Tag: fish
Minnesota reaps windfall from epic comeback of lake trout in Lake Superior
Once-rare lake trout in Lake Superior are doing so well that Minnesota Department of Natural Resources biologists will use the fish to stock the species in lakes around the state. […]
Walleye fishing in Erie, Pittsburgh has been ‘phenomenal.’ Here’s why
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has been surveying boat anglers, revealing that anglers on Lake Erie have had one of the best years in recent memory for catching walleyes. Fishing […]
Protection of wetlands could come down to farmers, says a new report
Industrial agriculture in the Upper Midwest has been a driving force behind wetland loss. The farm bill might hold a solution.
Great Lakes Moment: Michigan’s Port of Monroe fosters a blue economy that welcomes wildlife
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.
Historically, the prevailing thinking was that society could have either a healthy economy or healthy biodiversity, but not both.
Inside the fight to keep invasive grass carp out of the Great Lakes
The US and Canada are working together to stop a massive fish from gobbling up Great Lakes greenery….
Once nearly wiped out, the lake trout declared ‘fully recovered’ in Lake Superior
After nearly being wiped out in the mid-20th century, one of the Great Lakes’ top native fish species, the lake trout, has “fully recovered” in the Lake Superior, according to […]
DNR pushes for license fee increases as costs skyrocket
The price of hunting and fishing licenses could see a significant bump if the legislation is passed.
Breaking Point: Minnesota’s mining legacy includes massive lake of wastewater
“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.
In Detroit’s Poletown East neighborhood, residents find healing among the trees
By Ethan Bakuli, Planet Detroit
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On any given morning, Marcel Wyckoff wakes up in Poletown East to a chorus of birds chirping in the forest outside his window.
Points North: Saving David
By Michael Livingston
Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.
This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.
On a blustery September day in 2024, 68-year-old David Holtfreter decides to go kayaking in Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan.