A reborn Victory Cruise Lines christened the Victory I on Sunday in Toronto, Ontario, and will follow with the Victory II on May 12 in Chicago, Illinois, marking a return of Victory Cruise Lines to the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Travel Weekly.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250428-ontariocounty-victorycruiseline-greatlakes
Ontario County’s Department of Public Works estimates up to 70 lifeguards will be needed for the beaches and community pools across Ontario County, New York, this year. To try to attract more applicants, the county is participating in a state-funded program that reimburses the costs of lifeguard training and certification, which can run as high as $300. Read the full story by the WXXI – Rochester, NY.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250428-ontariocounty-reimbursementprogram-lifeguards
The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay emphasized the importance of everyday environmental stewardship by hosting a cleanup event at West End Beach located in Traverse City, Michigan. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250428-greatlakes-cleanup-event-westendbeach
As the temperatures increase in April, the water levels in the Great Lakes begin to rise from the winter decline. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts that April is the beginning of the seasonal rise for all the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Erie Times-News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250428-greatlakes-waterlevels-april
The SS Badger Lake Michigan car ferry is set to travel to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, on April 29 for essential repairs before the start of the sailing season on May 16. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250428-ss-badger-sturgeonbay-sailingseason
Even if you aren’t in need of a break from driving, Michigan’s roadside parks offer incredible views, sandy beaches and other attractions that make them worth a stop. Read the full story by The Sault News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250428-mi-roadside-park-reopen-soon
During the COVID-19 pandemic, when disruptions to life and work took hold, the sea lampreys took hold, too. We need to fortify our Great Lakes — and the $7 billion-plus fishery, 75,000 jobs, lifestyle and ecological safety they provide. Read the full story by the Traverse City Record-Eagle.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250428-editorial-sealamppreys-suck
When it comes to art, perhaps you feel like Wisconsin Sea Grant’s invasive species outreach specialist, Tim Campbell.
“My background is in science. I feel like I’ve always been a science-logic person,” he said. “I don’t make any art. I don’t feel like I have any artistic bones in my body.”
Astrid Hooper Lofton’s big, stuffed biocontrol beetle enjoys some sun. Photo: Astrid Hooper Lofton
But are science and art really that different, or can they be used to achieve common goals? This is one of the core questions driving the latest season of Introduced, Wisconsin Sea Grant’s aquatic invasive species podcast. Co-hosts Bonnie Willison and Jenna Mertz explore the relationship between science and art by talking with artists weaving AIS — both figuratively and literally — into their work.
“This season, we wanted to bring listeners stories about community and communication, and art bridges both those themes,” said Willison. “It’s really good at grabbing people’s interest who may otherwise never have thought about AIS before. It’s also a lot of fun, and the artists we interviewed are incredibly talented.”
This season features three artists creating AIS-inspired work:
Tim Campbell’s art (Crayons, marker; circa 2024). Credit: Tim Campbell
Campbell also appears on the podcast as a guest host and resident left-brainer. In addition to showcasing his own artistic endeavors, he reflects on how scientists can lean on art to better connect with audiences.
“We all think people are rational beings that collect data and facts — they weigh the pros and cons and make the decision that’s best for them. But there’s these things called emotions and feelings that get in the way and influence decision making. And I probably can’t make anyone feel anything with just data alone, except maybe bored,” laughed Campbell.
Art alongside science, however, can cast a wider net. Those not captivated by spreadsheets might gravitate towards a colorful mural or sculpture and learn something new about the issues impacting their community.
“And when everyone is engaged, good things can happen for invasive species management and the Great Lakes,” said Campbell.
Listen to the current season on our website or wherever you get your podcasts.
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News Releases | Wisconsin Sea Grant
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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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Great Lakes Now hosted a multimedia celebration of bird conservation and spring migration across the Great Lakes region last week.
