May is always a particularly busy month for the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) as members plant the large tubs of annuals that appear around the village, clean up public gardens and host a plant sale on the long weekend. The cool spring has forced the group to put some planting on hold and […]
The conflict between supporting native lake sturgeon versus non-native salmon is coming to a head on the Big Manistee River in Michigan. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Governor Pritzker of Illinois said he’s still awaiting written guarantees that the federal government will fund the $1.15 billion project to block invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes. The […]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court could hear a case in the coming years centered around Enbridge Energy’s reroute of the pipeline known as Line 5. About 12 miles of the pipeline […]
Despite decades-long efforts to clean up toxic hot spots along Michigan’s Great Lakes shores, a recent study shows that the health of waterbirds in some areas continues to suffer. It […]
Greenbelt webinar looks at 20 years of history, the need for ongoing protection, and possible expansion
In Michigan, a new testing requirement for PFAS could delay dredging projects around the state ― a move that stakeholders warn could significantly increase shipping costs, close harbors and hurt […]
U.S. and Canadian officials are monitoring a crude oil spill that was detected Thursday in the Canadian side of the St. Clair River near the Suncor Sarnia Refinery in Sarnia, […]
A team at the University of Waterloo hope to expand their wetland research and develop a collaborative relationship with Ontario landowners
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is about to begin the walleye egg collection on the Muskegon River in Newaygo County, with plans to collect nearly 26 million eggs […]
A regional assessment study of the St. Lawrence River has now been authorized, after the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake submitted a request for a study in 2020 and Canada’s environment […]