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Great Lakes Moment: An ecosystem approach | Great Lakes Now

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Great Lakes Moment: An ecosystem approach

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.

Traditional natural resource management used to focus on individual issues, like controlling pollution from industries and municipal wastewater treatment plants or managing a single species.

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Great Lakes Moment: An ecosystem approach | Great Lakes Now

7 min read

Great Lakes Moment: An ecosystem approach

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.

Traditional natural resource management used to focus on individual issues, like controlling pollution from industries and municipal wastewater treatment plants or managing a single species.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

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From Waters to Table: The story of the Great Lakes whitefish | Great Lakes Now

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From Waters to Table: The story of the Great Lakes whitefish

This article was made in collaboration with Native News Online.

Whitefish, a pale, silvery and green-brown freshwater fish is Native to the Great Lakes Basin and a staple in the community, food, and culture of Native tribes surrounding the Great Lakes. The Anishinaabe people have held the whitefish in high regard since creation. 

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