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Ann Arbor, Michigan – Nearly $315,000 will be awarded to support local organizations in controlling nonnative Phragmites australis, one of the most aggressive plant species invading the

By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva

The U.S. Geological Survey has began large-scale low-level airplane flights over Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin to obtain high-resolution data on subsurface mineral structures and bedrock composition. The data will be used to create two- and three-dimensional maps to better understand the geological structure at depths of about 10,000 feet.

The post Scientists update geological map of northern Wisconsin, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula  first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

"All that work is proceeding very well, and I'm very thankful to how quickly our staff have moved on a lot of this," said London Mayor Josh Morgan.

Seven months after launching a crackdown on public drug use, London police are asking the community for feedback again.

U.S. Congressional committees have approved the Great Lakes Fisheries Research Reauthorization Act in both the House and the Senate, clearing them for full votes in both bodies. The legislation would […]

A new survey released this week found Gen Zers (defined by Harris as 18 to 28 years old) report the highest recognition of “fake news.”

Did you hear the one about the pioneer who walked his dinner home? That would be the first settler in the eastern part of Arran Township, David Chalmers, a bachelor and a bit wet behind the ears. It was back in 1851, before Arran was surveyed into farm lots. Historian Norman Robertson tells the story, […]

Difficulties attaining home ownership appear to be making people in the London area more receptive to owning pre-fabricated homes, according to a new survey

Scientists are using a remotely operated vehicle to explore and map nearly 100 square miles of lakebed along the Pennsylvania, New York and Canadian borders. The survey area includes the […]

By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira
A recent collaborative study, conducted through the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, the College of Menominee Nation in Kenosha, Wisconsin, nine tribal entities and academic researchers to understand how climate change threatens the lake sturgeon and to develop adaptation strategies rooted in tribal knowledge.

The post Western and Indigenous knowledge will help lake sturgeon, study shows  first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

By Eric Freedman 

The iconic Blue Water Bridge has received a clean bill of operational health from the Michigan Auditor General’s Office. Based on its preliminary survey of procurement, fleet vehicles, employee training and toll transactions, the office said it saw no need to do a full performance audit of the bridge’s effectiveness and efficiency.

The post Busy Blue Water Bridge gets positive auditor general report  first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

The utility had been seeking a way out of the hydropower business. The sale could close late next year or early 2027.