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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.
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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
Downriver Detroit developed during the 20th century as an industrial region, but it was never just an industrial space. Alongside factories and working-class neighborhoods, there were wetlands, waterfront areas, nature preserves, farms and residential communities with different types of environments that shaped the region. This relationship lies at
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Conservation Commission recently granted numerous partners $9 million in North American Wetlands Conservation Act funds. The money will benefit three programs in […]
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By Demonte Thomas
A new female peregrine falcon has appeared at Michigan State University's falcon nesting box atop Spartan Stadium, marking a significant change at a nesting site occupied by peregrine falcons for years.
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By Anna Barnes
In Michigan, sugar maple populations are rising and eastern redbud trees are making their way north, while coniferous trees, like the black spruce, continue to decline. One suspected cause: climate warming.
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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.
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By Victoria Witke
Wildfire risk is high in the upper Great Lakes, and research shows that large, scorching wildfires spell trouble for lakes in the region’s remote watersheds.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan — Organizations across the region will come together to educate the public about aquatic invasive species (AIS) during the eighth annual Great Lakes
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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.
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U.S. Senator Jon Husted met with conservation leaders at Maumee Bay State Park in Ohio for a Great Lakes conservation roundtable. They discussed how to protect Lake Erie and build […]
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has selected the State University of New York at Buffalo to serve as the new host of the Great Lakes Research Consortium, […]