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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchWild fish spring to life in Lake Ontario, despite dams, pollution and hatchery competitors
-Non-native species of salmon and trout have become an important part of Lake Ontario’s ecosystem. Keeping them healthy is often at odds with stocking fish for anglers.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts‘You start with us’: Conservation authority head has parting message for Ontario government
-Outgoing CEO of Conservation Halton reflects on government cuts and how to enable development while protecting nature and future generations.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOntario weakens watershed protections (again) as natural resources minister gets new powers
-New rules reduce buffer zones between development and wetlands and empower Doug Ford’s cabinet to issue permits without their say.
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AuthorsDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Gordie Howe International Bridge becomes part of binational trail system
-World’s longest trail is about to become even longer. Plans are underway to make the Trans Canada Trail connect from Windsor, Ontario to Detroit, Michigan.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOntarioOntario sides with Enbridge Gas in fight to connect new homes to natural gas
-Saying fossil fuel use will decline, the Ontario Energy Board told Enbridge Gas to charge developers, not homeowners, for new natural gas hookups.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchPoints North: Can AI Caribou Lead Us To Our Prehistoric Past?
-A team of archaeologists looks for signs of prehistoric life 100 feet underwater in Lake Huron. But they need help narrowing their search. So, they turn to artificial intelligence.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationForests and PlantsLatest NewsNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchRestoring Ontario’s lost grasslands is as important as planting trees
-Most of the grasslands that once dotted Ontario have been lost to development and agriculture. Bringing back these carbon-rich landscapes would be good for birds, bees, butterflies and people.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicDuluthFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsFoodHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinTwenty companies pledge to use all parts of Great Lakes fish by 2025
-Fish-leather purses and wallets may make their way into Great Lakes fashion with an initiative to use 100% of commercially caught fish by 2025.
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Algae BloomsGLNCGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOntarioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWATCH: Ontario’s greenhouse sector with The Narwhal
-The Catch took a look at why experts are saying water from greenhouses in southern Ontario could be harming Lake Erie. Journalist and farmer Matt McIntosh recently reported on the issue for The Narwhal.
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Algae BloomsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOntarioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLake Erie is full of algae again. Southwestern Ontario’s exploding greenhouse sector won’t help
-Experts say nutrient-rich water from greenhouse farms could be harming Lake Erie, but Ontario’s Environment Ministry has issued very few fines for potential algae-causing infractions.
