple during the Sap Boiling Moon
A modest sugar bush on Lake Superior’s North Shore offers more than a sweet treat.
Posted inNews, The Catch
Science Says What?
Great Lakes Now contributor Sharon Oosthoek wrote about a student citizen science initiative in her latest “Science Says What?” column.
Posted inAgriculture, Climate, Drinking Water, Energy, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality
U.S. Counts on “Climate-Smart” Farms to Slow Global Warming
But skeptics assert change in practices could increase risk to water and health.
Posted inNews, The Catch
Citizen science with SciStarter
Learn about citizen science initiatives with the founder of SciStarter, an online resource for people interested in contributing to scientific data collection.
