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Michigan’s balmy October means more mosquitos, peril for coldwater fish
-Nearly three weeks into October, much of Michigan remains stuck in early autumn mode, fueling frustration for fall anglers, exaltation for late-season swimmers, and itchiness for anyone who ventures outside for too long without bug spray.
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I Speak for the Fish: Setting sturgeon free
-In this month’s column, Kathy Johnson describes her encounters with baby sturgeon and reintroducing them to the Great Lakes watershed.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Groups Lauded a Side Agreement at the Paris Climate Conference. Then It Languished.
-The fate of the Paris Pact reveals the difficulties in incorporating water into global climate agreements.
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U.N. Climate Conference: Michigan’s role at the U.N.’s COP26 and in the U.S.’s climate future
-“The take home is always, always, always water,” Liesl Clark, director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, said during a preview of the United Nations COP26 event.
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A record number of mussel-fouled watercraft have been intercepted at state inspection stations this summer
-It’s been kind of a half empty, half full aquatic invasive species (AIS) inspection effort this summer in Montana. There has been less watercraft inspected but a record number of mussel-fouled watercraft discovered. That’s not good but the fact that inspectors found them is good.
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Indigenous leaders face barriers to UN climate conference
-Indigenous leaders are largely being excluded from participation in the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference as the world grapples with escalating problems from floods, fires, heat, drought and other disasters.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingWalleye Windfall: 2021 sees another big hatch of fish in Lake Erie
-Experts say to expect a decade or more of fantastic walleye fishing in Lake Erie.
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AgricultureCapri CafaroFeature HomepageLake ErieLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchGreat Grapes: Soil and climate have made the Great Lakes a top wine-producing area
-Despite the American wine and grape industry’s association with California’s Napa Valley, the Great Lakes region boasts four of the top 10 wine-producing states in the nation.
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Feature HomepageHistory and CultureLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsLorraine BoissoneaultNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyWisconsinFossil Finds: Fleshy quarry fossils shed light on Wisconsin’s watery past
-Discovered nearly 30 years ago by two amateur paleontologists, the Waukesha biota fossils are still offering new insights on the ancient world.
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AdvocacyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeIn Climate Talks, Plans to Keep Planet from Overheating Should Not Ignore Water
-Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on September 21 that his country would no longer finance coal-fired power plants abroad, making a high-profile commitment to move away from some forms of fossil fuel infrastructure less than six weeks before a pivotal global climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
