Wisconsin successfully restores habitat for piping plovers after 49 years with no sightings

Wisconsin successfully restores habitat for piping plovers after 49 years with no sightings
Great Lakes Echo
By Anna Wildman A stretch of Lake Superior beach in northern Wisconsin will remain closed to the public next spring and summer with the hopes of luring back a nesting pair of endangered piping plovers, which were recently spotted there for the first time in nearly a half century.
By Anna Wildman A stretch of Lake Superior beach in northern Wisconsin will remain closed to the public next spring and summer with the hopes of luring back a nesting pair of endangered piping plovers, which were recently spotted there for the first time in nearly a half century.
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Shifting sand is natural to Michigan’s dunes; how to cope is controversial

Shifting sand is natural to Michigan’s dunes; how to cope is controversial
Great Lakes Echo
By Olivia O’Neill Great Lakes sand dunes, especially those on the Lake Michigan shoreline, are threatened by erosion and fluctuating water levels, but there’s disagreement on alternative approaches to effectively address the problems.
By Olivia O’Neill Great Lakes sand dunes, especially those on the Lake Michigan shoreline, are threatened by erosion and fluctuating water levels, but there’s disagreement on alternative approaches to effectively address the problems.
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Shifting sand is natural to Michigan’s dunes; how to cope is controversial

Book explores Northern Michigan’s climate haven potential

Book explores Northern Michigan’s climate haven potential
Great Lakes Echo
"This Magnetic North" explores how Northern Michigan's temperate climate, buffered by the Great Lakes, makes the region a hotspot for climate migration.
"This Magnetic North" explores how Northern Michigan's temperate climate, buffered by the Great Lakes, makes the region a hotspot for climate migration.
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Book explores Northern Michigan’s climate haven potential

It’s PFAS Awareness Week – Here are 4 ways to reduce your exposure to ‘forever chemicals’

It’s PFAS Awareness Week – Here are 4 ways to reduce your exposure to ‘forever chemicals’
Great Lakes Commission
Folklore says there’s an entire town buried beneath the sand dunes of Saugatuck, dubbed “Michigan’s Pompeii,” that was left behind in 1875. A unique cruise will sail along the Kalamazoo […]
Folklore says there’s an entire town buried beneath the sand dunes of Saugatuck, dubbed “Michigan’s Pompeii,” that was left behind in 1875. A unique cruise will sail along the Kalamazoo […]
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Cruise to Lake Michigan’s buried city, walk among gravesites as the cemetery ‘comes alive’

Cruise to Lake Michigan’s buried city, walk among gravesites as the cemetery ‘comes alive’
Great Lakes Commission
Folklore says there’s an entire town buried beneath the sand dunes of Saugatuck, dubbed “Michigan’s Pompeii,” that was left behind in 1875. A unique cruise will sail along the Kalamazoo […]
Folklore says there’s an entire town buried beneath the sand dunes of Saugatuck, dubbed “Michigan’s Pompeii,” that was left behind in 1875. A unique cruise will sail along the Kalamazoo […]
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Shifting sand is natural to Michigan’s dunes; how to cope is controversial

Shifting sand is natural to Michigan’s dunes; how to cope is controversial
Great Lakes Commission
Michigan’s sand dunes face serious threats as climate change and environmental factors continue to evolve, as do the communities surrounding them. Read the full story by the Alpena News.
Michigan’s sand dunes face serious threats as climate change and environmental factors continue to evolve, as do the communities surrounding them. Read the full story by the Alpena News.
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Shifting sand is natural to Michigan’s dunes; how to cope is controversial

Sleeping Bear Dunes beavers create big dam problem for neighbors

Sleeping Bear Dunes beavers create big dam problem for neighbors
Great Lakes Commission
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is one of Michigan’s premier places to experience near-pristine nature and animals living and thriving in their unspoiled habitats. But for the national park’s neighbors […]
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is one of Michigan’s premier places to experience near-pristine nature and animals living and thriving in their unspoiled habitats. But for the national park’s neighbors […]
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Sleeping Bear Dunes beavers create big dam problem for neighbors
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