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WEBSep 30, 2011 · The Great Lakes Now monthly television program is produced by Detroit PBS in partnership with a network of PBS affiliates around the region. Shooting on location in eight states and Canada, the magazine-style show brings viewers stories about the recreational, economic, scientific, political and environmental issues related to the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Zebra Mussels: A guide to the good and the bad of these Great …
WEBFeb 28, 2020 · Zebra mussels are not native to the Great Lakes. They were first discovered in the area in the late 1980s, and it has been an ongoing battle to get rid of and control them ever since.
30 Years Later: Mussel invasion legacy reaches far beyond Great …
WEBFeb 2, 2021 · The way J. Ellen Marsden remembers it, when she first suggested calling a new Great Lakes invasive species the quagga mussel, her colleague laughed, so the name stuck. At the same time, it was no laughing matter. The arrival of a second non-native mussel, related to the already established zebra mussel, was a major complication in what was becoming one […]
The murky process of reopening Palisades and why it’s a turning …
WEBMay 1, 2024 · U.S. nuclear industry is closely watching Palisades, amid a surge of investments as demand climbs for low-carbon sources of electricity. Other recently shuttered nuclear plants could take a cue from Palisades.
“Bad River” documentary combines historical treatment of …
WEBFeb 28, 2024 · For documentary filmmaker Mary Mazzio, the trek from her first film to making her new release, “Bad River,” took 20 years and included a near-epiphany when the Bostonian first viewed a Lake Superior sunrise.
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WEBThe rice harvest — manoominike — has officially started across Ojibwe country. Columnist Staci Lola Drouillard talks with her cousin about harvesting and processing wild rice, as well as the importance of water quality for growing “the good berry.”
From the Ice Age to Now: A Lake Erie timeline
WEBMar 22, 2024 · Native to the Atlantic, sea lampreys were observed in Lake Ontario in the early 1800s, though confined by Niagara Falls. But by the 1900s, they had migrated through the Welland Canal into Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes. This long, eel-like parasitic fish has a circular mouth with more than a hundred sharp, bony teeth.
Great Black Swamp: Drained centuries ago, DNR and Ohio …
WEBOct 28, 2019 · Driving around the southwest corner of Lake Erie, through northwestern Ohio, is an easy enough trip currently. But 200 years ago, it was nearly impossible and often deadly for early settlers attempting to make that journey through the Great Black Swamp to get to Michigan. In the mid-1800s, the swamp was slowly drained as settlers dug drainage trenches and felled […]
How safe are Great Lakes fish to eat? Depends on who you ask
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · Catching and eating fish is a way of life for many people around the Great Lakes and connecting St. Lawrence River, but decades of industrial pollution have made it unsafe to eat too many, too often.
From Waters to Table: The story of the Great Lakes whitefish
WEBJun 27, 2024 · 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.