In Ashland, Wisconsin, the Superior Rivers Watershed Association is recruiting citizen scientists to help biologists identify macroinvertebrates — or, unscientifically, bugs — in Lake Superior tributaries. Read the full story […]
A fish carcass that might otherwise be disposed of may instead help fisheries biologists with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources better understand Lake Superior’s ecosystem and dynamic food web. […]
For decades, Canada and the U.S. have had an agreement to clean up the most polluted sites on the Great Lakes. Nipigon Bay at the northernmost point of Lake Superior […]
Blooms of potentially toxic blue-green algae in the waters of Lake Superior have led to a call for action to counter threats to human health and the regional economy around […]
By Julia Roeder
Scientists can begin predicting algal blooms weeks before they become visible in the spring.
A group of scientists from the University of Minnesota Duluth is helping design a first-of-its-kind physics experiment in Lake Superior which will detect neutrino particles and could help them better […]
By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov
Bald eagles are helping scientists uncover where per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, contamination may be coming from across Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region.
After nearly four decades of restoration efforts, around 20,000 hectares of western Nipigon Bay, located at Lake Superior’s northernmost point in Ontario, and part of the Nipigon River were removed […]
A lifelong passion for hunting, fishing and conservation has led a Tecumseh, Michigan, resident to invest millions of dollars in programs that support Great Lakes research and student learning at […]
After a 130-year-old historic charcoal kiln collapsed under heavy snow in Marquette, Michigan, a new brick beehive was built to greet travelers on Iron Ore Heritage Trail that runs along […]
Local communities are issuing drought declarations and urging residents to conserve water in response to a drought warning for the Western Lake Superior Watershed by the Minnesota Department of Natural […]