The virtual event showcased the short film “Birds of Paradise” from Points North and the Boardman Review, which follows a waterbird migration counter at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory near Paradise, Michigan.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/spring-bird-migration-in-the-great-lakes/
A new study found that microfibers are present in several types of algae from lakes Michigan, Erie, Huron, and Ontario in areas with high and low populations. Because the pollutant is stringy, other toxic chemicals like PFAS attach to microfibers and can get to other organisms more easily. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250425-microfiber-research
A preliminary budget outline from the Office of Management and Budget requests that federal involvement in many aspects of Great Lakes science be eliminated entirely by next year. It calls for NOAA’s budget to be reduced by nearly $1.7 billion from 2025 levels, including ending funding for Sea Grant programs nationwide. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250425-proposed-spending-cuts
An ice buildup in the Soo Locks caused an eight-hour delay for some big freighters, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to send its tug to break up the ice and pass it downstream so shipping could resume. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250425-freighter-delay
As one of the first major initiatives of the new Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary, a research vessel will spend several weeks near Oswego, New York, using a remotely controlled robot to document shipwrecks located hundreds of feet below the surface of Lake Ontario. Read the full story by Oswego County News Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250425-shipwreck-documentation
After the seasonal decline during the winter months, the water levels in Lake Erie are on the rise again and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts the levels will rise for the next six months. Current levels are around the long-term average for April. Read the full story by the Erie Times-News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250425-water-levels
Governor Pritzker of Illinois said he’s still awaiting written guarantees that the federal government will fund the $1.15 billion project to block invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers needs Illinois to transfer property in order to begin construction on the long-awaited fortifications at a chokepoint dam on the Des Plaines River. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250425-invasive-carp-funding-assurance
Steelhead, a type of rainbow trout that head to the Knife River in Minnesota’s North Shore to spawn, have experienced dramatic population decline over the past decade. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are weighing, measuring, and tagging the fish to learn where they’re coming from, where they’re going, and why their numbers have dropped. Read the full story by WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250425-fish-tagging
Pennsylvania’s Presque Isle typically receives $3 million annually for its sand replenishment project, with half coming from the Commonwealth and the other half in federal funding. Because of current federal funding uncertainty, sand work likely won’t start until July, despite the work typically beginning in the spring. Read the full story by the Erie Times-News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250425-funding-uncertainty
Ozaukee County’s main marina in Port Washington, Wisconsin, received a shipment of 60,000 salmon from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in preparation for the summer’s charter fishing ventures. Read the full story by WTMJ-TV – Milwaukee, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250425-fish-shipment
The Trump administration’s new trade rules aimed at penalizing operators of Chinese-built ships and boosting domestic shipbuilding appear to have spared the Great Lakes shipping industry from fees on ships built in China. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250425-ship-fees
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Illinois boasts 63 miles of coastline along Lake Michigan’s southwestern shore, nearly all of which is fortified by metal breakwaters, concrete seawalls and even swaths of land built out into the lake.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/artificial-reefs-can-mitigate-coastal-erosion-in-the-great-lakes-will-cities-agree-to-adopt-them/
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Love Lake Winnebago? Want to get outside, get your hands a little dirty, and make a real difference? Join us for one (or more!) of our Shoreline Volunteer Days at Columbia Park in Malone or Marble Park in Winneconne. We’ll be removing invasive species and helping native plants thrive—all part of our ongoing effort [...]
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By Malachi Barrett, BridgeDetroit
This article was republished here with permission from BridgeDetroit.
Indigenous people have regained control of a sacred burial mound at Historic Fort Wayne dating back more than 1,000 years.
The City Council unanimously approved a deed transfer giving a 0.58-acre site to the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) for $1.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/native-detroiters-reclaim-sacred-land/
Summer is just around the corner, and for many in the Great Lakes region, the coming season is synonymous with weekends at the beach, camping trips and — if you’re lucky — stargazing. There are many places in the Great Lakes where the skies are dark enough to enjoy the stars and planets overhead, but specific recognition for such places varies by state.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/the-importance-of-dark-sky-parks/
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region. Check back for more PFAS news roundups every other week on our website.
On April 15, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff were told to cancel tens of millions of dollars worth of pending and active grants.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/epa-nixes-pfas-grants-teases-new-strategy/
At the Alliance for the Great Lakes, we believe that impact doesn’t always come from the spotlight—it comes from showing up, speaking out, and staying the course.
Every year at our signature event, the Great Blue Benefit, we shine that spotlight on a select group of individuals whose leadership, vision, and deep commitment to the Great Lakes inspire us all. They’re volunteers, advocates, partners, and champions. We call them Wavemakers—because the work they do moves the mission forward.
