The newly completed, 30-mile-long Keweenaw Point Trail, from Copper Harbor to the eastern tip of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula on Lake Superior, is now open for non-motorized recreation. Read the full […]
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Scientists tossed dozens of plastic smoothie shakers with small GPS tracking devises into rivers across the United States and Canada to follow the movement of water bottles and other floating […]
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Recent research on Great Lakes coastal wetlands suggests native plant communities can respond quickly after invasive Phragmites australis is removed. Read the full story by Ottawa News Network.
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The U.S. Coast Guard is wrapping up its 2026 seasonal evaluation of six autonomous vessels on the Great Lakes ahead of forecasted winter icing conditions, marking another step in the […]
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Michigan officials have recommended five invasive plants for new restrictions to protect waterways, agriculture and the environment. Read the full story by MLive.
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The eggs of the invasive spongy moth, known to be a voracious consumer of trees, have been discovered for the first time in the Great Lakes region on a vessel […]
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The Thousand Islands Land Trust has permanently protected 1,410 acres on Galloo Island on Lake Ontario through a new conservation easement, the largest project by acreage in the organization’s history. […]
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Animals: they’re just like us! All mammals—including humans—use a combination of strategies to get through the long, cold winter. We scarf calories; they scarf calories Groundhogs plump up ahead of … Continued
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The Indigenous Great Lakes Network (IGLN) held its Annual Gathering in Grand Bend, Ontario, from October 27–29. The theme of the Gathering was ‘Create & Collaborate,’ continuing the IGLN era […]
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November 10 is a somber day on the Great Lakes; not only is it the day that the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior in 1975, but 62 years […]
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Commercial, sport and tribal fishers in the Wisconsin waters of Lake Superior will be able to harvest 15% fewer lake trout in the 2027 seasons. The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board […]
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A rare, brightly colored fish was found in Oswego Harbor on Lake Ontario during a routine survey last month, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Biologists captured a […]