Daily News (Page 39)

Great Lakes Fisheries Commission tackles invasive species at annual meeting

On: May 30, 2025

The Great Lakes Fisheries Commission convened its annual meeting in Traverse City, Michigan, focusing on the critical issue of invasive species. A significant topic of discussion was the FishPass project in Traverse City, which the commission highlighted as a groundbreaking initiative in controlling invasive species like the sea lamprey. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250530-fisheries-commission

Maritime Heritage Alliance aims to make Great Lakes more accessible for all

On: May 30, 2025

The Maritime Heritage Alliance, a nonprofit organization, is dedicated to educating the public about the lakes through various initiatives, including an annual boat auction and thrift sale. Proceeds from the auction will support the Alliance’s programs, which are conducted on vessels like the 92-foot schooner Madeline and the 38-foot Concordia cutter Champion. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250530-maritime-accessibility

Why are there swarms of midge flies by Lake Michigan every spring?

On: May 30, 2025

Every spring, adult midge flies emerge by the Milwaukee lakefront in giant swarms to mate, procreate and lay their eggs in Lake Michigan. Though they may be a nuisance, midges play an important role in the ecosystem in and around Lake Michigan; the larvae are a valuable food source for fish and other aquatic organisms in the water and once above water, the adult midge flies can be food for birds, bats and other vertebrates. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250530-midge-flies

Glass-bottom boat tours offer shipwreck views without getting wet

On: May 30, 2025

Glass-bottom boat Lady Michigan cruises over the famous wrecks of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan. The 4,300 miles of federally protected crystal-clear waters offer a unique peek into Great Lakes maritime history. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250530-shipwreck-tours

Illinois acquires land for project to keep invasive carp from Lake Michigan

On: May 28, 2025

The State of Illinois said it acquired a 50-acre piece of land in southwest suburban Will County needed for a massive infrastructure project aimed at keeping the invasive carp fish from entering Lake Michigan. Read the full story by WFQX-TV – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250528-brandon-road

Landmark study finds Great Lakes have entered a new era with climate change, extreme events

On: May 28, 2025

A new study by researchers at the University of Michigan concluded that the Great Lakes region has officially entered a new climate era with stronger climate extremes now the norm. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250528-new-climate-era

Historic shipwrecks come to light in the Great Lakes

On: May 28, 2025

With an underwater drone named Rhody, archaeologists are mapping some of the dozens of sunken vessels in Lake Ontario. Read the full story by The New York Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250528-shipwrecks

Everything to know about microplastics in the Great Lakes

On: May 28, 2025

From clothes to food packaging, microplastics are entering the Great Lakes. Effective monitoring and policy solutions will likely be the key to tackling this issue. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250528-microplastics

The Llegacy of Chief Blackstone: Ojibwe resistance in Great Lakes history

On: May 28, 2025

Chief Blackstone is a legendary figure in Great Lakes history due to his staunch resistance to mining and missionaries — both direct threats to Ojibwe-Anishinaabe way of life. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250528-chief-blackstone

Great Lakes water levels undergoing seasonal rise. What are the levels in May?

On: May 28, 2025

The water levels in the Great Lakes are continuing their seasonal rise going into the summer months. Read the full story by the Erie-Times News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250528-water-levels

Dunkirk buoy brings science, fishing together

On: May 28, 2025

A Great Lakes Observing System buoy is anchored in Lake Erie in the summer months about six miles off Dunkirk Harbor, New York. The buoy provides critical data such as water characteristics, wind, waves, water flow patterns, and more. Read the full story by The Post Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250528-bouy

Michigan researchers study hawks in migration hot spot: the Straits of Mackinac

On: May 28, 2025

Researchers looking to understand raptor migration and breeding habits are set up near the Straits of Mackinac because the waterway is a major crossing for birds of prey. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250528-mackinac-straits-hawks

Future of Holly’s Mill Pond Dam in question over safety concerns

On: May 28, 2025

The Village of Holly, Michigan, began discussing the future of the historic Stiff’s Mill Pond Dam after state regulators raised concerns about the dam’s safety. Read the full story by WJRT-TV – Flint, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250528-holly-dam

Great Lakes slightly colder than usual ahead of summer

On: May 28, 2025

Slowed by a cold May, the Great Lakes are slightly cooler than usual for this time of year. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250528-water-temperature

EPA on pause: Who’s policing polluters in the Great Lakes State and beyond?

