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Michigan’s Invasive Species Grant Program is now accepting proposals for the 2025 funding cycle, with an anticipated $3.6 million available to applicants. The program – a joint effort among multiple state agencies – is a statewide initiative launched in 2014 to help prevent, detect and control invasive species in Michigan. Read the full story by The Alpena News.

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Analysis of water samples collected as part of a long-term monitoring project by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have shown small but measurable numbers of zebra mussel larvae in multiple inland lakes in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Read the full story by The Ely Echo.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250908-zebra-mussel-collection

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The historic USS Cobia, a Gato-class submarine that arrived in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1970, has left its home at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum for the first time since the 1990s. The submarine will soon arrive in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, to undergo maintenance. Read the full story by WGBA-TV – Green Bay, WI.

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has identified potential water quality violations linked to wastewater discharges from the Great Lakes Cheese facility in Franklinville, New York, which led to a large fish and wildlife die-off in Ischua Creek. Since the DEC’s initial response, water quality in Ischua Creek has shown significant improvements, the state said. Read the full story by WGRZ-TV – Buffalo, NY.

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The inaugural Anishinaabe Canoe Migration set out over the weekend as 19 paddlers travelled down the St. Louis River. The project hopes to launch an even larger canoe migration intended to share cultural revitalization, Indigenous healing, and community empowerment in the future. Read the full story by KBRJ-TV – Superior, WI.

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WBGU-PBS is premiering a three-part docuseries that explores the history and legacy of eight Ohio lighthouses on Lake Erie and the people working to preserve them. The series is scheduled to air at 9 p.m. Thursdays starting September 11 and at 3:30 p.m. Saturdays beginning September 13. Read the full story by the Port Clinton News Herald.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250908-lighthouse-docuseries

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is halfway through completion of a $5 million grant project to remove 27 stream barriers to conserve and restore aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, improve resilience to flooding and other threats, and expand community access to nature. Read the full story by The Newberry News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250908-dam-removal-project

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