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AgricultureAlgae BloomsClimate ChangeCollaborationIndigenous CommunitiesInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts“Saving the Great Lakes”: National Geographic December issue explores the lakes and their struggles
-Great Lakes Now spoke to the author of the feature story of National Geographic’s December issue on the lakes, their issues and worldwide appeal.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsQuizScience, Technology, ResearchQuiz: What Great Lakes invasive species are you?
-Since the 1800s, at least 25 non-native fish species have entered the Great Lakes.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyQ & 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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FreightersGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsGreat Lakes Freighters: The latest on navigation, locks and icebreakers
-It’s the 140th anniversary of the Lake Carriers’ Association, and its president discusses the new Soo lock, icebreakers and tension with Canada.
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Genetic Engineering: Researchers take first steps toward controlling sea lamprey
-Researchers are determining whether large-scale gene editing for sea lamprey is possible before broaching the ethics of applying it.
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‘Big pile’ of eels dumped in NYC park; impact not yet known
-The nonnative eel species has been illegally released into freshwater bodies in at least eight U.S. states, including New York.
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Carp Advance: Real and potential impacts of invasive fish throughout the Midwest
-A National Wildlife Federation documentary explores the potential impact of Asian carp on recreation, fishing and other industries in the Great Lakes.
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Age of NatureAgricultureAsian CarpBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingClimate ChangeEvents and Special BroadcastsFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes Now Watch PartiesHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureInvasive SpeciesLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMunicipalitiesNewsPBSRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentWatch Party: River Influence
-Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda chats with journalist Lorraine Boissoneault and Drew YoungeDyke from the National Wildlife Federation about mining, Asian carp, water quality and the Great Lakes.
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Asian CarpBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingGreat Lakes Now Watch PartiesInvasive SpeciesLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismWatch Party: The Carp Advance
-Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda chats with Belle Isle Aquarium Curator Dr. Paul Shuert and Drew YoungeDyke from the National Wildlife Federation about Asian carp.
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Complete Eradication: Researchers look at removing sea lamprey from the Great Lakes
-Control efforts have been so successful that some researchers now suggest a more permanent solution.
