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In: Echo, history, indigenous, Native American

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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/06/02/abandoned-food-caches-offer-evidence-of-native-american-survival-strategies/

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In: Echo, Law

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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/05/24/canadian-shipping-company-fined-for-dumping-oily-bilge-water-into-lake-ontario/

Eric Freedman

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In: Agriculture, Echo

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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/05/21/despite-last-years-cancellations-county-fairs-are-coming-back-in-michigan/

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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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/05/18/pandemic-creates-challenges-opportunities-for-animal-shelters/

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In: Echo, technology, water, Water quality

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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/05/14/a-new-epa-app-aims-to-help-track-water-quality-at-beaches/

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In: Echo, Invaders, invasive species

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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/05/03/forget-freighter-ballast-these-mussels-got-here-on-moss-balls/

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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.

The post Blue spruce fungus hits Christmas tree, landscape tree growers first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/28/blue-spruce-fungus-hits-christmas-tree-landscape-tree-growers/

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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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/28/how-archeologists-excavate-great-lakes-wrecks/

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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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/16/on-course-for-a-phenomenal-year-charter-captains-hope-for-boom-in-2021/

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In: Agriculture, Echo

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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/06/mentors-to-teach-conservation-farming-to-beginners-veterans-socially-disadvantaged/

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In: Catch of the Day, Echo, government

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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/05/we-now-have-a-seat-at-the-table-michigan-tribes-embrace-new-interior-secretary/

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In: Agriculture, Echo, Research

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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/30/red-fleshed-apples-could-keep-michigan-cider-makers-in-the-black/

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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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/26/echo-reporters-honored-for-journalism-excellence/

David Poulson

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In: Catch of the Day, COVID-19, Echo

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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/03/school-nurses-keep-staff-students-safe-during-the-pandemic/

David Poulson

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In: Books, Echo, Great Lakes, Wildlife

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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/01/famed-outdoor-writers-journals-found-in-old-refrigerator-to-be-published-soon/

Taylor Haelterman

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In: COVID-19, Echo

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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/02/05/virtual-classes-especially-hard-for-22500-students-with-autism/

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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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/02/03/experts-treat-insomnia-anxiety-caused-by-covid-19/

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In: Art, Echo

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.

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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/

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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.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/01/22/thirty-five-years-of-restoring-great-lakes-areas-of-concern-has-a-hopeful-future/

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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.

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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/

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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.

The post Pennsylvania company slammed for illegal discharges first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/01/14/pennsylvania-company-slammed-for-illegal-discharges/

Eric Freedman

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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.

The post Great Lakes classrooms move outdoors during pandemic first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/01/11/great-lakes-classrooms-move-outdoors-during-pandemic/

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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.

The post Renaissances: Environment Creative Culture first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/01/05/renaissances-environment-creative-culture/

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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.

The post Sault Ste. Marie Commercial District joins National Register of Historic Places first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/12/30/sault-ste-marie-commercial-district-joins-national-register-of-historic-places/

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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.

The post Michigan transit agencies look to uncertain future as COVID-19 related expenses rise first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/12/24/michigan-transit-agencies-look-to-uncertain-future-as-covid-19-related-expenses-rise/

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