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Posted inAYITWK, AYITWKGL, Featured, Food, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism

Spring Break Staycation: Foraging with the Family

by Lisa M. Rose April 15, 2025November 8, 2025

This spring break, transform your usual holiday into an educational excursion that connects your family with the natural world.

Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Toledo’s community art highlights importance of native plants for safe drinking water

by Great Lakes Echo February 13, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, History and Culture, John Hartig, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Rewilding Metropolitan Detroit

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now June 6, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

Lost and found: native aquatic plant in Ohio

by Great Lakes Echo March 22, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Authors, Capri Cafaro, Climate Change, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Bugs, Shorter Winters, Climate: Great Lakes vineyards face changing circumstances

by Capri S. Cafaro January 4, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Forests and Plants, Invasive Species, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Invasive aquatic plant found in 4 Michigan inland lakes

by The Associated Press September 8, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Forests and Plants, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Plants cropping up in lost Michigan lakes where dams failed

by The Associated Press August 10, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Illinois, Indiana, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Quebec, Region, Science, Technology, Research, The Provinces, The States, Wisconsin

Controlling Invasives: States urge residents to help stop spread of invasive species

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now April 13, 2020

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