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Detroit RiverFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingGreat Lakes Moment: Walleye frenzy on the Detroit River
-Each spring, as many as 10 million walleye leave the deeper areas of Lake Erie and ascend the Detroit River in search of rocky substrates to spawn on, creating a fishing frenzy known throughout North America.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes EchoLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTsunamis caused by air pressure could resuspend Great Lakes contaminants
-Researchers are trying to figure out if climate change will increase the number of meteotsunamis in the summer.
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Feature HomepageHistory and CultureLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsNews Director's Pick-of-the-WeekRecreation and TourismTourismWisconsinGreat Lakes Sanctuaries: Two more National Marine Sanctuaries in the region see the finish line
-Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary should be joined by two other sanctuaries – in lakes Ontario and Michigan – within the next few years.
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Anniversary Approaches: Celebrating Great Lakes Now’s monthly show as it nears its two-year mark
-A two-year anniversary isn’t usually marked as a momentous occasion. But since half of our monthly shows have been produced in a global pandemic, the GLN team is looking back – and forward. Join us!
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Earth Day 2021: What can you do and where?
-Earth Day is Thursday, April 22, but the related activities you can do aren’t limited to that day alone.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationHistory and CultureJames ProffittLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingDuck Stamp: Little stamp has big impacts in the Great Lakes and nationwide
-Since its inception in 1934, the duck stamp has garnered more than $1 billion for habitat conservation in the national wildlife refuge system.
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ChicagoDrinking WaterFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoGary WilsonIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsSpotlight on Infrastructure: Policy executive talks new Biden plan, definitions of infrastructure
-A Chicago policy executive talked to Great Lakes Now about the Biden infrastructure plan and what a full partnership with the federal government could mean.
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ArticleFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchShipping and PortsRegional Thoughts: Some reactions from various Great Lakes leaders on President Biden’s infrastructure plan
-Great Lakes Now collected a variety of perspectives from around the region about the president’s $2 trillion plan to improve infrastructure, including water-related structures and systems.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekBolder Fish: New study looks at how pandemic antidepressant use might affect freshwater ecosystems
-While antidepressants offer a better quality of life to millions of humans, they are among the most commonly detected medications in aquatic ecosystems where they could be causing changes to the behavior of fish and insects.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Michigan governor invokes defense bill, high levels in Minnesota landfills, business lobby sues Wisconsin DNR
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
