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Burbot fishing booms in Michigan, worrying researchers and anglers that the species is faltering
As fishing for burbot, a native Great Lakes fish species, has grown increasingly popular, anglers and researchers believe the population is disappearing. Researchers say invasive zebra mussels siphoning nutrients from […]
Trail Talk: Hikers complete Labour Day trek on Maitland Trail
Three hikers finish full 53.3-kilometre route during four-day event
Report says growing demand from data centers, industry could stress Great Lakes water
By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.
Great Lakes states should take steps to protect water resources from increasing demand from data centers and other industries, according to a new report.
The analysis by the nonprofit Alliance for the Great Lakes found data centers may withdraw as much as 150 billion gallons of water nationally over the next five years.
Mooz the dog helps scientists study threatened turtles
By Rachel Lewis
The Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians’ Natural Resources Department has been working to conserve the threatened wood turtle. Their top team member is Mooz, a 9-year-old labradoodle who has been helping his owner, Bill Parsons, find wood turtles for the past five years.
The post Mooz the dog helps scientists study threatened turtles first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
Lake Trout restoration in Thunder Bay lecture Sept. 18
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan, will host a community lecture on Lake Trout Restoration on September 18 at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center. The conversation will […]