Cruise the Great Lakes’ Sally Davis Berry talks impact of cruise lines

Cruise the Great Lakes’ Sally Davis Berry talks impact of cruise lines
Great Lakes Commission
Cruise the Great Lakes officials spent time in Erie, Pennsylvania, to determine if the city can be a port site in the future. Representatives gave a rundown of the economic […]
Cruise the Great Lakes officials spent time in Erie, Pennsylvania, to determine if the city can be a port site in the future. Representatives gave a rundown of the economic […]
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Cruise the Great Lakes’ Sally Davis Berry talks impact of cruise lines

House passes bill to reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding

House passes bill to reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding
Great Lakes Commission
Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet of Michigan celebrated the bipartisan American Water Stewardship Act after it passed the U.S. House. This allows reauthorization of funds for several regional water quality programs […]
Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet of Michigan celebrated the bipartisan American Water Stewardship Act after it passed the U.S. House. This allows reauthorization of funds for several regional water quality programs […]
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House passes bill to reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding

Wildlife stamps aim to improve conservation across the Great Lakes region

Wildlife stamps aim to improve conservation across the Great Lakes region
Great Lakes Echo
By Anna Ironside Postage stamps featuring wildlife are helping to fund conservation and bring awareness to communities about habitat protection throughout the Great Lakes region by centering species like the wood duck (Aix sponsa), wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) and piping plover (Charadrius melodus).
By Anna Ironside Postage stamps featuring wildlife are helping to fund conservation and bring awareness to communities about habitat protection throughout the Great Lakes region by centering species like the wood duck (Aix sponsa), wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) and piping plover (Charadrius melodus).
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Wildlife stamps aim to improve conservation across the Great Lakes region

Demand for hydropower surges as Trump clamps down on clean energy

Demand for hydropower surges as Trump clamps down on clean energy
Great Lakes Commission
Home to one of the largest deposits of freshwater on the planet, the Great Lakes region will soon host next-generation tidal-powered generators – just as prices are being hiked across […]
Home to one of the largest deposits of freshwater on the planet, the Great Lakes region will soon host next-generation tidal-powered generators – just as prices are being hiked across […]
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Demand for hydropower surges as Trump clamps down on clean energy

Michigan’s Great Lakes fish populations assessed

Michigan’s Great Lakes fish populations assessed
Great Lakes Commission
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources surveys the Great Lakes fisheries every year between April and November. This information directly informs fisheries management decisions — such as stocking levels or […]
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources surveys the Great Lakes fisheries every year between April and November. This information directly informs fisheries management decisions — such as stocking levels or […]
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Michigan’s Great Lakes fish populations assessed

‘Rock snot’, spotted lanternfly, and more: Michigan hosts invasive species webinars

‘Rock snot’, spotted lanternfly, and more: Michigan hosts invasive species webinars
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The state of Michigan is offering free opportunities to learn more about some problematic invasive species and related quarantines impacting the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by MLive.
The state of Michigan is offering free opportunities to learn more about some problematic invasive species and related quarantines impacting the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by MLive.
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‘Rock snot’, spotted lanternfly, and more: Michigan hosts invasive species webi…

Push on for bird habitat protection, expansion

Push on for bird habitat protection, expansion
Great Lakes Echo
By Akia Thrower The 2025 State of the Birds report, an evaluation of U.S. birds by conservation organizations, showed a continued decline in bird populations across the nation. The decline is largely due to the habitat loss of wetlands.
By Akia Thrower The 2025 State of the Birds report, an evaluation of U.S. birds by conservation organizations, showed a continued decline in bird populations across the nation. The decline is largely due to the habitat loss of wetlands.
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Push on for bird habitat protection, expansion

Coast Guard: Spring ice-breaking continues on upper Great Lakes

Coast Guard: Spring ice-breaking continues on upper Great Lakes
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The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards continuing its spring ice-breaking work on the upper Great Lakes, having assisted 13 upbound and 10 downbound commercial vessels to transit the St. Marys […]
The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards continuing its spring ice-breaking work on the upper Great Lakes, having assisted 13 upbound and 10 downbound commercial vessels to transit the St. Marys […]
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Coast Guard: Spring ice-breaking continues on upper Great Lakes

Michigan DNR introduces new fishing regulations for 2026 season

Michigan DNR introduces new fishing regulations for 2026 season
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For the start of the 2026 fishing season, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources updated possession limits, size requirements and gear definitions for various species to manage state fisheries. The […]
For the start of the 2026 fishing season, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources updated possession limits, size requirements and gear definitions for various species to manage state fisheries. The […]
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Michigan DNR introduces new fishing regulations for 2026 season

More upbound, downbound commercial vessels assisted on St. Mary’s River

More upbound, downbound commercial vessels assisted on St. Mary’s River
Great Lakes Commission
U.S. Coast Guard crews continue ice-breaking operations on the upper Great Lakes and St. Mary’s River in support of the Great Lakes commercial shipping season. Since the opening of the […]
U.S. Coast Guard crews continue ice-breaking operations on the upper Great Lakes and St. Mary’s River in support of the Great Lakes commercial shipping season. Since the opening of the […]
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More upbound, downbound commercial vessels assisted on St. Mary’s River
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