The new hitchhikers in the Great Lakes region aren’t stopping drivers with a thumbs up. They’re riding moss balls across the ocean.
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Disease and a newly identified fungus have been killing Michigan’s blue spruce population for roughly a decade, and the dangers show no signs of slowing.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/28/blue-spruce-fungus-hits-christmas-tree-landscape-tree-growers/
A World War Two fighter plane that was lost in a training accident in the 1940s will be recovered and displayed, according to Wayne Lusardi, a state maritime archaeologist at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, an underwater preserve in Lake Huron.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/28/how-archeologists-excavate-great-lakes-wrecks/
Michigan farmers take measures to reduce their environmental impact.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/26/michigan-farms-working-to-combat-climate-change/
A new novel from Michigan author Joseph Heywood.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/26/novel-sends-u-p-game-warden-on-20th-century-spy-mission/
Great Lakes Echo has joined a nationwide collaborative to provide better and more local reporting of climate change.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/22/echo-joins-climate-reporting-collaborative/
Despite financial challenges, Michigan lighthouse boosters are eager to move forward with restoration plans this year.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/22/lighthouses-plan-to-pursue-restoration-plans/
Michigan's energy consumption dropped 5% in 2020 which is 1% more than the national average.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/20/stay-at-home-michiganders-used-5-less-juice-in-2020/
As the COVID-19 pandemic has upended much business as usual in the last year, charter fishing ventures on the Great Lakes say they’ve experienced higher demand for their services and look to this summer with anticipation.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/16/on-course-for-a-phenomenal-year-charter-captains-hope-for-boom-in-2021/
Take a look at Echo's top 16 stories from 2020.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/15/the-best-read-great-lakes-echo-stories-last-year/
How breweries are using the leftover grain from the brewing process.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/15/breweries-repurposing-waste-to-feed-people-and-animals/
This spring, Michigan’s maritime museums are striving to rise above last year’s calamity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/14/maritime-museums-brave-the-pandemic/
A new study focuses on songs about the Edmund Fitzgerald and three other well-known wrecks.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/13/folk-songs-preserve-memories-of-great-lakes-shipwrecks/
Residents worry a lack of environmental education threatens Michigan’s defining feature, the Great Lakes, according to a recent study.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/08/michiganders-want-more-environmental-education/
A Land Ethic Mentorship program run by the Wisconsin-based agriculture nonprofit organization, Sand County Foundation, will help poor, beginner or socially disadvantaged farmers across the nation practice conservation.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/06/mentors-to-teach-conservation-farming-to-beginners-veterans-socially-disadvantaged/
With the recent confirmation of Deb Haaland to lead the Department of the Interior, the nation has its first Native American cabinet member.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/05/we-now-have-a-seat-at-the-table-michigan-tribes-embrace-new-interior-secretary/
LED lights allow you to pick the spectrums of the sun that are most useful for plants.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/02/technology-extends-salad-bowl-to-midwest/
The Michigan Craft Beverage Council recently awarded $34,644 to study how to produce new varieties of apples for cider making.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/30/red-fleshed-apples-could-keep-michigan-cider-makers-in-the-black/
Two Great Lakes Echo reporters were recently honored for excellence in journalism by the Michigan Press Association's 2020 College Better Newspaper contest.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/26/echo-reporters-honored-for-journalism-excellence/
Michigan zoos say they aim to provide a safe and educational experience for individuals and families this year.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/25/despite-the-pandemic-zoos-remain-optimistic/
Michigan zoos say they aim to provide a safe and educational experience for individuals and families this year.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/25/despite-the-pandemic-zoos-remain-optimistic/
Last year was difficult for West Michigan breweries.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/17/grants-help-keep-breweries-open-and-saves-jobs-brewers-say/
University trustee supported public engagement with sustainability science and policy.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/09/fate-of-the-earth-loses-friend-of-the-earth/
Federal lawmakers consider easing restrictions.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/04/providers-call-for-expansion-of-telehealth-services-beyond-covid-19/
Contact tracing often starts with school nurses, and its effectiveness relies heavily on their ability to communicate with staff and students and organize their findings.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/03/school-nurses-keep-staff-students-safe-during-the-pandemic/
A decade after the death of bestselling author and conservationist, Sigurd F. Olson, his son found some of his loose-leaf journals in an unplugged refrigerator. The journals have since been turned into a book that will be published in June.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/01/famed-outdoor-writers-journals-found-in-old-refrigerator-to-be-published-soon/
