Tag: Lake Erie
PA Fish and Boat Commission starts steelhead trout spawning at Avonia Beach
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission on Tuesday held its first collection of steelhead trout of the season along Trout Run at Avonia Beach in Avonia, Pennsylvania. Fish eggs from […]
BGSU research finds Lake Erie dredged material correlated to better crop yields
New research by a Bowling Green State University scientist has found that using dredged material from Lake Erie in place of fertilizer for agricultural practices appears to be correlated to […]
Erie Canal
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Erie Canal, the waterway connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River, New York City, and the Atlantic Ocean. The canal slashed the time and cost it took to transport people and products across upstate New York, helping to hasten westward expansion and industrialization and built New York City into the financial capital of the United States.
Stanton Yards development merges art, nature on Detroit River, envisions ‘thriving new community destination’
This story is published in partnership with Planet Detroit.
Stanton Yards, a Detroit riverfront development, aims to be a gathering place where people find inspiration in art and reconnect with nature.
The waterfront attraction is planned as an extension of the Little Village cultural corridor developed by Library Street Collective co-founders Anthony and JJ Curis.
A new look for Bessie? Local environmentalist gives Lake Erie mythical monster a plastic makeover
Lake Erie’s mythical monster, Bessie, was spotted Wednesday in the Cuyahoga River in Ohio. But this Bessie looked a bit different, thanks to the artistry of a plastic pollution awareness […]