Mosquitoes are out in full force this summer, which also means a risk of mosquito-borne illnesses.
The post Michigan county health department on lookout for mosquito-borne diseases first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/07/23/michigan-county-health-department-on-lookout-for-mosquito-borne-diseases/
Since 1988, the Isle Royale Moosewatch Expedition has sought volunteer backpackers for a community science project.
The post Search for Isle Royale’s bone bounty yields environmental clues, new friends, wilderness salvation first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/07/21/search-for-isle-royales-bone-bounty-yields-environmental-clues-new-friends-wilderness-salvation/
Scientists from the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station first noticed an invasive population of zebra mussels in Gull Lake in the mid-1990s.
The post Researchers find relationship between invasive zebra mussels, toxic algae first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/07/08/researchers-find-relationship-between-invasive-zebra-mussels-toxic-algae/
A former supervisor of a Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority plant is expected to plead guilty to a felony charge for allegedly ordering employees to discharge sludge into the Allegheny River.
The post Guilty plea expected in Allegheny River pollution case first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/07/06/guilty-plea-expected-in-allegheny-river-pollution-case/
In an effort to battle invasive species, Michigan State University is becoming a more welcoming place for bees, butterflies and other native pollinators.
The post Campus works to become more pollinator-friendly first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/07/02/campus-works-to-become-more-pollinator-friendly/
Sept. 1, 2019, was a deadly day for a 700-pound black bear illegally shot with a compound bow near a garbage dump on Minnesota’s Red Lake Indian Reservation.
The post Poached black bear lands Minnesota poacher behind bars first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/06/30/poached-black-bear-lands-minnesota-poacher-behind-bars/
Michigan farmers, especially soybean farmers, could benefit from higher sales to Cuba, state agricultural organizations say.
The post Michigan farmers could benefit from easing trade relations between the U.S. and Cuba, experts say first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/06/28/michigan-farmers-could-benefit-from-easing-trade-relations-between-the-u-s-and-cuba-experts-say/
Carol Thompson is among 13 journalists named to the inaugural class of the National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships.
The post Former Echo reporter awarded reporting fellowship first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/06/21/former-echo-reporter-awarded-reporting-fellowship/
Federal authorities have charged the owner and manager of more than 100 buildings in Buffalo with conspiracy for violating laws intended to protect tenants from lead paint poisoning.
The post Feds file conspiracy charges against owner, manager, of Buffalo properties with long-running lead paint violations first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/06/21/feds-file-conspiracy-charges-against-owner-manager-of-buffalo-properties-with-long-running-lead-paint-violations/
The owner of the Old Cavern Boutique in Montreal has been arrested on charges of illegally trafficking in wildlife parts and sending them from Canada into the United States.
The post Skullduggery at the border: Feds crack skull-smuggling operation first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/06/07/skullduggery-at-the-border-feds-crack-skull-smuggling-operation/
A historic archaeological site on the shore of the Grand River in Ottawa County’s Crockery Township may contain the largest collection of Upper Great Lakes cache pits ever excavated.
The post Abandoned food caches offer evidence of Native American survival strategies first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/06/02/abandoned-food-caches-offer-evidence-of-native-american-survival-strategies/
The food industry may be getting closer to the introduction of lab-grown, or cultured, meats.
The post Advocates look to labs for replacements to farm-raised meats first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/05/26/advocates-look-to-labs-for-replacements-to-farm-raised-meats/
An Ontario shipping company has agreed to pay a $500,000 fine and to implement an environmental compliance program after accepting responsibility for the illegal dumping of 11,887 gallons of oily bilge water into Lake Ontario.
The post Canadian shipping company fined for dumping oily bilge water into Lake Ontario first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/05/24/canadian-shipping-company-fined-for-dumping-oily-bilge-water-into-lake-ontario/
Despite the cataclysmic effects the pandemic had on Michigan’s county fair events in 2020, most are expected to take place this year, at least in some form.
The post Despite last year’s cancellations, county fairs are coming back in Michigan first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/05/21/despite-last-years-cancellations-county-fairs-are-coming-back-in-michigan/
As the COVID-19 pandemic closed animal shelters to the public, Detroit-area pet rescue and adoption organizations had to come up with new ways to connect their dogs and cats to families.
The post Pandemic creates challenges, opportunities for animal shelters first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/05/18/pandemic-creates-challenges-opportunities-for-animal-shelters/
A new Environmental Protection Agency mobile app will help communities track water quality at their beaches.
The post A new EPA app aims to help track water quality at beaches first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/05/14/a-new-epa-app-aims-to-help-track-water-quality-at-beaches/
Despite setbacks from the pandemic, a food waste reduction company has diverted over 50 million pounds of food from landfills.
The post Waste reduction app diverts food from landfills first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/05/12/waste-reduction-app-diverts-food-from-landfills/
The new hitchhikers in the Great Lakes region aren’t stopping drivers with a thumbs up. They’re riding moss balls across the ocean.
The post Forget freighter ballast, these mussels got here on moss balls first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/05/03/forget-freighter-ballast-these-mussels-got-here-on-moss-balls/
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.
The post Blue spruce fungus hits Christmas tree, landscape tree growers first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post How archeologists excavate Great Lakes wrecks first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/28/how-archeologists-excavate-great-lakes-wrecks/
Michigan farmers take measures to reduce their environmental impact.
The post Michigan farms working to combat climate change first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/26/michigan-farms-working-to-combat-climate-change/
A new novel from Michigan author Joseph Heywood.
The post Novel sends U.P. game warden on 20th century spy mission first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Echo joins climate reporting collaborative first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Lighthouses plan to pursue restoration plans first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Stay-at-home Michiganders used 5% less juice in 2020 first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post On course for a ‘phenomenal year’: Charter captains hope for boom in 2021 first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Breweries repurposing waste to feed people and animals first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Folk songs preserve memories of Great Lakes shipwrecks first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Michiganders want more environmental education first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Mentors to teach conservation farming to beginners, veterans, socially disadvantaged first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post ‘We now have a seat at the table:’ Michigan tribes embrace new Interior secretary first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Technology extends salad bowl to Midwest first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Red-fleshed apples could keep Michigan cider makers in the black first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Echo reporters honored for journalism excellence first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Despite the pandemic, zoos remain optimistic first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Grants help keep breweries open and saves jobs, brewers say first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Fate of the Earth loses friend of the Earth first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/09/fate-of-the-earth-loses-friend-of-the-earth/
Federal lawmakers consider easing restrictions.
The post Providers call for expansion of telehealth services beyond COVID-19 first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post School nurses keep staff, students safe during the pandemic first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Famed outdoor writer’s journals found in old refrigerator to be published soon first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Michigan food hubs, food systems get grant opportunity first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Virtual classes especially hard for 22,500 students with autism first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Experts treat insomnia, anxiety caused by COVID-19 first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post A light to guide trees and people: “The Star in the Sycamore” is a broad take on the natural world first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Ninth-annual Thunder Bay International Film Festival moves online first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post Thirty-five years of restoring Great Lakes Areas of Concern has a hopeful future first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
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.
The post With all eyes on Great Lakes freshwater, concerned cross-border researchers work to conserve it first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/01/21/with-all-eyes-on-great-lakes-freshwater-concerned-cross-border-researchers-work-to-conserve-it/
