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The current wildfires in northern Ontario are impacting not just surrounding regions but a large swath of eastern North America
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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 Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov
Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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By Anna Barnes
The invasive elm zigzag sawfly has been confirmed in Michigan for the first time.
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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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Sometime over the next few months, the University of Wisconsin-Superior is set to debut a new classroom that is unlike any other. The Sadie Ann, a 65-foot vessel described as […]
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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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A retired Great Lakes Michigan Department of Natural Resources research vessel tells the story of the Great Lakes’ struggle to overcome decades of overfishing and the introduction of invasive species. […]
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Eighty years ago, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources created the Northern Highland Fishery Research Area. For decades, anglers on the five lakes in the research area have reported catch […]
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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.
