The Trump administration lifted an unexplained stop-work order on the $1.15 billion invasive carp barrier project following a direct appeal from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and mounting pressure from Illinois […]
With invasive species causing $138 billion in U.S. economic losses yearly, a new online database from the Great Lakes Commission aims to help e-commerce buyers and sellers in 50 states […]
By Anna Barnes
A pilot project to remove large mats of algae build-up from three locations on Lake St. Clair is set to begin this fall.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ recent discovery of juvenile invasive carp closer than ever to the Great Lakes sent shockwaves through the region. With the threat to the region’s […]
By Anna Barnes Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division has received one-time funding of $350,000 for whitefish recovery. The ailing species has undergone a rapid population decline in recent years, and for the first time, recovery efforts have landed a specific line in the state budget. But officials said while the money will help rescue
The bipartisan Congressional Great Lakes Task Force, state agencies in Illinois and Michigan, and environmental organizations have all sent requests to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to resume construction […]
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) has launched a new online resource that allows users to quickly check state and federal regulations before buying or
Invasive carp sampling crews have removed several hundred small silver carp from the Marseilles Pool of the Illinois River, about 80 miles from Lake Michigan. The 4-to-6-inch fish were discovered […]
A local effort to control the spread of invasive water chestnut along the St. Lawrence River is showing progress, but officials say the plant remains a concern and residents of […]
By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov
Surrounded by busy roads, neighborhoods and businesses, Ken-O-Sha Park doesn’t look like one of Michigan’s most valuable forests. But a new study found the 100-acre park in Grand Rapids is home to one of the state’s highest-quality remaining forests.
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
A new study based on data from competitive angling events in the Great Lakes found that more than 20% of black bass weighed-in at these events are over 10 years old.