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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Billions more dollars are pouring into the Great Lakes region’s nuclear plants

Billions more dollars are pouring into the Great Lakes region’s nuclear plants
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Billions of dollars in federal loans are being put towards upgrades to generators, turbines, and other systems at nuclear reactors in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. Read the full story by […]
Billions of dollars in federal loans are being put towards upgrades to generators, turbines, and other systems at nuclear reactors in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. Read the full story by […]
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Billions more dollars are pouring into the Great Lakes region’s nuclear plants

Amid tinned fish ‘heyday,’ Grand Rapids-based company aims to spotlight the Great Lakes

Amid tinned fish ‘heyday,’ Grand Rapids-based company aims to spotlight the Great Lakes
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In the midst of a tinned fish “heyday,” in which sardines and other tinned fish gained popularity on social media, a tinned fish company that sources its fish exclusively from […]
In the midst of a tinned fish “heyday,” in which sardines and other tinned fish gained popularity on social media, a tinned fish company that sources its fish exclusively from […]
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Great Lakes Commission calls for continued action to address harmful algal blooms and water workforce challenges

Great Lakes Commission calls for continued action to address harmful algal blooms and water workforce challenges
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Ann Arbor, Mich. – At its 2026 Annual Meeting, held last week in Toronto, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) highlighted opportunities for binational collaboration and
Ann Arbor, Mich. – At its 2026 Annual Meeting, held last week in Toronto, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) highlighted opportunities for binational collaboration and
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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

Could lake sturgeon live 400 years? Local project aims to protect ancient fish

Could lake sturgeon live 400 years? Local project aims to protect ancient fish
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New research suggests lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes may live more than 200 years, with some potentially reaching 300 to 400 years, while their populations have declined to about […]
New research suggests lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes may live more than 200 years, with some potentially reaching 300 to 400 years, while their populations have declined to about […]
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Could lake sturgeon live 400 years? Local project aims to protect ancient fish

US wildlife partners spent years protecting more than 1,700 acres along Wisconsin’s Lake Superior shore

US wildlife partners spent years protecting more than 1,700 acres along Wisconsin’s Lake Superior shore
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Landmark Conservancy partnered to protect more than 1,700 acres along Wisconsin’s Lake Superior shoreline, preserving forests, wetlands and streams that support brook trout, […]
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Landmark Conservancy partnered to protect more than 1,700 acres along Wisconsin’s Lake Superior shoreline, preserving forests, wetlands and streams that support brook trout, […]
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Michigan may adopt grey wolf hunting season if federal protections are lifted

Michigan may adopt grey wolf hunting season if federal protections are lifted
Great Lakes Echo
By Alexander Boesch President Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of the Interior to consider removing the grey wolf from the federal Endangered Species List. If that happens, some Republican state lawmakers want Michigan to authorize a hunting and trapping season.
By Alexander Boesch President Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of the Interior to consider removing the grey wolf from the federal Endangered Species List. If that happens, some Republican state lawmakers want Michigan to authorize a hunting and trapping season.
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Michigan may adopt grey wolf hunting season if federal protections are lifted

Minnesota’s golden shiner shortage is pushing the bait industry toward fish farming

Minnesota’s golden shiner shortage is pushing the bait industry toward fish farming
Great Lakes Echo
By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira Minnesota anglers are facing a shortage of one of the state’s most popular baitfish, and fish farmers are looking for ways to fill the gap.
By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira Minnesota anglers are facing a shortage of one of the state’s most popular baitfish, and fish farmers are looking for ways to fill the gap.
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Small Detroit parks may offer surprisingly strong cooling, new study finds

Small Detroit parks may offer surprisingly strong cooling, new study finds
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva  Parks can help Detroit residents beat the summer heat, but not everyone has equal access to them. That is the finding of a new study out of Michigan State University which examined 249 urban parks in Detroit. The goal of the study was to measure how much the parks helped mitigate the […]
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva  Parks can help Detroit residents beat the summer heat, but not everyone has equal access to them. That is the finding of a new study out of Michigan State University which examined 249 urban parks in Detroit. The goal of the study was to measure how much the parks helped mitigate the […]
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Small Detroit parks may offer surprisingly strong cooling, new study finds

Gannon celebrates one year of CLEER at Blasco Library

Gannon celebrates one year of CLEER at Blasco Library
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Gannon University marked one year since they opened their Center for Lake Erie Education and Research, or CLEER, in Erie, Pennsylvania. Since the site opened last October, more than 17,000 […]
Gannon University marked one year since they opened their Center for Lake Erie Education and Research, or CLEER, in Erie, Pennsylvania. Since the site opened last October, more than 17,000 […]
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Gannon celebrates one year of CLEER at Blasco Library

Ontario provides $1-million to reactivate Michipicoten Harbour

Ontario provides $1-million to reactivate Michipicoten Harbour
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Ontario is investing $1 million to help Superior Aggregates repair and modernize Michipicoten Harbour near Wawa, Lake Superior, which has been inactive since the late 1990s. The upgrades are intended […]
Ontario is investing $1 million to help Superior Aggregates repair and modernize Michipicoten Harbour near Wawa, Lake Superior, which has been inactive since the late 1990s. The upgrades are intended […]
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Ontario provides $1-million to reactivate Michipicoten Harbour
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