The deadline for applying for grants of up to $100,000 to promote regional and value-added food systems is March 18.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/02/10/michigan-food-hubs-food-systems-get-grant-opportunity/
The switch to virtual classes, meetings and social activities during the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult for any student, but imagine not understanding the reason for making the change. That’s what students with autism cope with every day.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/02/05/virtual-classes-especially-hard-for-22500-students-with-autism/
COVID-19 has affected many people’s sleep, whether they’ve had the virus or not. Sleep neurologists call it “COVID-somnia,” a phenomenon where people have trouble sleeping because of the virus. And its effects can last even after the pandemic ends.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/02/03/experts-treat-insomnia-anxiety-caused-by-covid-19/
The collection of nature essays was recently selected by the Library of Michigan as one of the 2021 Michigan Notable Books.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/02/01/a-light-to-guide-trees-and-people-the-star-in-the-sycamore-is-a-broad-take-on-the-natural-world/
More than 70 films are showcased at the virtual festival that ends this Sunday.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/01/26/ninth-annual-thunder-bay-international-film-festival-moves-online/
The final part of a 5-part series on trans-border U.S. and Canadian environmental research projects.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/01/22/thirty-five-years-of-restoring-great-lakes-areas-of-concern-has-a-hopeful-future/
The fourth part of a 5-part series on trans-border U.S. and Canadian environmental research projects.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/01/21/with-all-eyes-on-great-lakes-freshwater-concerned-cross-border-researchers-work-to-conserve-it/
The second part of a 5-part series on trans-border U.S. and Canadian environmental research projects.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/01/19/herring-gull-eggs-help-monitor-great-lakes-ecosystems/
The first part of a 5-part series on trans-border U.S. and Canadian environmental research projects.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/01/18/binational-research/
A federal judge has slapped a Western Pennsylvania copper-processing company with a $550,000 fine for its years-long criminal violations of the Clean Water Act, including illegal discharging of oil into the Ohio River.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/01/14/pennsylvania-company-slammed-for-illegal-discharges/
With the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders forcing people to be cooped up in their homes, schools such as the Detroit Waldorf School in Detroit and the Cambridge Farm and Forest School in Ontario are giving students new outdoor learning options.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/01/11/great-lakes-classrooms-move-outdoors-during-pandemic/
This Great Lakes Echo series, “Renaissances: Environment Creative Culture,” illustrates how some of us have adapted to societal changes unlike any that the modern world has experienced.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/01/05/renaissances-environment-creative-culture/
Winter ushers in activities such as sledding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, skiing—and dogsledding.
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The Sault Ste. Marie Commercial District, settled in 1668 by European immigrants but occupied by Native Americans thousands of years earlier, is worthy of recognition for its commercial history, ethnic culture and architecture, according to the National Park Service.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/12/30/sault-ste-marie-commercial-district-joins-national-register-of-historic-places/
Federal funding helped Michigan transit agencies stay in good shape throughout the pandemic. It’s the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1, 2021, that transportation authorities worry about.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/12/24/michigan-transit-agencies-look-to-uncertain-future-as-covid-19-related-expenses-rise/
Stargazing, the outdoor activity practiced by curious humans throughout history, is getting a new appreciation during the era of COVID-19.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/12/23/stargazing-offers-welcome-reprieve-from-pandemic/
"A Fine Canopy" is Alison Swan's new book of poetry.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/12/21/a-fine-canopy-brings-you-outdoors-while-the-world-is-stuck-inside/
By Eric Freedman Looking for a holiday gift with the spirit of the Great Lakes region? If so, here are books (in alphabetical order by title) that Great Lakes Echo has written about this year, including interviews with their authors. Eating with the Seasons, Great Lakes Region by Dereck Nicholas This cookbook combines recipes, language […]
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/12/07/great-gifts/
Most of the state’s 240 farmers markets survived during the pandemic that upended the way fresh produce, baked goods and other items are sold at the popular venues.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/12/02/michigan-farmers-markets-adjust-to-the-pandemic/
Welcome to the COVID economy: Lumber prices and tent sales soared. Great Lakes shipping took a dive. Home sales were up. And energy sales shifted from manufacturing plants to home offices.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/30/pandemic-drives-michigan-economy/
The image, captured by Keith Ladzinski, features Empire Bluff, part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Leelanau County, Michigan.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/23/covid-shutdown-cuts-crashes-and-road-repairs-but-more-people-die/
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/19/asian-carp-on-our-plates-not-in-our-water/
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/13/ann-arbor-author-explores-great-lakes-as-the-inner-coast/