We’re honored to introduce our 2025 Wavemaker Honorees:
Novem Cheng
Alliance for the Great Lakes Ambassador, Tech Professional, and Coastal Cleanup Champion
From Western New York to Chicago’s shoreline, Novem Cheng is a powerhouse of volunteer leadership. As one of our most active Alliance Ambassadors, Novem has led beach cleanups with precision and purpose—often through her employer, HSBC—while engaging the public with passion and clarity. A lover of water sports and a believer in tech-for-good, Novem embodies what it means to be a connector, a protector, and an everyday steward of our shared waters.
Debra Shore
Trailblazer in Environmental Policy and Great Lakes Stewardship
For nearly two decades, Debra Shore has worked at the highest levels of public service to protect the natural world. From launching Chicago Wilderness Magazine to being elected to the Board of Commissioners for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District in Chicago’s Cook County, to leading Region 5 of the U.S. EPA, Debra’s legacy is one of advocacy, action, and bold ideas. And when she’s not in a policy meeting, you might find her kayaking a quiet Lake Michigan tributary.
Alicia Smith
Director, Junction Coalition and Grassroots Water Advocate
Alicia Smith doesn’t wait for permission to lead—she steps in where her community needs her most. Based in Toledo, Alicia co-founded Junction Coalition in response to the 2014 algae bloom crisis. Since then, she’s remained on the front lines, championing water justice, youth empowerment, and systemic change. Her work has shaped legislation and uplifted voices across local, state, and national platforms. With Alicia, advocacy is personal—and powerful.
Joyce Solberg
Legacy Leader, Gala Architect, and Lifelong Lake Michigan Steward
Some champions lead on the issues. Others do so through philanthropy. Joyce Solberg does both. A longtime supporter and former Alliance board member, Joyce has been the heartbeat of the Great Blue Benefit for more than a decade. From securing sponsorships to mentoring committee members, she brings the kind of joyful, steadfast energy that makes big things happen. The Alliance—and Lake Michigan—are better because of her love and leadership.
Join Us in Celebration
We’ll honor this year’s Wavemakers at the Great Blue Benefit on Thursday, June 12, 2025, from 6:00–9:00 PM at the Columbia Yacht Club in Chicago. It’ll be a night of gratitude, connection, and—of course—waves of inspiration.
Supporting Our Mission
All proceeds from the Great Blue Benefit will directly support the Alliance for the Great Lakes’ ongoing initiatives to ensure our waters are clean, safe, and accessible for all generations.
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Given recent news related to both Enbridge and the pipelines the Canadian company operates in Wisconsin, we wanted to share a brief update on where related issues currently stand in our state and what to expect over the next few months.
The same week the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the first round of permits needed by Enbridge to reroute the Line 5 pipeline around the Bad River Reservation – versus shutting it down and removing it – Enbridge reported a spill on a separate pipeline they operate in southern Wisconsin known as Line 6 pipeline. We now know this is the largest failure in Wisconsin history – 70,000 gallons of crude oil permeated soil in the area of the rupture. The spill occurred in Jefferson County, about four miles east of Cambridge, a village between Milwaukee and Madison.
We can expect more spills in the future putting the freshwaters of the Great Lakes at risk.
Today’s legal challenges began in 2022 when a judge ruled on a case between the Bad River Tribe and Enbridge that found Enbridge guilty of ongoing trespass, but would not go so far as to order the pipeline shut down and removed and instead granted Enbridge three years to solve the trespass issue.
The Bad River Tribe then asked the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a review of the reroute under the Clean Water Act. There will be a virtual public hearing with the US Army Corps of Engineers on May 13 and 14. The Bad River Tribe will argue that even with the reroute, the pipeline will cause damage to wetlands and water crossings, and is a threat to their water quality. Information on how the public may participate in the hearings will be posted at www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Enbridge_Line5-WI by May 7 and a public comment period will follow.
In addition to the Bad River water quality certification issue, both Midwest Environmental Advocates and the Bad River Tribe successfully filed contested case hearing petitions, following the issuance of permits from the Wisconsin DNR favoring the highly problematic reroute around Bad River. We are happy to share that an administrative law judge has approved a combined contested case hearing process for both the Bad River Tribe and Midwest Environmental Advocates.