On: May 23, 2025

As the Environmental Protection Agency scales back enforcement because of staff shortages and new federal rollbacks, concerns are growing in Michigan and across the country about who will hold polluters accountable. Read the full story by Public News Service.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250523-epa-pause

Are algal blooms becoming less severe in Lake Erie?

On: May 23, 2025

Although the battle to save western Lake Erie from harmful algal blooms is far from over, data suggests that conditions are slowly headed in the right direction. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250523-erie-algal-blooms

Despite US research resistance, Great Lakes aims to be Silicon Valley for water

On: May 23, 2025

Drawing from a deep well of economic and industrial history, leaders envision the Great Lakes region as a world-changing hub for water technology, achieving for pipes, pumps, sensors, waste purification, and resource recovery what Silicon Valley did for semiconductor advances and personal computing. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250523-water-technology

Michigan students would be required to learn water safety under proposed legislation

On: May 23, 2025

With about 100 drownings occurring on the Great Lakes every year, advocates are pushing for legislation that would require Michigan students to learn about water safety. Read the full story by WXMI – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250523-water-safety

Plastics are ‘ubiquitous’ in the Great Lakes. A robot is trying to change that

On: May 23, 2025

Plastic pollution is a growing problem in the Great Lakes. A trash collecting robot named BeBot is helping to clean up Great Lakes beaches while also serving as a conversation starter around plastic pollution. Read the full story by WBUR.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250523-plastic-pollution-robot

Annual sea lamprey assessment to begin in UP next month

On: May 23, 2025

The annual work to cull sea lamprey populations in the Great Lakes will begin in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in just under two weeks. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Marquette, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250523-sea-lamprey

UM researchers identify organism behind toxins produced in harmful algal blooms

On: May 23, 2025

Researchers at the University of Michigan are learning more about Dolichospermum, the bacteria responsible for the toxins found during major algal bloom events. Read the full story WJBK-TV – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250523-algal-bloom-organism

Lake County opens new Lake Michigan-based water system; ‘They’re going to have some really clean, amazing water’

On: May 23, 2025

The opening of the Lake County Pekara Water System in Illinois will provide thousands of residents that formerly relied on wells with Lake Michigan water. Read the full story by Chicago Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250523-lake-michigan-water

Sleeping Bear’s famous Lake Michigan Overlook platform has been removed due to erosion

On: May 23, 2025

A large wooden platform deck at stop #9 on Sleeping Bear Dune’s Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive fell victim to erosion over the winter and had to be removed for safety reasons. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250523-sleeping-bear

Ice boom pontoon raises safety concerns on Lake Ontario shoreline

On: May 23, 2025

Authorities are planning to retrieve a rogue section of the Niagara River ice boom that drifted onto a Niagara-on-the-Lake beach. Read the full story by Thorold Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250523-ice-boom

Thunder Bay is bringing its Great Lake shoreline back

On: May 21, 2025

In Ontario, as new industries and governments take shape, efforts to bring Thunder Bay’s shoreline back to a state of good health are critical. Today, Thunder Bay has two benchmarks left to meet in order to be delisted as a Great Lakes Area of Concern. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250521-thunder-bay-restoration

Are data centers a threat to the Great Lakes?

On: May 21, 2025

With artificial intelligence and the demand for cloud computing set to grow in the years and decades ahead, technology companies are increasingly eying up the Great Lakes region’s comparatively cooler climate and ample water resources. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250521-data-center-impacts

Effort to plant 250M trees across Great Lakes region by 2033 began with 27M in 2024

On: May 21, 2025

A massive campaign to plant 250 million trees across the Great Lakes region by 2033 is off and running. Within the first year all goals were exceeded, with an estimated 27 million trees planted. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250521-tree-planting

Conflict over a blockbuster farm chemical

On: May 21, 2025

The conflict over the weedkiller Roundup and its active ingredient, glyphosate, has the potential to alter its stature as the favored chemical tool in agriculture, affecting fresh water across the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250521-glyphosate-conflicts

Michigan’s fight against Lake Erie pollution didn’t work. What happens next?

