Tag: river
How do fish survive in large urban waterways, like the Chicago River? | Great Lakes Now
How fish adapt to life in large urban rivers, like the Chicago River, is one of the questions Dr. Austin Happel is trying to answer at the Shedd Aquarium.
“Knowing where different fish species are hanging out, we can look around that area and kind of understand what that habitat looks like and what it’s providing for them,” Happel said.
Brews News: Craft breweries saturated with Western University grads of all disciplines
As alumni return for the 75th homecoming, here’s a rundown of purple pride places to patronize.
London’s business diversity celebrated at awards gala
From a global brewing giant to a bicycle shop and freight audit company, London celebrated its business diversity.
Stalking a pollutant: Researchers comb river for secrets of Great Lakes microplastics – Great Lakes Commission
Microplastics pollution has caught the attention of Great Lakes scientists and policymakers. Wayne State University researchers are studying a river for clues. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
Nibi Chronicles: The Gift of Manoomin | Great Lakes Now
“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.
Five charged in raids on Indigenous pot shops in London, nearby First Nation
Five people face charges following a series of police raids on unsanctioned pot shops in London and the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation.
Vessel-tracking tech helps keep boaters safe, assist with crime along Canada-U.S. border – Great Lakes Commission
At the click of a button on his office computer, the Windsor Harbor Master can see any moving vessel on the Detroit River and parts of Lake St. Clair. For […]
Record 1,800 sturgeon released into St. Louis River – Great Lakes Commission
On Tuesday, community members helped release nearly 1,800 young lake sturgeon into the St. Louis River near Brookston, Minnesota. The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa invited the […]
TRAIL TALK: The Maitland El Camino
The Maitland El Camino was again a great success, largely due to the effort of 84 volunteers and the co-operation of the weather that resulted in clouds, some sun and no rain Two-hundred seventy-three hikers took part, many of which hiked only part of the trail, but a sizable number managed the whole 50 km. […]
