Michigan health officials warned the public this week to avoid eating any fish caught from four bodies of water in Kent County. Read the full story by Lansing State Journal.
By Clara Lincolnhol
One of Michigan’s most rare, iconic and celebrated bird species is the Kirtland’s warbler. Once nearly extinct in the 1970s, decades-long, targeted conservation efforts helped their population rebound. But this year’s census revealed something concerning: a significant drop in warblers– nearly 700 fewer pairs.
The post Iconic Michigan songbird undergoes concerning population decline first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
Interlochen Public Radio
In one of the most polluted parts of Lake Michigan, whitefish are thriving. Some people wonder if we should try to replicate that environment elsewhere to save the iconic species. But that could mean doing something untested and controversial.
The Ontario government is committing $180,000 to projects aimed at restoring and protecting waterways on Manitoulin Island, part of the Lake Huron watershed. The investment will help improve water quality, […]
Interlochen Public Radio
The utility had been seeking a way out of the hydropower business. The sale could close late next year or early 2027.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has identified potential water quality violations linked to wastewater discharges from the Great Lakes Cheese facility in Franklinville, New York, which […]
Ohio State University’s Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island, Ohio, offers scholarships for students enrolled in classes each summer through its Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program. One project collected close […]
The clouds on the horizon were dark and the wind off the lake brisk, but the rain held off just long enough on Sept. 6 for 30 members of Huron Bruce Nature (HBN) to enjoy their corn roast and potluck supper; the club’s traditional welcome to a new season. The group gathered behind hostess Patricia […]
Great Lakes Echo
By Emilio Perez Ibarguen
For students hoping to become conservation officers for the state Department of Natural Resources -- tasked with enforcing fish, game and natural resource protection laws -- one Northern Michigan University class gives a glimpse into their day-to-day work.
The post Dead deer and small fish: Michigan students learn to investigate poaching first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
By Rachel Lewis
The Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians' Natural Resources Department has been working to conserve the threatened wood turtle. Their top team member is Mooz, a 9-year-old labradoodle who has been helping his owner, Bill Parsons, find wood turtles for the past five years.
The post Mooz the dog helps scientists study threatened turtles first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan, will host a community lecture on Lake Trout Restoration on September 18 at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center. The conversation will […]
By Maya Moore
If Congress approves President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the operations and science budget of the U.S. Geological Survey, the scale and intensity of Great Lakes environmental restoration will be significantly diminished, experts say. Among the programs that could be dismantled entirely is the 70-year-old program to control sea lampreys, an exotic parasitic fish that attacks game fish and has caused billions of dollars in damage to Great Lakes fisheries.