On: May 21, 2025

Michigan and its neighbors have missed a 2025 deadline to curb the farm pollution that feeds toxic algal blooms in western Lake Erie, despite 10 years of work and millions of dollars spent on the effort. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250521-erie-pollution

Sinking cities: Great Lakes cities not immune from under-recognized threat

On: May 21, 2025

A recent study conducted by Columbia University concludes that significant areas of the Earth’s surface are gradually sinking, bringing environmental, social and economic consequences to urban centers in the United States. Great Lakes cities Detroit and Chicago are among those at risk. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250521-sinking-cities

COMMENTARY: Sturgeon vs salmon: Prioritizing native Great Lakes species

On: May 21, 2025

The conflict between supporting native lake sturgeon versus non-native salmon is coming to a head on the Big Manistee River in Michigan. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250521-lake-sturgeon

Is Lake Erie very deep? What to know about the shallowest Great Lake

On: May 21, 2025

Lake Erie, the smallest of the Great Lakes, borders only a small strip of southeast Michigan’s coast, but contains rich opportunities for waterfront recreation and exploration. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250521-lake-erie

Data gaps from Great Lakes winter science a moving target

On: May 19, 2025

Winter has long been a weak spot of Great Lakes research, in large part because it’s more difficult to gather samples then. With climate change greatly reducing the amount of ice cover compared to decades ago, and wintertime rain becoming more common, scientists worry we are chasing a moving target. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-data-gaps-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

It’s midge season!

On: May 19, 2025

It’s about that time of the year that our pesky friends emerge from Lake Erie. Midges typically hatch when the water temperature is near 60 degrees. They are a sign of good health for Lake Erie and play an important role in the ecosystem. They can also provide food for fish and other aquatic life. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-midge-season

Hannah Reynolds

Giant rubber duck mysteriously appears in Lake Michigan, locals delighted

On: May 19, 2025

The mysterious appearance of a giant rubber duck in Lake Michigan has brought joy to local residents. A 25-foot rubber duck appeared in Lake Michigan near Navy Pier before Chicago residents woke up Friday and nobody knows how it got there. Read the full story by The Daily Scanner.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-giant-rubber-duck-lake-michigan

Hannah Reynolds

Fisherman discovers historic shipwreck in the fog in Lake Michigan: “It sat there for over 100 years”

On: May 19, 2025

A Wisconsin angler fishing in the fog this week discovered the wreck of an abandoned tugboat submerged in the waters of Lake Michigan for more than a century. A Wisconsin Historical Society Maritime Archaeologist confirmed that the angler found the wreck of the J.C. Ames. Read the full story by CBS News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-fisherman-historic-shipwreck

Hannah Reynolds

Dune buggy business unearths fossilized lightning measuring over 2 feet from Lake Michigan dunes

On: May 19, 2025

A Lake Michigan business has captured lightning in a bottle − well almost. The Mac Wood’s Dune Ride team unearthed a fulgurite, or a piece of fossilized lightning, while prepping its trails in the Silver Lake Sand Dunes in Michigan this spring. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-dune-buggy-lightening

Hannah Reynolds

Michigan boaters reminded annually of rules that keep them safe

On: May 19, 2025

Every spring, deputies with the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office Marine Division in Macomb County, Michigan, meet reporters on the shore of Lake St. Clair to talk about National Safe Boating Week and what all boaters need to know. Read the full story by the Macomb Daily.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-michigan-boaters-safety-reminder

Hannah Reynolds

Free steelhead identification decals help Lake Superior anglers avoid keeping protected fish

On: May 19, 2025

As spring fishing ramps up on Lake Superior, anglers are hitting the water in pursuit of steelhead, lake trout, coho and chinook salmon. To help protect wild steelhead, Minnesota Sea Grant is distributing free identification decals to help anglers distinguish between steelhead and other salmon species while they’re out on the water. Read the full story by Pioneer Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-free-steelhead-decals-lakesuperior

