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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageInfrastructureInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsNews Director's Pick-of-the-WeekRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyTraverse CityLast dam standing: Traverse City fish restoration project on the ropes
-The FishPass project uses technology that would allow migratory fish to freely travel the river while keeping out invasive species. But some residents are suing, saying it would alter a local park.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsIndigenous CommunitiesInvasive SpeciesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyThe future of Lake Superior with climate disruption
-With warming temperatures, fluctuating water levels and a series of extreme storms, Lake Superior is undergoing dramatic alterations amid climate change.
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Invasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research30 Years Later: Mussel invasion legacy reaches far beyond Great Lakes
-“They will be big players for probably hundreds of years,” said one researcher.
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Algae BloomsInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLatest NewsLorraine BoissoneaultMinnesotaNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMussel-Phosphorus Puzzle: Invasive mussels are reshaping the chemistry of the Great Lakes
-A new study measures the impact quagga and zebra mussels are having on the phosphorus cycle, which is a major player in the Great Lakes ecosystem.
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Events and Special BroadcastsFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes Now Watch PartiesInvasive SpeciesNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWatch Party: Invaders on the Menu
-In this “watch party,” originally broadcast on Facebook on Jan. 8, 2021, Belle Isle Aquarium Aquarist Amanda Murray chats with…
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Asian CarpBudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoFeature-ChicagoIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsMichigan, Illinois sign agreement to build Asian Carp barrier
-There are already electric barriers to stop Asian Carp. This new one will be more complex and the first line of defense.
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APAsian CarpBudgetChicagoFeature-ChicagoIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeDeal reached on project to protect lakes from invasive fish
-Michigan, Illinois and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have agreed on funding the next phase of an initiative to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes by strengthening defenses on a Chicago-area waterway, officials said Thursday.
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Algae BloomsClimate ChangeDrinking WaterGreat Lakes Now's Year-End PostsInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioSandra SvobodaWisconsin2020 Vision: Great Lakes Now year in review predicts 2021
-It was a year of challenges, successes and conversations about the Great Lakes for our team. What did we learn? And what are we planning for 2021? Here’s what Program Director Sandra Svoboda has to say.
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Algae BloomsAsian CarpClimate ChangeDrinking WaterIndigenous CommunitiesInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsPublic Concern: Climate change, runoff and chemicals at the forefront of people’s worries about the Great Lakes
-Public concern about climate change is escalating in the Great Lakes region, according to a new report issued by a binational group that manages and protects the Great Lakes.
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Climate ChangeCOVID-19Events and Special BroadcastsGreat Lakes Now Watch PartiesHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureInvasive SpeciesNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWatch Party: Watching the Waters
-Commissioner Rob Sisson from the IJC, Kelly House from Bridge Michigan and Harvey Bootsma from the School of Freshwater Sciences at the UWM answer questions from the audience and explain why climate change will be THE story of the Great Lakes in coming years.
