One-time funding won’t fix financial strain for Michigan’s Fisheries Division

One-time funding won’t fix financial strain for Michigan’s Fisheries Division
Great Lakes Echo
By Anna Barnes Officials from Michigan's Fisheries division say further cutbacks on staffing and fish stocking are likely as the costs of operations rise. 
Great Lakes Echo, Water, 2024, anglers, Beaches, budget, chief, city, close, closure, Collaboration, Dead, Department, down, Economy, Election, first, fish, fisheries, Fishing, Food, funding, game, Great Lakes, Health, house, House of Representatives, Hunting, Huron, Increase, Inflation, Infrastructure, Journalism, lake, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, lakes, List, local, looking, Mark, May, Michigan, money, new, Other, pay, plan, Population, president, return, RISK, Seniors, Sponsored, support, sustainable, time, total, Tourism, visit, Water, who, Williams, win, Wisconsin, youth

Black bass in Great Lakes can live more than 10 years, study finds

Black bass in Great Lakes can live more than 10 years, study finds
Great Lakes Echo
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.
Great Lakes Echo, anglers, bass, Canada, cases, changes, conservation, diet, ecosystems, Events, fish, fisheries, Food, found, future, Great Lakes, Information, invasive, lake, Lake Ontario, lakes, Lead, LED, Live, May, new, Ontario, photo, Population, Region, Research, river, Science, scientists, show, smallmouth bass, Source, St, study, sustainable, Training, United States, university, US, Water, who

Invasive elm zigzag sawfly confirmed in Michigan 

Invasive elm zigzag sawfly confirmed in Michigan 
Great Lakes Echo
By Anna Barnes  The invasive elm zigzag sawfly has been confirmed in Michigan for the first time.
Great Lakes Echo, Agriculture, Asia, body, Canada, Contact, county, Damage, Department, development, europe, Features, first, forests, green, help, Information, invasive, Invasive Species, Journalism, light, May, Michigan, News, online, Other, Population, report, Research, rural, St, third, time, Travel, Trees

Protect yourself: Why ticks are spreading in the Great Lakes region

Protect yourself: Why ticks are spreading in the Great Lakes region
Great Lakes Echo
By Julia Roeder Researchers say ticks are spreading to communities across the Midwest and show no signs of slowing down.
Great Lakes Echo, cases, changes, conditions, Detroit, down, emergency, first, forests, found, fuel, Great Lakes, Health, Increase, Journalism, lakes, Lyme disease, May, Michigan, Minnesota, News, north, Parks, PBS, Population, protect, public health, Region, remains, return, RISK, room, show, Statement, Ticks, time, Transmission, university, Weather, who, winter, Wisconsin, wood

New Bruce County non-profit quickly completes more than 500 wildlife rescues

New Bruce County non-profit quickly completes more than 500 wildlife rescues
The Lucknow Sentinel
Bruce Wildlife Help hopes to lead the charge in one day establishing a local wildlife rehabilitation centre.
Lucknow Sentinel, Animals, April, Bruce, Bruce County, Bruce Power, centre, charge, Charity, Community, Contact, county, down, Driving, farmers, field, first, future, Gas, grey, grey bruce, help, holland, home, Hospitals, Hours, Huron, Jobs, Lead, learn, local, Local News, location, London, looking, Media, money, new, News, online, open, pay, photo, plan, Population, power, province, red, social, Social media, Southampton, Space, support, the conversation, time, Toronto, Trail, Video, Volunteering, Volunteers, wanted, who, Wildlife, Wildlife rescue, work, World

Invasives, oak wilt threaten Skyline High School natural areas, adjacent neighborhoods

Invasives, oak wilt threaten Skyline High School natural areas, adjacent neighborhoods
Great Lakes Echo
By Domonic Marroni In Ann Arbor, Michigan, Skyline High School's natural areas are home to several species of invasive plants causing widespread destruction of surrounding trees. These species pose potential fire hazards and are dangerous to public health.  Action is needed, say several environmental experts, to avert future disasters and
Great Lakes Echo, Acorn, Baseball, Birds, Business, cases, close, Collaboration, Community, controlled burns, Courts, Dead, development, down, end, Farmland, field, Fire, first, fish, Flooding, forest, found, future, glyphosate, Golf, green, Health, home, insects, invasive, Invasive Species, Journalism, july, June, kids, learn, List, local, Lyme disease, May, meeting, Michigan, missing, Mobilize, nature, new, News, open, Other, Phragmites, plants, play, Population, president, Pride, public health, red, restoration, roundup, school, Science, season, service, Students, study, support, Survey, Teachers, Tennis, Ticks, time, total, transformation, Trees, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US, Water, wetlands, who, Wildlife, wood, work, World

Refuge in the Windy City: Declining wetland bird makes a home in downtown Chicago

