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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterDuluthFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchStaci Lola DrouillardWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNibi Chronicles: The “Water is Life” festival goes beyond the music
-In this introductory feature for ‘The Nibi Chronicles,” Staci Lola Drouillard finds hope where the band plays and the thunderbird lives.
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APBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingBooks, Authors, Art and MusicDetroitEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature DetroitFreightersHistory and CultureLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismShipwrecksDetroit church to remember sailors lost on the Great Lakes
-Sailors who lost their lives in shipwrecks on the Great Lakes and Michigan waterways will be remembered at a historic church in downtown Detroit.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Illinois EPA invests over $70M in drinking water projects, students receive funding for Ohio water quality research
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsChicagoEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Electric school buses, solar-powered recreational boats on the rise
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCruise ShipsDuluthFeature HomepageLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismThe CatchTourism
Cruising the Great Lakes
-“This past summer was a record-setting year for cruise ships in the Great Lakes, and that’s meant a lot more tourists coming to the region.”
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: New video game teaches watershed management
-Researchers from the University of Windsor and Sheridan College have developed a new video game to train and empower youth to take on the challenge of ecological restoration.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectScience, Technology, ResearchThe Catch
Record number of piping plovers
-Of the region’s 72 breeding pairs, 48 were in Michigan, and Michigan’s nests produced a record number of chicks.
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AdvocacyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationForests and PlantsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchNonprofit buys 31,000 forested acres by Copper Harbor to keep land public
-The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental group, has paid a New York hedge fund more than $27 million for part of the land, with another purchase to come.
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AgricultureBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsQuizRecreation and TourismSurf and Turf: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz
-Test your knowledge on Great Lakes land use, eFoiling on Lake Huron, and The Catch.
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Algae BloomsBudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSome Republicans, Democrats, environmentalists, hunters, anglers, and birders all want the same thing: more wetlands
-The idea is to reduce harmful algal blooms getting into the Great Lakes, reduce flooding, and provide habitat for wildlife.
