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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 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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  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.
  • Around 200 acres protected along Lake Superior for longest national scenic trail
    The Trust for Public Land conveyed 213 acres to the National Park Service this spring in Iron County.
  • Judge halts some work on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute in northern Wisconsin
    Bayfield County Judge John Anderson halts work where Enbridge needs more permits to install structures in four waterways.

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