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Wildfires threaten Great Lakes region too

On: November 11, 2020

In: Land, wildfires

California has been in the news this wildfire season with millions of acres burned and orange skies that look like scenes from an apocalypse film. President Donald Trump says every year he gets a call that the Golden State is on fire. But wildfires are not just a problem in the West.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/11/wildfires-threaten-great-lakes-region-too/

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Project begins testing sewage for COVID-19 across Michigan

On: November 10, 2020

In: COVID-19, Waste

Michigan is searching the state’s sewers for the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/10/project-begins-testing-sewage-for-covid-19-across-michigan/

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As temperatures rise, Great Lakes region faces spike in Lyme disease

On: November 10, 2020

In: Climate change, disease, Echo

As if we all need another health concern, Lyme disease is creeping up in the ranks of worries for Great Lakes area residents.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/10/as-temperatures-rise-great-lakes-region-faces-spike-in-lyme-disease/

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Green group endorsements fail to push non-incumbents into Congress in the Great Lakes

On: November 9, 2020

In: Echo, election, Politics

Only a minority of Great Lakes region congressional candidates endorsed by national environmental advocacy groups were victorious on Election Day.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/09/green-group-endorsements-fail-to-push-non-incumbents-into-congress-in-the-great-lakes/

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Hunting booms as a respite from COVID-19, game processors say

On: November 6, 2020

In: Hunting, Recreation

Business is booming for game processors this hunting season.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/06/hunting-booms-as-a-respite-from-covid-19-game-processors-say/

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Great Lakes produce new record for waterspouts in one week

On: November 4, 2020

In: water, water spouts

The Great Lakes produced a new high record in its number of 232 waterspouts from Sept. 28 through Oct. 4.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/04/great-lakes-produce-new-record-for-waterspouts-in-one-week/

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Thoughts of this river

On: November 2, 2020

In: Echo

Noah Davis’ new book, Of This River is available from Michigan State University Press.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/02/thoughts-of-this-river/

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Detroit River cleanup brings new look to Motor City

On: October 30, 2020

In: contamination, Detroit, Nearshore, pollution, Urban

A $2.9 million cleanup of contaminated sediments along the Detroit River will help bring a new look to the Motor City and set the stage for the completion of the Riverwalk by linking two popular waterfront parks.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/10/30/detroit-river-cleanup-brings-new-look-to-motor-city/

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Detroit River cleanup brings new look to Motor City

On: October 30, 2020

In: contamination, Detroit, Nearshore, pollution, Urban

A $2.9 million cleanup of contaminated sediments along the Detroit River will help bring a new look to the Motor City and set the stage for the completion of the Riverwalk by linking two popular waterfront parks.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/10/30/detroit-river-cleanup-brings-new-look-to-motor-city/

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Concerns about the Great Lakes increase, while Ontario loons decrease

On: October 28, 2020

In: loons, Wildlife

Ontario loons are declining, with fewer chicks being born, according to a new study that took four decades and hundreds of researchers.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/10/28/concerns-about-the-great-lakes-increase-while-ontario-loons-decrease/

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A 22-year mission to restore a Pennsylvania bay

On: October 23, 2020

In: contamination, Nearshore, pollution

After more than two decades of cleanup and community efforts, Lake Erie’s Presque Isle Bay became the second heavily contaminated place in the United States to be removed from the Great Lakes toxic waters list.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/10/23/a-22-year-mission-to-restore-a-pennsylvania-bay/

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Lake Michigan, Huron, water levels rising

On: October 21, 2020

In: Great Lakes, water, water levels

Great Lakes water levels have been rising in the past few months, according to the Army Corps of Engineers, and that raises concerns about the impacts that can occur along the shore, such as coastal flooding and erosion.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/10/21/lake-michigan-huron-water-levels-rising/

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Researchers want invasive aquatic critters out of Great Lakes ballast water

On: October 12, 2020

In: ballast water, shipping, water

University of Wisconsin-Superior researchers are trying to figure out how to better regulate teeny-tiny invasive organisms that stow away on large vessels traversing the Great Lakes Basin.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/10/12/researchers-want-invasive-aquatic-critters-out-of-great-lakes-ballast-water/

