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Forester and author Ethan Tapper explains why loving a forest means more than planting trees or criticizing the lumber industry. He argues that caring for forests and using them as a resource don’t have to be at odds. Great Lakes Now’s Lisa John Rogers spoke with Tapper about how forests can thrive when we rethink old ideas about forest management.

#forest #forestecosystem #ecology #forestry #trees #lumber #podcast

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“What does it mean to love a forest?” was produced by Great Lakes Now/Detroit PBS.

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Salt trucks are a familiar sight in the Great Lakes region. Every winter, roads and sidewalks are covered with salt to melt ice and prevent accidents. But is the salt doing more harm than good? Citizen scientists in Ontario have been studying how salt is impacting local waterways and advocating for stronger limits on its use.

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“Is Road Salt Destroying Ontario’s Waterways?” was produced by TVO in partnership with Great Lakes Now/Detroit PBS.

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Arctic grayling were once abundant in Michigan’s waters. But almost a century ago, habitat destruction, overfishing, and predation by introduced species decimated their populations. By 1936, the fish had vanished from Michigan entirely. Today, and effort is underway to restore self-sustaining populations of this long-lost fish

#Fish #GreatLakes #Environment #Fishing #Ecology #FreshwaterFish

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“Restoring the Long-Lost Arctic Grayling” was produced by Great Lakes Now/Detroit PBS in partnership with Running Wild Media.

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Almost a century ago, arctic grayling vanished from Michigan’s waters. Explore an effort to restore this long-lost fish. In Ontario, citizen scientists work to understand the damage that road salt is doing to local waterways. Author and forester Ethan Tapper discusses what it means to love a forest.

#GreatLakes #Fish #Ecology #Environment #Winter #Forest #Trees #Ontario #Michigan
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The post Restoring Grayling and Salting Roads | Great Lakes Now | Full Episode appeared first on Great Lakes Now.

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Across the Great Lakes, a network of buoys provides real-time data about waves, wind, and ice. In 2025, one buoy broke free, drifting nearly to the center of Lake Michigan before washing ashore. The data it collected is helping researchers better understand how winter weather impacts the lakes.

#GreatLakes #Science #Weather #Technology #Freshwater #LakeMichigan
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“This Breakaway Buoy Explored Lake Michigan’s Icy Waves” was produced by Great Lakes Now/@detroitpbs

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Adam Fox-Long

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Jordan Wingrove
Adam Fox-Long

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Manoomin— or wild rice—is Michigan’s official native grain and an important cultural food source for Anishinaabe peoples throughout the Great Lakes. Once abundant throughout the region, its existence has been threatened by dams and environmental pressures. Today, there’s an effort to restore it.

This story was produced in collaboration with @OneDetroit and BridgeDetroit.

#WildRice #GreatLakes #Indigenous #NativeAmerican #Michigan #Food #Cooking
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“How Wild Rice Goes From Water to Table” was produced by Great Lakes Now/Detroit PBS in collaboration with @OneDetroit and BridgeDetroit.

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Jena Brooker

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In Traverse City, Michigan, a fish obstacle course is keeping unwanted species out of a river. As dams come down around the world, native fish are returning to their home waters. But invasive species are taking advantage of that same access. So how do we separate native fish from undesirable fish?

In Traverse City, researchers are testing an innovative solution called FishPass. This system sorts native fish from invasive species using a combination of obstacles, bubble curtains, adjustable currents, and cameras that hone in on identifying features. The goal is to open the door to native fish like sturgeon, while turning away invasive species like sea lamprey.

#GreatLakes #Fish #Fishing #Ecology #Sturgeon #SeaLamprey #Dam #Michigan #TraverseCity
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“How This River Keeps Unwanted Fish Away” was produced by Great Lakes Now/Detroit PBS.

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On this episode of Great Lakes Now, explore a project on a Michigan river that keeps undesirable fish away. Then take a canoe out onto the Au Sable River to harvest wild rice. Plus, see what a drifting buoy revealed about winter on the lakes.

#GreatLakes #Fish #Science #WildRice #Indigenous #Food #Environment

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In Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy, author Thomas Nelson explores how the Edmund Fitzgerald is more than just the subject of a popular song.

News Editor Lisa John Rogers spoke with Thomas Nelson about his book, his lifelong fascination with the Fitzgerald, and what the tragedy can teach us about the evolution of America’s economy.

#GreatLakes #Shipwreck #EdmundFitzgerald #Shipping #Freighters #History #Economy

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At Farrand Hall in Southwest Michigan, chefs don’t just source their ingredients. They forage for them. What began as a vacation home for owners James Gray and Jacob Hagan has grown into a one-of-a-kind dining experience that gives guests a true taste of the surrounding landscape.

GLN News Editor Lisa John Rogers visited Farrand Hall to learn how the team’s unique approach connects food, place, and community.

#GreatLakes #Food #Dining #FineDining #Foraging #Restaurant
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