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The Great Lakes Coastwatch site provides surface water temperature charts based on readings taken by satellite several times a day. These can help eliminate some of the guesswork of getting to the good fishing. More...
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A federal plan to close Thunder Bay's Coast Guard radio station and monitor Lake Superior waters out of Sarnia is raising concerns among mariners and volunteer rescuers. More...
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GLIN's March Site of the Month is the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR). The CGLR is a new binational regional organization that will enhance regional collaboration and cross-border integration in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region. The CGLR will work to highlight and enhance the missions of existing regional organizations and support their projects. More...
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Five historic shipwrecks--and perhaps some preserved corpses. More...
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The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Wis., has been a sharp critic of the potential threat of pollution from a proposed iron ore mine, but the tribe is also grappling with environmental problems of its own. More...
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The City of Waukesha, Wis., has not fully justified its need for Lake Michigan water beginning in 2018, according to a National Wildlife Federation analysis of the city's precedent-setting request to divert Great Lakes water inland. More...
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The New Buffalo City Council moved forward with plans to dredge shallow areas of the Galien River used by boaters to travel in the federal channel between the city's harbor, boat launch and Lake Michigan. More...
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At a time when drought threatens state water supplies, scores of water permit holders in Minnesota are illegally using billions of gallons more water then they're entitled to. More...
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The state's endangered and threatened wildlife species are treasures to guard. More...
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Five historic shipwrecks--and perhaps some preserved corpses. More...
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As U.S. offshore wind lurches forward in New England and the Great Lakes, it is important to learn from past mistakes and work to use science and community input to inform future work. More...
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Public access to Ohio's 312-mile Lake Erie coast will be expanded due to a $1 million grant that will help Lake Metroparks acquire 209 additional acres as part of the Lake Erie Bluffs preservation site. More...
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With increasing urbanization, climate change, and growing demands for food and energy, it is becoming clear that we all may be drinking recycled wastewater in the not so distant future. More...
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Federal and state officials have had success in finding plentiful environmental DNA of Asian carp in waters from the Chicago area to Western Lake Erie over the past two years, despite the fact that no live silver or bighead carp have been captured in those areas. More...
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Toxic algae blooms on Lake Erie may form more often unless farms and cities do a better job of controlling runoff of nutrients that feed them, a scientist said Tuesday as specialists developed proposals for confronting the threat. More...
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As US offshore wind lurches forward in New England and the Great Lakes, it is important to learn from past mistakes and work to use science and community input to inform future work. More...
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Public access to Ohio's 312-mile Lake Erie coast will be expanded because of a $1 million grant that will help Lake Metroparks acquire 209 additional acres as part of the Lake Erie Bluffs preservation site. More...
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With increasing urbanization, climate change, and growing demands for food and energy it is becoming clear that we all may be drinking recycled wastewater in the not so distant future. More...
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The National Wildlife Federation in the U.S. says radical change is ahead for Lake Superior because it's heating up rapidly. More...
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The Penetanguishene council, Ont., endorsed a motion last week calling for action by the Canadian and United States governments regarding falling water levels on the Great Lakes. More...
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The tide may have turned for some of Saugatuck's short-term dredging woes. The Allegan County port was recently put on a $21 million list to be eligible for emergency dredging funds after it was originally left off. More...
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Michigan tourism is hoping to benefit from the renewal of its effective Pure Michigan brand and marketing campaign next month. More...
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Believed to be the largest ship to ever tie up at the Owen Sound Harbour, the Canada Steamship Lines' Niagara was berthed by a captain with strong ties to the area. More...
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The International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) is offering more than $10,000 in scholarship funds for PhD, masters and senior undergraduate students. Several IAGLR opportunities are currently acception applications; visit the website for more details on each scholarship. More...
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Officials at Calumet LLC, owners of the Superior oil refinery, are considering building a $25 million crude oil transfer dock in Superior, where oil would be loaded onto tankers and barges and moved across the Great Lakes to refineries in Ontario, Michigan, Ohio and even the East Coast. More...