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Engaging with nature and just getting outside help in the age of COVID-19

On: October 9, 2020

In: COVID-19, Echo, nature

If there’s one upside to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that more people are getting outdoors and connecting with nature.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/10/09/engaging-with-nature-and-just-getting-outside-help-in-the-age-of-covid-19/

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Michigan homeowners take part in national solar tour

On: October 2, 2020

In: Energy, Solar

This year solar energy newcomers and aficionados alike can tour solar powered homes virtually in Michigan and across the nation.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/10/02/michigan-homeowners-take-part-in-national-solar-tour/

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Pandemic impacts library services, budgets in long term

On: August 31, 2020

In: covid, COVID-19, Echo

Library patrons may not be spending hours browsing the stacks for new reads, but Michigan librarians are still busy quarantining books and shipping them to eager summer readers.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/08/31/pandemic-impacts-library-services-budgets-in-long-term/

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Hear crickets chirping in the evening? Use them to tell the temperature

On: August 24, 2020

In: Echo, Insects, podcasts

The steady sound of crickets chirping in the evening is a staple of a midwest summer. And with some simple math that chirping can be utilized to tell the temperature.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/08/24/hear-crickets-chirping-in-the-evening-use-them-to-tell-the-temperature/

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MSU study finds no-till farming yields long-term economic benefits

On: August 7, 2020

In: Agriculture, Farming, Land

Results from a nearly 30-year ongoing study published by researchers at Michigan State University's Kellogg Biological Station show that over the long-term, no-till agriculture produces improved crop yields.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/08/07/msu-study-finds-no-till-farming-yields-long-term-economic-benefits/

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Artists, activists shift environmental art exhibit online during pandemic

On: August 6, 2020

In: Art, Echo

An art exhibition and panel discussions hosted by the Detroit Center for Design + Technology that addresses climate change is available to explore online through August 15.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/08/06/artists-activists-shift-environmental-art-exhibit-online-during-pandemic/

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As toxic algal blooms impact Lake Erie, Michigan sees agriculture as main culprit

On: August 5, 2020

In: Algae, hab, harmful algal bloom, water

Toxic algae blooming in Lake Erie is creating safety concerns for humans and aquatic life prompting the state of Michigan to work with farmers to reduce the phosphorus levels in field runoff.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/08/05/as-toxic-algal-blooms-impact-lake-erie-michigan-sees-agriculture-as-main-culprit/

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Short drive to the wilderness

On: August 3, 2020

In: Recreation, trails

Located only two hours from the northern part of Metro Detroit and an even a shorter drive from Flint and Saginaw, the Huron County Nature Center is a 280-acre oasis of woods and wetlands in an area of the state known mostly for sugar beets, navy beans and the sandy beaches of Saginaw Bay.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/08/03/short-drive-to-the-wilderness/

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The deadly disease that wiped out 90% of the Upper Peninsula’s bats, and a new hope for one species

On: July 31, 2020

In: bats, Invaders, white nose syndrome, Wildlife

A new study shows a glimmer of hope for bats affected by white-nose syndrome.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/31/the-deadly-disease-that-wiped-out-90-of-the-upper-peninsulas-bats-and-a-new-hope-for-one-species/

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New cookbook highlights food of Great Lakes indigenous peoples

On: July 29, 2020

In: Art, Echo

A new cookbook serves up the culture along with the food of the indigenous people of the Great Lakes region.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/29/new-cookbook-highlights-food-of-great-lakes-indigenous-peoples/

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Podcast: The Future of Forest Threats

On: July 27, 2020

In: Echo

Great Lakes Echo and the Northern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service are collaborating to share the first season of their podcast, Forestcast.

Original Article

Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/27/podcast-the-future-of-forest-threats/

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Fish farmers find new applications for old dairy farming equipment

On: July 24, 2020

In: aquaculture, Echo, Farming, fish

As smaller dairy farms are sold to larger operations, fish farmers are finding use for their old manure lagoons.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/24/fish-farmers-find-new-applications-for-old-dairy-farming-equipment/

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Multi-million dollar grant funds study of Great Lakes aquaculture

On: July 22, 2020

In: aquaculture, Farming, fish, water

A million-dollar grant to study aquaculture aims to boost the number of fish farms in the Great Lakes region.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/22/multi-million-dollar-grant-funds-study-of-great-lakes-aquaculture/

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Podcast: The Hornless Asian Longhorned Beetle

On: July 20, 2020

In: Catch of the Day, Echo, forest, Invaders, invasive species

Great Lakes Echo and the Northern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service are collaborating to share the first season of their podcast, Forestcast.

