Relocating merlins may reduce threats to endangered Great Lakes piping plovers, study finds

Relocating merlins may reduce threats to endangered Great Lakes piping plovers, study finds
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva To save endangered piping plovers, scientists are getting creative. One research group explored relocating one of the plovers' predators -- merlins -- away from nesting sites.
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva To save endangered piping plovers, scientists are getting creative. One research group explored relocating one of the plovers' predators -- merlins -- away from nesting sites.
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Angler’s donations help expand Great Lakes research

Angler’s donations help expand Great Lakes research
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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 […]
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 […]
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Angler’s donations help expand Great Lakes research

Fossils found in Illinois challenge scientists’ assumptions about early land animals

Fossils found in Illinois challenge scientists’ assumptions about early land animals
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva For decades, scientists believed that the earliest four-limbed vertebrates developed much like modern amphibians: They hatched from eggs, passed through a larval tadpole stage and then underwent metamorphosis into adults. However, a new study published in Science challenges that long-held view.
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva For decades, scientists believed that the earliest four-limbed vertebrates developed much like modern amphibians: They hatched from eggs, passed through a larval tadpole stage and then underwent metamorphosis into adults. However, a new study published in Science challenges that long-held view.
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Great Lakes groups call for construction to restart at invasive carp barrier

Great Lakes groups call for construction to restart at invasive carp barrier
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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 […]
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 […]
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Great Lakes groups call for construction to restart at invasive carp barrier

Great Lakes shipwreck commemorated 100 years later

Great Lakes shipwreck commemorated 100 years later
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A remarkable chapter in Great Lakes maritime history will be commemorated Tuesday as the Keweenaw Historical Society marks the 100th anniversary of the wreck of the City of Bangor and […]
A remarkable chapter in Great Lakes maritime history will be commemorated Tuesday as the Keweenaw Historical Society marks the 100th anniversary of the wreck of the City of Bangor and […]
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Great Lakes shipwreck commemorated 100 years later

After federal protections fall, Boundary Waters advocates prepare for next phase of mining fight

After federal protections fall, Boundary Waters advocates prepare for next phase of mining fight
Great Lakes Echo
By Julia Roeder For more than a decade, conservation groups have fought to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from proposed copper-nickel mining. Advocates are entering a new phase amid the rollback of federal protections.
By Julia Roeder For more than a decade, conservation groups have fought to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from proposed copper-nickel mining. Advocates are entering a new phase amid the rollback of federal protections.
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Michigan fisheries get one-time funding for whitefish restoration

Michigan fisheries get one-time funding for whitefish restoration
Great Lakes Echo
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 some of the most vulnerable […]
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 some of the most vulnerable […]
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Michigan fisheries get one-time funding for whitefish restoration

How wildfire smoke impacts pets, wildlife

How wildfire smoke impacts pets, wildlife
Great Lakes Echo
By Julia Roeder  While health officials urge people to stay indoors due to the smoke draping the Midwest, experts say we should remember that the same polluted air affecting humans also threatens animals.
By Julia Roeder  While health officials urge people to stay indoors due to the smoke draping the Midwest, experts say we should remember that the same polluted air affecting humans also threatens animals.
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How wildfire smoke impacts pets, wildlife

COMMENTARY: Invasive carp are closing in on the Great Lakes. Restart Brandon Road project construction.

COMMENTARY: Invasive carp are closing in on the Great Lakes. Restart Brandon Road project construction.
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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 […]
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 […]
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Project to remove thick mats of algae on Lake St. Clair begins this fall

Project to remove thick mats of algae on Lake St. Clair begins this fall
Great Lakes Echo
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.
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.
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Project to remove thick mats of algae on Lake St. Clair begins this fall
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