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Commercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLake ErieLake HuronLake SuperiorMichiganNewsOhioOntarioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingSetting Lake Erie limits
-Great Lakes managers re-visit fishing every year.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFeature HomepageForests and PlantsLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsProtectRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismUnder current climate trends, Michigan’s Up North forests could be doomed
-World nations’ current climate action plans would still allow moderate warming. A new study shows without more aggressive action to slow climate change, the world’s boreal forests could see dramatic losses.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPark service investigates sudden change in river flow at Sleeping Bear Dunes
-The National Park Service is investigating a sudden change in the flow of the Platte River at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchShipwrecksTourismWisconsinNew stamps celebrate NOAA marine sanctuaries’ landscapes and marine life
-A Great Lakes national marine sanctuary is included in a new collection of U.S. postage stamps.
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AgricultureCoal Ash ProjectEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIn the Finger Lakes, a bitcoin mining plant billed as ‘green’ has a dirty coal ash problem
-Residents want regulators to force the bitcoin miner that took over an old coal plant to clean up coal ash contaminating water.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageForests and PlantsLake MichiganMichiganRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe CatchTourism
Ancient trees of the Upper Peninsula
-Despite the modest size of the trees, they had been growing out of the cliffs for more than a thousand years, making them some of the oldest trees in eastern North America.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair RiverTourismI Speak for the Fish: A jarring look at gizzard shad
-In years past, acres of shad could be seen schooling just beneath Lake Erie’s surface. These days, schools large enough to block out the sun are a rare sight.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchThe CatchToronto
Tracking bird migration in Toronto’s accidental wilderness
-Conservation scientists at Toronto’s Tommy Thompson Park are studying and banding bird species who pass through during yearly migration.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchTourismGet personal with Lake Erie and walleye on a kayak
-A seasoned angler is Ohio’s first licensed Lake Erie kayak fishing guide.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioProtectRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMore Canada geese — and their poop — make Michigan home. Blame the heat.
-As Michigan winters warm, more geese are becoming full-time residents, rather than migrating further south. That’s convenient for the geese, but a plague on the park, golf course and beach visitors trying to evade their droppings. Solutions are limited.
