Tag: Chicago
OPINION: The West should put its straws away. Great Lakes water is not for sale. – Great Lakes Commission
A Chicago water commissioner hopes to put to rest the belief that Great Lakes water, now, or at any point in the future, will be used to solve the water […]
Dyer: Enemy is our lust for power, control
When you start shouting at the television screen, you know itâs time to take a break.
Chicago’s ‘plover mother,’ Tamima Itani, recognized by Illinois as an outstanding volunteer of the year – Great Lakes Commission
The volunteer lead Great Lakes piping plover monitor at Chicago’s Montrose Beach was recognized by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources as one of 11 outstanding volunteers of the year. […]
A New Paradigm: How climate change is shaping mental landscapes in the Great Lakes | Great Lakes Echo
By Mia Litzenberg In a weekly Good Grief Network session held on July 25, time and space were created for participants to reflect on their feelings of uncertainty in an unstable environment over Zoom. Trained facilitators kept time for each participant to speak while the other participants bore witness as listeners. The overarching rule was […]
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Who’s acting governor while Gov. Whitmer is in Chicago for the DNC? | Bridge Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, but so have the five state officials who are in line to serve in her absence….
A New Paradigm: How climate change is shaping mental landscapes in the Great Lakes | Great Lakes Now
In a weekly Good Grief Network session held on July 25, time and space were created for participants to reflect on their feelings of uncertainty in an unstable environment over Zoom. Trained facilitators kept time for each participant to speak while the other participants bore witness as listeners. The overarching rule was no cross-talk, which means not directly responding or referring to what a person shared.
Baysox draw first blood in semifinal series against defending champion Knights
The New Lowell Knights didn’t do themselves any favours in Game 1 of the North Dufferin Baseball League semifinal series against the Owen Sound Baysox Monday night. After taking a 2-0 lead in the top of the fifth inning, the defending back-to-back champions imploded as the Baysox took Game 1 of the best-of-five series by […]
Michigan elections FAQ: Democrats convene in Chicago, Trump plans return | Bridge Michigan
Bridge journalists preview the Democratic National Convention, discuss Donald Trumpâs planned return to Michigan and sort through residence controversies in the U.S. Senate race….
Last piping plover chick returns, again, to Montrose Beach — but this time with a cousin – Great Lakes Commission
Nagamo, the only piping plover chick that survived from a full clutch of eggs spawned at Montrose Beach in Illinois, was seen flying away from the area on Wednesday, according […]
Commentary: Michigan joins federal program that collects native flora and champions restoration | Great Lakes Echo
By Elinor Epperson Of all the things I could step in while wandering the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge in Northeast Michigan, vulture vomit was not on my list. My hosts, a team of scientists looking for native plant seeds, warned me to avoid it. Elizabeth Haber is a lead botanist with Seeds of Success, a […]
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