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Tag: conservation

Posted inFish, Birds and Animals

Michigan bald eagle success story faces new threats

by Bridge Michigan June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

Severe weather and food challenges threaten one of the nation’s greatest conservation comebacks.

Posted inFish, Birds and Animals

Lake Huron artificial reef restores fish spawning habitat

by Great Lakes Echo April 30, 2026April 30, 2026
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Grand Rapids, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

John Ball Zoo Fights for Great Lakes’ Rarest Butterflies

by Donté Smith July 16, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Empowering Environmental Stewardship: How Barn Sanctuary Champions Compassion and Conservation in the Great Lakes

by Donté Smith July 9, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

New state program encourages Michigan residents to report bat roosts

by Great Lakes Echo June 25, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Counting the Kirtland’s warbler

by Michigan Public June 18, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Invasive Species, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Government downsizing, defunding and deregulating at what environmental cost?

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now May 5, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit River common terns under threat

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now March 3, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: A beaver named Annabelle, her kin, and us

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now August 17, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Nature right outside your school door

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 7, 2023November 8, 2025

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Latest News

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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