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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageForests and PlantsLake MichiganMichiganRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe CatchTourism
Ancient trees of the Upper Peninsula
-Despite the modest size of the trees, they had been growing out of the cliffs for more than a thousand years, making them some of the oldest trees in eastern North America.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Why are mallard duck populations falling in the Great Lakes region?
-Mallard duck populations are down about 16 to 17 percent since the early 2000s. New technology might help determine why.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair RiverTourism
I Speak for the Fish: A jarring look at gizzard shad
-In years past, acres of shad could be seen schooling just beneath Lake Erie’s surface. These days, schools large enough to block out the sun are a rare sight.
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Climate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsin
Energy News Roundup: Power outages growing across the country, controversy over Minnesota solar project
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchThe CatchToronto
Tracking bird migration in Toronto’s accidental wilderness
-Conservation scientists at Toronto’s Tommy Thompson Park are studying and banding bird species who pass through during yearly migration.
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Feature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
PFAS News Roundup: “Forever Chemicals” waste going unreported, PFAS in rainwater
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
What’s in Senate climate bill for Michigan? EV credits and cheaper insulin.
-The Inflation Reduction Act, which passed the Senate Sunday, is the country’s largest-ever investment in addressing climate change. Michigan stands to benefit from money to boost domestic electric vehicle, wind and solar production, as well as prescription drug savings for older Americans.
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Commercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchThe CatchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Whitefish recruitment
-Lake whitefish, a native species in the Great Lakes, is experiencing what is known in the world of fisheries biology as a “recruitment problem.”
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APClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationLake MichiganMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
As species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape
-In a forest near Lake Michigan, two scientists attached a backpack tracking device to a merlin they’d lured into a net. The mission: help prevent the predatory species from gobbling up piping plovers — highly endangered shorebirds that nest nearby.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchTourism
Get personal with Lake Erie and walleye on a kayak
-A seasoned angler is Ohio’s first licensed Lake Erie kayak fishing guide.