Refuge in the Windy City: Declining wetland bird makes a home in downtown Chicago
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva  While urbanization continues to displace natural ecosystems across the Great Lakes region, one declining wetland bird has managed to adapt to city life -- the black-crowned night heron.
Great Lakes Echo, BIRD, Birds, body, Chicago, city, close, concrete, Connect, conservation, conservative, county, Cuba, diet, downtown, driver, ecosystems, Energy, Environment, Events, fidelity, first, fish, Fishing, Florida, followed, Food, foraging, found, gps, Great Lakes, green, Health, help, home, Hunting, Illinois, Infrastructure, lake, Lake Michigan, lakes, Lead, Life, location, louisiana, Michigan, nature, new, north, open, Other, Parks, Population, project, Region, Research, RISK, river, satellites, scientists, season, solar, study, summer, support, suspect, Technology, time, United States, university, US, Water, Western, wetlands, who, Wildlife, winter, Wisconsin

What’s that smell? Researchers explore new ways to deter sea lamprey

What’s that smell? Researchers explore new ways to deter sea lamprey
Great Lakes Echo
By Elizabeth McGowan Researchers are exploring a new approach to controlling invasive sea lamprey populations: Chemicals that disrupt pheromones rather than lampricide.
Great Lakes Echo, Animals, Authors, Canada, cases, chemicals, Collaboration, Commercial Fishing, communication, Community, Environment, fish, fisheries, Fishing, forests, Free, Great Lakes, Health, help, History, invasive, Invasive Species, lakes, Life, looking, May, Michigan, new, Other, Population, Region, Research, river, rivers, Science, scientists, search, study, Survey, Swimming, Tourism, United States, university, Water, wetlands, who, work

Bald eagle success story faces new threats

Bald eagle success story faces new threats
Great Lakes Echo
By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira The number of bald eagles in Michigan is declining. Workers are finding empty and damaged nests, malnourished eaglets and adult bald eagles attempting to nest a second time after failed attempts. Funding delays aren't helping.
Great Lakes Echo, April, Bald eagles, BIRD, bird flu, Birds, body, bridge, Bridge Michigan, cases, conditions, conservation, Dead, death, Deaths, Department, Diversity, environmental protection agency, EPA, Events, federal, field, fish, Fishing, Flooding, Food, found, funding, Great Lakes, great lakes restoration, Health, help, Hunting, Influenza, Information, Journalism, lakes, Lead, local, maryland, May, mercury, Michigan, new, News, Other, pesticides, PFAS, Population, remains, Research, restoration, roadkill, scientists, season, service, show, Strikes, time, Trees, university, US, vehicle, visit, Volunteers, Water, Weather, who, Wildlife, Wind, winter, Wisconsin, work

Rising costs complicate Michigan roadwork projects

Rising costs complicate Michigan roadwork projects
Great Lakes Echo
By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov  Industry leaders say rising costs, inflation and global instability could continue putting pressure on transportation projects. Major construction plans remain on schedule.
Great Lakes Echo, bridge, Bridges, changes, chief, communications, Construction, county, Department, down, fall, funding, Government, industry, Inflation, Infrastructure, Investment, Lead, Life, local, maintenance, Media, Michigan, Plans, Population, president, project, Region, Repairs, Roads, season, summer, time, traffic, Transportation, work

Scientists find proof of invader established in Lake Superior

Scientists find proof of invader established in Lake Superior
Great Lakes Echo
By Eric Freedman  Scientists now have evidence that yet another invasive aquatic species -- the bloody red shrimp -- is established in all five Great Lakes.
Great Lakes Echo, Water, aquatic invasive species, aquatic species, Biomass, cargo ships, college, communications, Department, Diversity, Duluth, europe, first, fish, Food, found, Great Lakes, History, Huron, Information, invasive, Invasive Species, lake, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, lakes, Lead, Life, May, Michigan, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota, Montreal, new, New York, north, North America, Ontario, Other, Population, red, Research, river, scientists, service, St, study, summer, third, time, university, Water, Wildlife, Wisconsin

Bat populations plummet in Minnesota as white-nose syndrome spreads

Bat populations plummet in Minnesota as white-nose syndrome spreads
Great Lakes Echo
By Carly Carter Bat populations are plummeting in Minnesota as the deadly white-nose syndrome spreads across caves.
Great Lakes Echo, Agriculture, air pollution, Animals, Arizona, bats, Birds, body, british columbia, California, Canada, cases, conditions, conservation, Damage, Department, ecosystems, endangered species, Energy, Environment, first, fish, forest, Great Lakes, green, Health, human health, Identified, Indiana, insects, lakes, land use, Lead, LED, light, local, louisiana, May, Michigan, Minnesota, moved, Nevada, new, New York, north, North America, Other, Parks, pesticides, play, Pollution, Population, Region, Research, Rutgers University, service, study, Survey, Sustainability, Trees, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States, university, utah, who, Wildlife, Wind, Wind turbines, winter
Subscribe to Population