Hannah Reynolds

Lake Erie water snakes to be studied

On: May 19, 2025

The Lake Erie water snake (LEWS), Nerodia sipedon insularum, is a described subspecies that has been found on 22 of Lake Erie’s islands and is believed to, at least seasonally, inhabit 16. Researchers will sample at established LEWS sites from May 31 to June 12. Read the full story by the Sandusky Register.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-lakeerie-water-snakes

Hannah Reynolds

Oswego Maritime Museum Waterfront Fest celebrates new season

On: May 19, 2025

Toy sailboat races, singing and dancing pirates, Coastie the robot safety boat and birds of prey were just a few of the attractions that lined the dock outside Oswego, New York’s H. Lee White Maritime Museum at noon on Saturday to celebrate the beginning of the museum’s summer season on Lake Ontario. Read the full story by Oswego County News Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-oswego-maritime-museum-newseason

Hannah Reynolds

Trump budget would cut Great Lakes, ocean data and leave forecasters and military scrambling for info

On: May 19, 2025

President Trump wants to eliminate all federal funding for the Integrated Ocean Observing System’s regional operations. Scientists say the cuts could mean the end of efforts to gather real-time data crucial to navigating the Great Lakes. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-trumpbudget-greatlakes-cuts-data

Hannah Reynolds

Will the money come to finish the Soo Lock expansion in Michigan?

On: May 16, 2025

Construction of a new Soo Lock on the St. Marys River in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, is facing an upcoming financial deadline. Under the current budget in Washington, the money for the new lock needs to be allocated before September 25. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250516-soo-lock-funding

EPA outlines new PFAS strategy amid expert concerns

On: May 16, 2025

On May 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced their plan to roll back significant portions of the Biden administration’s first nationwide drinking water standard for PFAS. While limits for PFOA and PFOS will remain, the agency is extending the compliance deadline and intends to reconsider rules for other PFAS, like GenX. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250516-pfas-strategy

What kind of harmful algal bloom is predicted for Lake Erie this year?

On: May 16, 2025

According to the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, the severity of the harmful algal bloom in the western basin of Lake Erie is projected to be in the mild-to-moderate range this year. The prediction is for a bloom in the 2.5 to 4.5 range, which is milder than last year’s moderate prediction of 4.5 to 6 on the severity index. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250516-algal-bloom-prediction

Sand work on Presque Isle State Park beaches lacks federal funds for 2025

On: May 16, 2025

Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Pennsylvania, won’t receive federal funding for sand replenishment work on peninsula beaches in 2025. Some sand work will still take place this year on the beaches using state funds, but it won’t be as much as in most prior years. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250516-sand-work-funding

Great Lakes water levels are rising. Where do they stand for May?

On: May 16, 2025

While Great Lakes water levels were up in early May from the previous month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says they are all lower than their 2024 averages, by as much as 8 inches. Read the full story by The Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250516-water-levels

COMMENTARY: ‘Chainsaw’ approach to cuts could impact Great Lakes

On: May 16, 2025

There is always room to improve program effectiveness and efficiency in government, as well as business, nongovernmental organizations and other institutions. However, the “chainsaw” approach of recent months to downsizing, defunding and dismantling federal environmental programs while degrading Great Lakes scientific capacity and deregulating environmental protections could have long-term consequences. Read the full story by The News-Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250516-spending-cut-impacts

New book tells Lake Michigan shipwreck stories

On: May 16, 2025

In a recently published book, a maritime historian tells the stories of ships lost to fire, storm and human error in Lake Michigan across more than a century of maritime history. Read the full story by the Door County Pulse.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250516-shipwreck-book

Why Michigan’s spring vernal pools are really ‘powerhouse puddles’

On: May 16, 2025

Vernal pools, Michigan’s fantastical temporary wetlands, are teeming with life. They’ve earned the nickname “powerhouse puddles” from state conservationists. They’re also sometimes referred to as Michigan’s “coral reefs.” Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250516-vernal-pools