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Feature HomepageHistory and CultureLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRachel DuckettRecreation and Tourism
Lighthouse Restoration: A volunteer effort that requires labor, love and millions of dollars
-Many lighthouses in the Great Lakes region survive on volunteers and their willingness to put time into restoring them.
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DetroitDetroit RiverFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, Research
Great Lakes Moment: Detroit River, a magnet for bald eagle photography
-Mud Island, in the Detroit River and visible from the Detroit shore, has become a hub for wildlife photography.
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Algae BloomsBrian OwensClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
Lake heatwaves driven by human-caused climate change
-What sort of effect this will have on lake ecology and organisms is still unknown, though researchers say an increase in algal blooms can be expected.
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BudgetFeature HomepageGreat Lakes CommissionIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeSandra Svoboda
New national authority for Great Lakes region proposed by Ohio Congresswoman
-Ohio’s Marcy Kaptur renews call for a federal Great Lakes Authority to bring steady funds for clean up, economic development and local projects in the region.
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Mapping the Great Lakes: What’s in a Great Lakes name?
-What really makes a region? Is it geographic boundaries, interdependent economics, cultural connectivity or a general shared sense of place?
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLake OntarioLake St. ClairLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingSt. Clair River
Top 10 Fish to Catch: Great Lakes means great fishing
-Does your favorite fish make the list of favorites to catch on the Great Lakes?
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AdvocacyBooks, Authors, Art and MusicDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Canada’s Maude Barlow chronicles 40 years of activism in new book, “Still Hopeful”
-With hope as her mantra, Barlow describes her obsession with water, her outreach to Detroit and the myth of water abundance.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureI Speak for the FishInvasive SpeciesKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, Research
I Speak for the Fish: Logperch rocking, rolling and rebounding
-How the native smallmouth bass helped save logperch – the Great Lakes’ largest darter – from the invasive round goby.