Original Article

Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/20/podcast-the-hornless-asian-longhorned-beetle/

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Monarch butterfly conservationists concerned by long-term population decrease

On: July 17, 2020

In: butterflies, Echo, Insects, pollinators

By Taylor Haelterman Capital News Service Insect populations fluctuate from year to year, depending on factors like weather and breeding, but the long-term downward trend in the monarch butterfly population is concerning conservationists. Listen to this story. The average monarch population from 2010 to 2020 is less than half of what it was the decade […]

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/17/monarch-butterfly-conservationists-concerned-by-long-term-population-decrease/

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Mighty mites might manage mosquitoes

On: July 15, 2020

In: Echo, Insects, mosquitoes

By Weiting Du Summer is here and so are the annoying mosquitoes. But so, too, are creatures that limit their number. Water mites are close relatives to spiders and live in freshwater. Some of them can parasitize or prey on mosquitoes, according to a recent review study published in the Diversity journal. Understanding these water mites could be important […]

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/15/mighty-mites-might-manage-mosquitoes/

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Podcast: When A Single Clone Caused An Invasion

On: July 13, 2020

In: Catch of the Day, Echo, forest, Invaders, invasive species

Great Lakes Echo and the Northern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service are collaborating to share the first season of their podcast, Forestcast.

Original Article

Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/13/podcast-when-a-single-clone-caused-an-invasion/

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Podcast: Slowing the Gypsy Moth’s Spread

On: July 6, 2020

In: Catch of the Day, Echo

Great Lakes Echo and the Northern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service are collaborating to share the first season of their podcast, Forestcast.

Original Article

Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/06/podcast-slowing-the-gypsy-moths-spread/

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Michigan could soon be facing a new invasive species

On: July 1, 2020

In: Invaders, invasive species, Land

A rapidly spreading invasive species may soon be on its way to Michigan.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/01/michigan-could-soon-be-facing-a-new-invasive-species/

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Podcast: Wasps vs Emerald Ash Borer Beetles

On: June 29, 2020

In: Catch of the Day, Echo, Forests, Invaders, invasive species

Great Lakes Echo and the Northern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service are collaborating to share the first season of their podcast, Forestcast.

Original Article

Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/29/podcast-wasps-vs-emerald-ash-borer-beetles/

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Michigan Attorney General wants Line 5 shut down until damage is investigated

On: June 23, 2020

In: line 5, water

After an unknown incident caused Enbridge Energy to shut down the east leg of Line 5 last week, Attorney General Dana Nessel has requested that the entire pipeline be temporarily shut down until the damage is investigated further.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/23/michigan-attorney-general-wants-line-5-shut-down-until-damage-is-investigated/

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Michigan Attorney General wants Line 5 shut down until damage is investigated

On: June 23, 2020

In: line 5, water

After an unknown incident caused Enbridge Energy to shut down the east leg of Line 5 last week, Attorney General Dana Nessel has requested that the entire pipeline be temporarily shut down until the damage is investigated further.

Original Article

Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/23/michigan-attorney-general-wants-line-5-shut-down-until-damage-is-investigated/

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New podcast on forest invaders, scientists who study them

On: June 22, 2020

In: Echo, Forests, Invaders, invasive species

Forestcast is a new podcast from USDA Forest Service.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/22/__trashed/

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Podcast: A Slow Explosion of Damaging Forest Insects

On: June 22, 2020

In: Catch of the Day, Echo, forest, Invaders, invasive species

Part one in a series of podcasts on forest invaders from the USDA Forest Service.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/22/podcast-a-slow-explosion-of-damaging-forest-insects/

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Too many dams, too little money