A contested case hearing is a way for parties (in this case, a tribal government, public interest attorneys and environmental protection advocates, and a government agency) can argue in trial-like proceedings about a decision, bringing evidence and testimony to prove their position. The process will go through at least September.
August 12 – public hearing at Northwood Technical College about the Bad River Tribe’s legal challenge to the DNR’s approval for the reroute.
September 3-12 – contested case hearings in Madison with presentations by environmental groups.
September 15-19 – contested case hearings in Ashland with presentations by Bad River Tribe.
September 22-October 3 – contested case hearings in Madison with defense presentations by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Enbridge.
While we have our own serious Line 5 issue in northern WIsconsin, the State of Michigan is also pursuing the removal of the Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline where the focus is on safety surrounding a pipeline lying exposed on the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac where it has been struck by anchors on more than one occasion. Enbridge is proposing a complex, untested engineering solution though safety concerns lead the State of Michigan’s attempt to have the pipeline permanently removed rather than rebuilt under the Straits of Mackinac.
Michigan took the company to court seeking to completely remove Line 5 from the Straits of Mackinac. Unfortunately, the court ruled on this case in favor of Enbridge. The project still faces opposition by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and state Attorney General Dana Nessel whose office filed a lawsuit in 2019 to try to void the easement from 1953 that allows the line to run beneath the Straits. That case is still pending in state court.
Despite ongoing litigation, the Trump Administration wants to expedite the Straits of Mackinac tunnel through an emergency order based on an emergency energy declaration issued at the beginning of the executive’s term.
As you can see, the legal issues surrounding Line 5 are numerous and complex, with the State of Wisconsin and the State of Michigan both holding – and both facing– quite different legal situations. But both are facing potentially tragic accidents tied to the same, single outdated and no longer wanted oil pipeline.
River Alliance agrees with the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Midwest Environmental Advocates, and the other organizations that the DNR should not have issued these permits. In addition, we stand with our neighbors to the east who also face a Line 5 threat. This project cannot ensure that no harm will come to Michigan’s own Great Lakes.
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This month we celebrate the leadership of our board chairman, Ron Van De Hey who is retiring after two terms on the Fox Locks Board. He has been involved with the community effort to restore and reopen the lock system since 1981, originally serving on the task force to explore saving the system.
“When we started, the vision was to have a system open from the Bay of Green Bay to Lake Winnebago,” Van De Hey said. “We are continuing along that course, but this effort is not a sprint, it’s a marathon.”
When Van De Hey and other leaders considered saving the system it was badly in need of repair, funding, and management. In 2001, the state legislature approved a law creating the Fox River Navigational System Authority (FRNSA) and transferred operation of the system from the Army Corps of Engineers to the State of Wisconsin. A community-wide effort from FRNSA board members, local citizens and businesses resulted in raising $14.5 million to restore the system from 2000-2015. Van De Hey was in a leadership role at every step of the process to restore the locks.
“We would have walked away from almost 200 years of history if we closed the lock system and shut it down. I realized the historic value and it became clearer that we had to do something to save this system,” he said.
His leadership for the locks was just one facet of his community service. A native of Kaukauna, he quickly became involved in his community after graduating from Kaukauna High School in 1963.
“My favorite job was being the mayor of the City of Kaukauna,” Van De Hey said. “You couldn’t buy a career like mine because it was so enjoyable, I’m a pretty fortunate guy.”
If you’d like to send Ron a thank you note, please do so on our Facebook page.
