How El Niño Could Affect Fall Colors in the Great Lakes Region

How El Niño Could Affect Fall Colors in the Great Lakes Region
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva This year, El Niño could delay fall color in the Great Lakes region.
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva This year, El Niño could delay fall color in the Great Lakes region.
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How El Niño Could Affect Fall Colors in the Great Lakes Region

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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Wisconsin successfully restores habitat for piping plovers after 49 years with …

Lake Superior Chippewa hold first cultural burn in centuries in Duluth

Lake Superior Chippewa hold first cultural burn in centuries in Duluth
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Members of the Lake Superior Chippewa led a prescribed cultural burn at Minnesota Point in Duluth, Minnesota — the first such burn in centuries. Read the full story by CBS […]
Members of the Lake Superior Chippewa led a prescribed cultural burn at Minnesota Point in Duluth, Minnesota — the first such burn in centuries. Read the full story by CBS […]
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Lake Superior Chippewa hold first cultural burn in centuries in Duluth

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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Great Lakes Commission calls for continued action to address harmful algal bloo…

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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US wildlife partners spent years protecting more than 1,700 acres along Wiscons…

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

Copperwood mine plan proceeds near Lake Superior, Porcupine Mountains

Copperwood mine plan proceeds near Lake Superior, Porcupine Mountains
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A Canadian mining company’s proposed copper mine less than two miles upstream from Lake Superior in Gogebic County, Michigan, is nearing all required permitting approvals and recently received a $50 […]
A Canadian mining company’s proposed copper mine less than two miles upstream from Lake Superior in Gogebic County, Michigan, is nearing all required permitting approvals and recently received a $50 […]
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Copperwood mine plan proceeds near Lake Superior, Porcupine Mountains

Superior Aggregates gets $1 million to revive Lake Superior harbour

Superior Aggregates gets $1 million to revive Lake Superior harbour
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Superior Aggregates Corp. received $1 million from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund to revive commercial shipping at Michipicoten Harbour near Wawa, Ontario, which has not been used by vessels since […]
Superior Aggregates Corp. received $1 million from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund to revive commercial shipping at Michipicoten Harbour near Wawa, Ontario, which has not been used by vessels since […]
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Superior Aggregates gets $1 million to revive Lake Superior harbour

Michigan racing to buy 485 acres on Lake Superior before private buyers snap it up

Michigan racing to buy 485 acres on Lake Superior before private buyers snap it up
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Michigan wildlife officials are seeking $2.1 million to buy 485 acres of forested land in the Upper Peninsula, including about 6,000 feet of Lake Superior shoreline. Read the full story […]
Michigan wildlife officials are seeking $2.1 million to buy 485 acres of forested land in the Upper Peninsula, including about 6,000 feet of Lake Superior shoreline. Read the full story […]
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Michigan racing to buy 485 acres on Lake Superior before private buyers snap it…

Nearly 700 sturgeon released into St. Louis River on Treaty Day

Nearly 700 sturgeon released into St. Louis River on Treaty Day
Great Lakes Commission
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa recognized Treaty Day on Wednesday, in part by releasing nearly 700 sturgeon fingerlings into the upper St. Louis River. Treaty Day […]
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa recognized Treaty Day on Wednesday, in part by releasing nearly 700 sturgeon fingerlings into the upper St. Louis River. Treaty Day […]
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Nearly 700 sturgeon released into St. Louis River on Treaty Day

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

The Red Cliff Band and the future of the Apostle Islands

The Red Cliff Band and the future of the Apostle Islands
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Tribal leaders in the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and others living in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, question a federal bill to redesignate the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore as […]
Tribal leaders in the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and others living in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, question a federal bill to redesignate the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore as […]
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The Red Cliff Band and the future of the Apostle Islands
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