Tag: Great Lakes
Friendly snowy owl joins Great Lakes ship crew
Before arriving in Two Harbors, Minnesota, a friendly snowy owl landed on the Great Lakes freighter James R. Barker on Monday, much to the crew’s delight. Read the full story […]
Great Lakes Maritime Academy to receive tugboat for training
Northwestern Michigan College’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy is receiving a donated vessel, the Robinson Bay tugboat. The tugboat will give students more hands-on learning opportunities. Read the full story by […]
How Native Americans are saving lake sturgeon
Tribal communities have played a pivotal, but often overlooked, role in lake sturgeon restoration efforts in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Waves of Change: Meet Protect the Porkies founder Tom Grotewohl
Waves of Change is an online interview series highlighting the diverse faces and perspectives shaping the environmental justice movement throughout the Great Lakes region.
This month, we spoke with Tom Grotewohl, a resident of Wakefield Township in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and founder of the Protect the Porkies campaign.
Winter Wellness Pantry
This story is a part of “A Year in the Wild Kitchen of the Great Lakes,” a series in partnership with expert forager Lisa M. Rose, with the mission of nurturing a deeper connection with the natural world through foraging. To get started with your foraging journey, begin here with our “Framework to Sustainable and Safe Practices.”
As winter sets in, it’s the perfect time to reflect on your year of foraging, plan for the coming seasons, and ensure your pantry is stocked and your health fortified.
Oil Spills and Buried Rivers
Preparing for a Great Lakes oil spill and a look at buried rivers beneath our feet.
The fight to keep grass carp out of the Great Lakes
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, along with partners in the U.S., keep a watchful eye for grass carp. Breeding populations of the invasive fish have been found on the American side […]
Could museum’s cruise-ship tours augur future Toledo port calls?
When passengers from Victory Cruise Lines voyages on the Great Lakes visit the National Museum of the Great Lakes next year, they’ll reach Toledo, Ohio, by bus, not boat. But […]
Great Lakes’ water temperatures are very warm for November, still 60 degrees on one lake
It’s no surprise the Great Lakes are warmer than normal since our air temperatures have been warmer than normal for quite some time. Western Lake Erie has a pocket of […]
Trump vowed to roll back regulations targeting climate change. How will the Great Lakes fare?
Some Great Lakes politicians believe that Trump will continue to back funding for Great Lakes cleanup efforts, even as he tries to make good on his campaign pledges to roll […]