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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationCommercial FishingLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMarine Blooms of Harmful Algae Increasing in Europe, Much of the Americas
-The study did not investigate freshwater harmful algal blooms, which are also assumed to be increasing globally because of more nutrients in lakes and rivers and warmer water temperatures.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageForests and PlantsJohn McCrackenLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismTourismWaterfront DevelopmentWisconsinDune Dispute: Wisconsin Lake Michigan shoreline threatened by adjacent golf course development
-For the past seven years, Kohler Company and neighbors of the Kohler-Andre State Park have been battling over 250 adjoining acres of land, citing shoreline erosion, threatened species and wetland encroachment.
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ChicagoClevelandFeature ClevelandFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoForever Chemicals FeaturedIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsNew YorkNewsOhioPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyRaining PFAS: Amount of PFAS found is outpacing legacy contaminants
-A basin-wide precipitation monitoring program is finding PFAS showing up all around the Great Lakes, from Chicago to Sleeping Bear Dunes.
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Attachment to your community can motivate climate change action
-Researchers from the University of Minnesota and the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts surveyed residents of the north shore of Lake Superior to understand how the communities there might be impacted by climate change.
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APFish, Birds and AnimalsForever Chemicals FeaturedNewsPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWisconsin DNR issues fish consumption warnings for Yahara chain
-The recommendations come after tests revealed elevated levels of PFAS in several fish species in lakes Monona, Kegonsa and Waubesa.
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CollaborationLake HuronLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyShipwrecksThe Alpena NewsBEN is back! Autonomous vessel launches into Lake Huron from Rogers City, Michigan
-From coast to coast in the U.S., to American Samoa, and back to Lake Huron, the autonomous surface vessel is in Rogers City this month for lake floor mapping.
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AgricultureCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan’s climate-ready future: wetland parks, less cement, roomy shores
-What does Michigan’s future look like if we adequately prepare the state’s water resources for climate change? Goodbye to septics and shore-hugging homes. Hello to more diversified crops on Michigan farms.
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CollaborationLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyShipwrecksThe Alpena NewsMarine archaeology research crew up from University of Texas
-A trio of researchers who have been studying the Alpena-Amberley Ridge in Lake Huron are joined this month by a group of undergraduate students from the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Equity and Environmental JusticeHabitat RestorationJohn HartigLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchGreat Lakes Moment: The US-Canada ecosystem-focused approach to restoration
-In this month’s column, John Hartig talks about a study he authored on the effectiveness of a more holistic approach to Great Lakes restoration projects.
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationJames ProffittLake ErieLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioHabitat Focus: To help the birds, nonprofit organization looks to Great Lakes habitats
-With more than a quarter of North America’s bird population lost in the last 50 years, the National Audubon Society is targeting Great Lakes wetlands and coastal areas for projects, hoping to restore enough key bird habitats to deter the decline.
