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Events and Special BroadcastsFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes Now Watch PartiesLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchSturgeon
Watch Party: Urgin’ for Sturgeon
-Belle Isle Aquarium Curator Paul Shuert, WDET’s Annamarie Sysling and Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda chat about sturgeon and answer Facebook audience questions.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and Technology
Q & A: The Great Lakes are stressed. Climate change is making it worse.
-The lead author of a new report sheds light on how climate change, invasive species, nutrient pollution and other Great Lakes problems are interacting.
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AdvocacyAPFish, Birds and AnimalsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsin
Groups fight to keep gray wolf protections for most of US
-The Trump administration last week finalized a decision that ends longstanding federal safeguards for gray wolves in the Lower 48 states.
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Lingering Chemicals: Legacy pollutants continue to haunt the Great Lakes
-PBDEs, PCBs and DDT were all found in the birds and fish tested by researchers.
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APFish, Birds and AnimalsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsin
Trump officials end gray wolf protections across most of US
-Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz, who opposes recreational wolf hunting, called the decision disappointing. Wildlife advocacy groups pledged to fight it in court.
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ClevelandFeature ClevelandFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingTourism
Fall Brawl: Sheffield Lake fishing derby inspires intense angling
-The fishing derby started with 50 people 10 years ago. Participants number more than 12,000 this year.
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Age of NatureFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes Now Watch PartiesLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismSandra SvobodaShipwrecks
What Grows: “Shipwrecks and Ecosystems” watch party for Great Lakes Now and “The Age of Nature”
-Whether they’re in oceans or the Great Lakes, shipwrecks create unique ecosystems for a variety of aquatic life.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingWisconsin
Hunters need to avoid contaminated game
-Deer hunters have more to worry about than just COVID-19 and the flu. On the beware list: a group of chemicals known as PFAS and lead from ammunition.
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Age of NatureFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsLorraine BoissoneaultNew YorkNewsRecreation and Tourism
When a Dam Comes Down: Removal of dams allows fish passage and habitat restoration
-Razing dams and returning rivers to their more natural courses is happening throughout the world – including on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation.