Category: Great Lakes Commission
Scientists identify top 10 most invasive species in Great Lakes – Great Lakes Commission
Researchers at Michigan Sea Grant, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Michigan state agencies recently published a study identifying the top 10 most invasive species in the Great Lakes. […]
Gun Lake Tribe releases sturgeon hatchlings into the Kalamazoo River – Great Lakes Commission
Hundreds gathered as the Gun Lake Tribe released roughly 160 hatchery-raised lake sturgeon into the Kalamazoo River on Friday. The fish eggs were collected in April 2024 from mats put […]
The oldest U.S. passenger steamship on the Great Lakes now offers haunted tours – Great Lakes Commission
As a National Historic Landmark, the SS Milwaukee functions as a travel through time for visitors who climb abroad to hear her maritime history. For the first time since she […]
Annual state survey by DNR nets giant lake sturgeon in Lake St. Clair – Great Lakes Commission
Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fisheries biologists caught a 75-inch, 125-pound sturgeon – the biggest ever caught by the DNR – during a state survey in Lake St. Clair. […]
Michigan advocates hail ‘groundbreaking’ settlement to civil rights complaint over hazardous waste facility – Great Lakes Commission
Michigan environmental advocates are hailing a “groundbreaking” settlement to a civil rights complaint filed with state regulators over the expansion of a hazardous waste facility in Detroit. The settlement requires EGLE to deny a license to […]
Rapidly growing invasive plant discovered for 1st time in Canada in Leamington, Ont. – Great Lakes Commission
Hydrilla, a rapidly growing invasive plant that’s prohibited in Ontario, has been discovered for the first time in Canada in the Hillman Marsh Conservation Area in Leamington, Ontario. Read the full […]
Shipwreck peeks out of sand at Lake Michigan beach – Great Lakes Commission
The remains of the 131-year-old Minnehaha shipwreck are easy to spot as they peek out of the sand along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Manistee County, Michigan. The Minnehaha ran […]
Millions of pieces of litter removed from Great Lakes shores since 2003 – Great Lakes Commission
The Adopt-a-Beach program, an initiative to keep litter and waste out of the Great Lakes, has passed a milestone. Volunteers with Adopt-a-Beach have removed more than 10 million pieces of […]
Ultra swimmer abandons attempt to cross Lake Michigan again – Great Lakes Commission
An ultra swimmer nicknamed The Shark was back on shore Wednesday, having given up on yet another quest to cross Lake Michigan after 40 hours in the water. Read the full story […]
Something’s poisoning America’s land. Farmers fear ‘forever’ chemicals. – Great Lakes Commission
Fertilizer made from city sewage has been spread on millions of acres of farmland for decades in states across the country, including Michigan. Scientists say this fertilizer can contain high […]