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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: The great blue herons of Stony Island

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now January 3, 2023

It can be quite unsettling to hear the unexpected “frahnk frahnk” of a startled great blue heron who just had its fishing expedition disrupted.

Posted inAlgae Blooms, Budget, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Some Republicans, Democrats, environmentalists, hunters, anglers, and birders all want the same thing: more wetlands

by Michigan Public November 4, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Endangered piping plovers are recovering but still need human help

by Michigan Public June 21, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Moment: Small habitat patches can have big ecological impact

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now December 6, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Sugar Island is getting an ecological makeover

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 2, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Forests and Plants, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Dune Dispute: Wisconsin Lake Michigan shoreline threatened by adjacent golf course development

by John McCracken June 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Equity and Environmental Justice, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, News, Politics, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: The US-Canada ecosystem-focused approach to restoration

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now June 7, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Habitat Focus: To help the birds, nonprofit organization looks to Great Lakes habitats

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now June 7, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Walleye frenzy on the Detroit River

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now May 3, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Duck Stamp: Little stamp has big impacts in the Great Lakes and nationwide

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now April 16, 2021November 9, 2025

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