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Michigan’s latest State of the Great Lakes report highlights significant progress in cleanup and conservation, stressing the importance of treating groundwater as part of the lakes’ ecosystem while supporting the […]
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and New York Sea Grant announced $200,000 in funding to support work that follows New York’s Great Lakes Action Agenda, with a […]
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Londoners should use extreme caution in flooded areas as streams and rivers rise due to warmer temperatures and more rain, officials with the region’s conservation authority say. The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority issued a warning on Wednesday, saying it expects local waterways “to keep rising due to runoff from
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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
More than 30 years ago, a group of scientists planted just 4,200 seeds of the rare Pitcher’s thistle in the sandy dunes of the Great Lakes. At the time, no one knew if the new populations would survive. Today, three decades later, the restored populations are thriving
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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
In the late 1970s, when most wildlife conservation programs in the United States focused almost exclusively on game species, a quiet but historic shift began in Minnesota. It was here that one of the nation’s first state programs dedicated to protecting so-called nongame wildlife emerged from butterflies
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The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a series of natural resource and conservation measures this week, including legislation on marine debris and Great Lakes fisheries research. Read the […]
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London-area conservation authorities are pushing back against Queen's Park's proposal to fold all 36 agencies into seven mega-authorities, worrying it will hurt local decision making.
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Ontario conservation authorities are pushing back on the provincial plan that would merge thirty-six conservation authorities to seven. Read the full story by CTV News.
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced the completion of an experimental aquatic habitat reclamation project on Brocton Shoal in Lake Erie. The project utilizes high-velocity jetting […]
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Ann Arbor, Michigan – Nearly $315,000 will be awarded to support local organizations in controlling nonnative Phragmites australis, one of the most aggressive plant species invading the
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An environmental crisis is unfolding in Lake Erie, where plastic pollution has increased dramatically over the past decade despite widespread conservation efforts. The findings are dramatic in Cleveland, Ohio, but […]