On: June 17, 2020

In: Echo, podcasts

Tittabawassee River on May 20, 2020 (right), compared to June 3, 2019 (left). Images: NASA Earth Observatory. By Cassidy Hough Listen to this story: A combination of heavy rain and aging infrastructure led to the collapse of the Edenville and Sanford dams along the Tittabawassee River in Midland County on May 19. Close to […]

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/17/too-many-dams-too-little-money/

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Keep drones grounded during wildfires, firefighters advise

On: June 10, 2020

In: drones, Land

It may be tempting to capture spectacular aerial photos of wildfires, but using drones is not only reckless, it’s illegal, and could have deadly consequences, according to firefighting experts in several states.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/10/keep-drones-grounded-during-wildfires-dnr-advises/

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Bigheaded carp pose big threat, new model suggests

On: June 5, 2020

In: fish, Invaders, invasive species, Wildlife

Bigheaded carp are a big threat to yellow perch, according to a new model that forecasts what would happen over the next several decades if bighead and silver carp made it into Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/05/bigheaded-carp-pose-big-threat/

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“Mastering the Inland Seas” explores history of Great Lakes navigation

On: June 3, 2020

In: Art, Echo

The new book from Theodore Karamanski explains how industries and communities dependent on the Great Lakes have created tools and markers to safely navigate them.

Original Article

Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/03/mastering-inland-seas/

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Scientists to explore mysterious Lake Huron sinkholes

On: May 29, 2020

In: Lake Huron, water

The billions of years old microbes found in the sinkholes may hold the secret of how Earth went from inhabitable to habitable, sustaining plant and animal life.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/05/29/scientists-explore-mysterious-lake-huron-sinkholes/

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Fixing the food web: Cisco reintroduction to the Great Lakes could have enormous ripple effect

On: May 27, 2020

Once as many as nine types of ciscoes roamed the Great Lakes, playing a key role in the food web.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/05/27/fixing-the-food-web-cisco-reintroduction-to-the-great-lakes-could-have-enormous-ripple-effect/

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Commercial fishing in Michigan is critical infrastructure; will it survive COVID-19?

On: May 18, 2020

In: Commercial Fishing, fishing, Nearshore

Michigan’s commercial fishing is critical infrastructure during the pandemic, yet some of its practitioners may not survive COVID-19.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/05/18/commercial-fishing-in-michigan-is-critical-infrastructure-will-it-survive-covid-19/

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There’s a new kind of carp in the river and it’s huge

On: May 1, 2020

In: Invaders, invasive species, Wildlife

The first invasive grass carp capable of reproducing in Michigan was caught this spring during an annual fish survey by the Department of Natural Resources.

Original Article

Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/05/01/theres-a-new-kind-of-carp-in-the-river-and-its-huge/

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Composting fabric fights climate change

On: April 30, 2020

In: Climate, Land, Waste

Instead of tossing that old t-shirt, use it to help plants grow.

Original Article

Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/04/30/composting-fabric-fights-climate-change/

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Reporters find ways to get the newspaper out

On: April 28, 2020

In: COVID-19, Echo

Journalists share about how they’re covering the COVID-19 pandemic and how it reinforces their sense of mission.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/04/28/reporters-find-ways-to-get-the-newspaper-out/

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Hunters, anglers fret over outdoor restrictions

On: April 24, 2020

In: COVID-19, fishing, Hunting, Recreation

With turkey season and UP walleye season scheduled to start soon, the extension of the governor’s stay-at-home order with travel restrictions and ban on motorized watercraft use are worrying hunters and anglers. DNR has made adjustments for turkey hunters.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/04/24/hunters-anglers-fret-over-outdoor-restrictions/

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Michigan farmers markets cope with COVID-19 order

On: April 23, 2020

In: Agriculture, COVID-19, Echo

Michigan farmers markets can continue to operate under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order, but because customers are staying home, many farmers are seeing a dip in demand for their products.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/04/23/michigan-farmers-markets-cope-with-covid-19-order/

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‘Greening’ Detroit’s riverfront

On: April 22, 2020

In: Echo, Urban

The Environmental Protection Agency recently signed a $2.5 million agreement to clean the Detroit River and create new habitat for wildlife.

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Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/04/22/greening-detroits-riverfront/

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