Category: Great Lakes Now
Northeast Ohio surf shop owner making waves with boards made from used foam
By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media
This story was originally published by Ideastream.
Expanded polystyrene foam, typically used in everything from packaging for new TVs to carry-out food containers, but Jeffrey McNaught, owner of Edgewater Surf in Rocky River, found an eco-friendly use for something that usually ends up in landfills.
In Indiana, natural gas is clean energy now
Catch the latest energy news from around the Great Lakes region. Check back for these biweekly Energy News Roundups.
Indiana now defines natural gas and propane as clean energy under a law signed by Gov.
Spring Break Staycation: Foraging with the Family
This is a part of “A Year in the Wild Kitchen of the Great Lakes,” a series in partnership with expert forager Lisa M. Rose, with the mission of nurturing a deeper connection with the natural world through foraging. To get started with your foraging journey, begin here with our “Framework to Sustainable and Safe Practices.”
This spring break, transform your usual holiday into an educational excursion that connects your family with the natural world.
Meet the scientists exploring Great Lakes hidden habitats
Researchers are using cutting-edge technology to map the lakebeds of the Great Lakes, uncovering valuable data about the ecosystems beneath the surface.
At Michigan Technological University’s Great Lakes Research Center, Hayden Henderson and his team are part of an ongoing effort to document benthic. Using a wide array of technology, they’re gathering detailed images of the lakebeds, providing vital information to fishery and resource managers.
How community gardens serve as ‘third places’ for Detroiters
Toward the end of 2023, I was newly unemployed and living by myself for the first time.
In between jobs, searching for employment and a means of fulfillment and community, I began to reflect on how my mom got into gardening. In the dead of winter, memories of childhood summers spent pulling weeds, tilling soil and fleeing the occasional garter snake alongside her began to color my mind.