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DetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFoodForests and PlantsLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchHow community gardens serve as ‘third places’ for Detroiters
-When not writing for Planet Detroit, Ethan Bakuli is probably getting his hands dirty. Not long ago, that was the furthest thing from his mind.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake HuronLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsFish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario
-Establishing the Robinson Treaties, covering land around Lake Huron and Lake Superior, created a mess of jurisdiction and rights for First Nations — both signed and unsigned.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicBuffaloFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNew YorkNewsScience, Technology, ResearchAlberto Rey: Art all about Earth
-Multimedia artist and fly fishing guide combines multiple areas of life to tackle multi-faceted environmental crises.
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Feature HomepageHabitat RestorationInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWorkCould the Great Lakes lose billions in restoration funding?
-The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has funded thousands of projects to combat pollution and invasive species, receiving bipartisan support since its creation. But the future of the GLRI is uncertain.
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Forests and PlantsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinGroups fight to preserve future of Michigan’s indigenous wild rice
-To aid in restoration across the state, the Michigan Wild Rice Initiative, comprising tribes indigenous to the Great Lakes region, state officials, and academic experts, created a stewardship plan.
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How well do you know your Great Lakes aquatic species?
-Test your knowledge of aquatic species by taking this lighthearted quiz and tell us how you did in the comments!
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AgricultureFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchAs bird flu wreaks havoc in the Midwest, researchers say vaccines offer a way out
-Great Lakes farms have become a hot spot for bird flu, killing millions of birds and raising fears of a human pandemic.
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AdvocacyChicagoClimate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, Research‘Everyone deserves clean air,’ says a Chicago EPA worker who fears her job will end
-Ellie Hagen is a scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency. She worries proposed cuts at EPA will put people’s health at risk.
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Invasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsSea lamprey control program receives OK to rehire federal workers, after initial scare
-Last month’s federal staffing cuts and hiring freezes threatened the sea lamprey control program. Now, it has permission to rehire the staff it originally planned to.
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BuffaloChicagoEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageFeature MilwaukeeFeature-ChicagoHistory and CultureIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMilwaukeeNew YorkNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSean EricsonTorontoTourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinWhat would the Great Lakes region be like with bullet trains?
-Exploring how high speed rail could transform the Great Lakes region.
