Category: Great Lakes Echo
Michigan DNR probes why 27 lake sturgeon got trapped
By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is embarking on a three-year project to understand why nearly 30 threatened lake sturgeon became trapped last summer near the Ontonagon River in the Upper Peninsula.
Great Lakes coastal wetlands improve after invasive species removal, study finds
By Anna Ironside
Recent research on Great Lakes coastal wetlands suggests native plant communities can respond quickly after invasive phragmites australis is removed.
Family’s roadside assistance saves 16 snapping turtles
By Samantha Plunkett
Turtle conservation is important because the reptiles can take two decades to reproduce. One Battle Creek family saw this firsthand when they saved turtle eggs from a road.
Data center tensions simmer across Michigan
By Alexander Boesch
The expansion of hyperscale data centers in the state is inflaming tensions between some community residents and their governments as local officials balance the unpopularity of data centers, the economic pressure from corporations and the limits of local authority.
Environmental experts worry federal changes may harm Michigan wildlife
By Naomi Maxwell
Michigan environmental experts say they’re worried about the state’s threatened and endangered species due to changes in federal policies.