Category: Lake Erie
Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets
By Gregory J. Dick, University of Michigan
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Federal scientists released their annual forecast for Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms on June 26, 2025, and they expect a mild to moderate season.
For the first time in a decade almost all of the Great Lakes’ water levels are below average. Here’s why
Cottage owners on the Great Lakes may notice a change in the waterbodies this spring. A report from Environment Canada says that all the Great Lakes’ water levels, except Erie, … Continued
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Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
By Anna Clark, ProPublica
This story was originally published by ProPublica.
Just one year ago, JD Vance was a leading advocate of the Great Lakes and the efforts to restore the largest system of freshwater on the face of the planet.
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Everything you need to know about the Biggest Week in American Birding
A fledgling birding festival that hatched 15 years ago has become an international event drawing visitors from around the world to northwest Ohio. While the stars of the show at the Biggest Week in American Birding (BWIAB) are migrating warblers, there are dozens of other species which draw crowds from every state and continent including wading and shore birds, tanagers, songbirds, waterfowl and raptors.
Alberto Rey: Art all about Earth
Alberto Rey’s artistic passions are wide-ranging. But water and wildlife may most succinctly describe them. The retired State University of New York — Fredonia professor of art has waded into drawing, painting, ceramics and filmmaking all while diving headfirst into the deepest affection for the natural world.
The 64-year-old Cuban-born artist moonlights as an Orvis-endorsed fly fishing guide on Western New York’s Lake Erie tributaries.