Blog – Fox Locks
https://foxlocks.org/blog/elementor-257268/
For National Park week, Ian Solomon recounts his time visiting Isle Royale for a much-loved episode of Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/visiting-least-visited-national-park/
Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, a student group at the University of Michigan, and the United Auto Workers union were among the main organizers to build momentum in organizing the first Earth Day in 1970. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250423-first-earth-day
This year, Chicago breaks ground on a pipeline that will bring water from the Great Lakes to some suburbs whose groundwater is running dry. Read the full story by WBUR – Boston, MA.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250423-drinking-water
Wind turbines in the Great Lakes have the potential to produce huge amounts of clean energy, but offshore wind has been banned by a moratorium in Ontario since 2011 and faces challenges in the U.S. Read the full story by CBC News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250423-offshore-wind
Ohio House lawmakers voted this month to make steep cuts to the statewide water quality program, H2Ohio, which was formed after toxins left Toledo temporarily without safe drinking water. Read the full story by WYSO – Yellow Springs, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250423-ohio-cuts
Invasive Phragmites are overwhelming Ontario’s wetlands, but a team of dedicated experts and community members are fighting back. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250423-phragmites
A new fishing season started this month, and that means Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources has plans for stocking sport fish in the state’s waters. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250423-fishing-season
Last month, a bill was introduced in the New York State Assembly that would grant the Great Lakes and all other bodies of water in New York legal rights to exist “free from human violations.” This would allow the Great Lakes to be defended in court. Read the full story by Rolling Stone.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250423-rights-of-nature
A cruise ship will visit Toledo, Ohio, next month for the first time since the late 1990s thanks to the efforts of local officials and an auto race that is diverting the ship from Detroit. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250423-cruise-toledo
Mariners have a busy schedule to keep commerce flowing to the industrial and manufacturing centers in the region, but that doesn’t stop them from celebrating with food and festivities on board the vessels. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250423-freighter-easter
Many of the shallow waterways of the Great Lakes have only been surveyed by researchers in waders using nets and traps. Very few have been explored by skilled underwater photographers, until recently. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250423-photographing-fish
Prescribed burns, intense rainfall and a look at the snow mobile industry.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/more-fire-more-water/
On the heels of the anti-war protests that were taking 1960s college campuses by storm, Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson was inspired to use that same momentum to create a protest so large that it would create an environmental movement.
An estimated 20 million Americans gathered on what would become known as Earth Day, with thousands of college campuses and high schools across the country engaged in the action.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/how-great-lakes-region-inspired-the-first-earth-day/
If you fish it, boat it, live near it, or just plain love it—Lake Winnebago is part of your life. It’s a source of joy, pride, and countless summer memories. And believe it or not, one of the best things for this lake is something simple: plants. Yep—those weedy green patches that pop up [...]
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If you fish it, boat it, live near it, or just plain love it—Lake Winnebago is part of your life. It’s a source of joy, pride, and countless summer memories. And believe it or not, one of the best things for this lake is something simple: plants. Yep—those weedy green patches that pop up [...]
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Water researchers are always looking for new and innovative ways to reach out to people about how the impacts of their work can help improve water quality. Serena George is one of those researchers.
A Ph.D. student in veterinary medicine and molecular and environmental toxicology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Serena has created “Finding Norman,” a comic book story about a fish involved in Eurasian watermilfoil research, one of the more well-known and challenging aquatic invasive species inhabiting our waterways, including in the Great Lakes region. The project was inspired by her work with Sea Grant’s Emerging Contaminants Specialist Gavin Dehnert.
Readers can follow Norman on his journey through the scientific experimental process while learning about the importance of water research in helping control invasive species, which can harm native flora and fauna and impact our local economies.
Serena is shown sharing her strip at UW–Madison’s Spring Research Day, held last March. The project is supported by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.
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Invasive phragmites are overwhelming Ontario’s wetlands, choking out native plants and wildlife. Towering up to 15 feet (5 meters) tall and spreading in dense clusters, this plant outcompetes native species, disrupts ecosystems, and threatens wildlife. But a team of dedicated experts and community members are fighting back.
Wetland ecologist Janice Gilbert is leading efforts at Kettle and Stony Point First Nation to combat phragmites.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/can-these-invasive-reeds-be-stopped/
A message from Fox-Wolf's Executive Director Fox-Wolf Friends, I want to be open with you about some challenging news. Recently, we learned that the USDA terminated two major Climate Smart grants we were managing. This decision wasn’t based on our effectiveness, results, or any kind of fiscal mismanagement or wrongdoing. Instead, it came [...]
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https://fwwa.org/2025/04/22/climate-smart-grant-term/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-smart-grant-term
Original story: Melinda Myers Invasive plants can escape the boundaries of our landscape, moving into natural spaces and waterways. They outcompete and displace native plants, degrading natural habitats, increasing the risk of soil erosion, negatively impacting water quality, and so much more. Invasive plants, like this garlic mustard, outcompete and displace native plants, [...]
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I Speak for the Fish is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor Kathy Johnson, coming out the third Monday of each month. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit Public Television.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/i-speak-for-the-fish-how-to-photograph-mysterious-freshwater-fish/
