Tag: Detroit River
Empowering Environmental Stewardship: How Barn Sanctuary Champions Compassion and Conservation in the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes, a vital freshwater expanse for millions, face an ongoing environmental crisis. Beneath the vast waters lies a significant threat: pollution stemming largely from agricultural runoff. This flow of excess nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen contributes to harmful algal blooms and expanding “dead zones,” jeopardizing ecosystems, water quality and public health across the region.
Wyandotte agrees to fix its water system after state finds “significant deficiencies”
Advocates say information about the state’s findings on the Wyandotte water system should have been available to the public much earlier.
Great Lakes Moment: Detroit River carrion scavenger on the increase
Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.
What is one of the most frequently counted birds by citizen scientists in the annual Detroit River Hawk Watch, but is not a hawk?
Detroit River closer to removal from Great Lakes’ Areas of Concern list: DRCC
The Detroit River Canadian Cleanup has released its annual report for 2024-25 outlining restoration milestones for the Detroit River, successfully restoring 11 of the 14 beneficial use impairments with expected removal of […]
New book digs into Indigenous cuisine through archaeology, culture and ecology
This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.
By Isabella Figueroa, Great Lakes Echo
In a new book, archeologists who study past societies of the Great Lakes and Midwest agree “you are what you eat,” but they say there’s a lot more to it than that.