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Nibi Chronicles: The Return of Nenookaasiwag
-An Ojibwe story about nenookaasiwag (hummingbirds) and how small actions lead to larger impact. With shared wisdom on how to properly care for your hummingbird feeder this season.
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Commercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchPoints North: More Than Just a Filet of Fish
-Iceland has figured out how to use almost 100% of every fish caught — not just the filet. By making things like durable leather, it’s increased the value of an Atlantic cod from about $15 to over $5,000. Can this approach help the struggling Great Lakes fishery?
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APEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFlintGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsChildren of Flint water crisis make change as young environmental and health activists
-Dozens of the children of Flint, Michigan’s lead-contaminated water crisis have turned their trauma into advocacy 10 years after it began.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsKari LydersenLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchMarbled crayfish raises eyebrows, and concerns
-Cloning crustacean were found several miles from Lake Ontario.
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AYITWKFeature HomepageFoodForests and PlantsHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchA Fleeting Wild Taste of Spring Ephemerals: Ramps and Ostrich Fern
-As the Great Lakes winter recedes, the forests from the shores of Lake Superior to Lake Erie begin to show signs of life. Among the first to announce spring are the ramps emerging in the undergrowth.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLatest NewsNewsOhioScience, Technology, ResearchOhio Birding Transitions
-Amid climate and habitat concerns, the Biggest Week in American Birding festival will draw tens of thousands in May.
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Great Lakes Now talks “Love Canal” with American Experience Executive Producer Cameo George
-In the interview, we discuss storytelling that centers community advocacy, and the history and present of the environmental justice movement.
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CollaborationFeature HomepageForests and PlantsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFinding creative new ways to manage invasive cattails
-Scientists are thinking holistically about biodiversity, sustainability, and resilience when it comes to the role invasive cattails play in the Great Lakes.
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Feature HomepageIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Key figure in Ohio bribery scandal dead by suicide
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeLine 5 activist group wants Gov. Whitmer to “be an advocate” for shutdown
-In a late move, the Department of Justice sides with Canada on continued operation of Line 5, citing treaty and the public’s interest.
