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Sleeping Bear park officials ask visitors to stop building structures on lakeshore

by Great Lakes Echo

A driftwood tipi standing on a beach east of Pyramid Point is a clear indication of human hands at work. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore recently posted a picture of one on its Facebook page to encourage people not to leave a trace.

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For the first time, “rock snot” nuisance algal blooms found in Lower Peninsula trout stream

by Michigan Public

“It tends to look like a cotton wooly substance. And despite the term ‘rock snot,’ it’s not slimy; it’s actually quite coarse,” said Joanne Foreman, Invasive Species Communications Coordinator with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

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Lower Rates: New flood risk assessment will reduce insurance rates in the Great Lakes region

by Taylor Haelterman

Michigan in particular will see a drop in flood-related insurance premiums. But overall, every Great Lakes state will have a larger percentage of residents receiving immediate rate decreases than the national average of 23%.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Moment: Small habitat patches can have big ecological impact

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now

Researchers found that preserving small, isolated patches of land is just as critical to biodiversity and saving species as preserving large swathes of it. Key examples reside in Detroit and Chicago.

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Mapping the Great Lakes: Find out if Lake Huron water ends up in your faucet

by Alex Hill

Where do we get our water? It’s a critically important and highly regulated question, yet it took some digging to find the answers.

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