Did you know? Google search without AI (yes, I know I used to AI to find this/save water):

Just in time for July 4, bald eagle numbers are down (down) in Michigan: “We are seeing widespread reproductive difficulties that appear linked to a combination of severe weather and limited food availability.” greatlakesecho.org/2026/06/24/b... 🦅 🇺🇸

2 – You might call it potato propaganda, meant to sow opposition to renewable energy projects. mrgreatlakes.com/2026/06/04/w...

a grassroots solar installation trend is spreading across Michigan #Solarize mrgreatlakes.com/2026/04/10/b...

And it's snowing again ... Spring '26 was great!

Okay winter, you had your run. We’re done here. 👋 First weekend of spring. Go touch some grass.

Michigan can be in the deep-freeze while the planet keeps warming. Cold blasts are a quirk of the jet stream and polar air, not proof against climate change. The long trend: milder winters, less Great Lakes ice, more weird swings ...

The combined ice coverage total for all of the #GreatLakes peaked at 58 percent on February 9. The current ice coverage on all of the lakes combined is 33 percent. www.mlive.com/weather/2026...

Hey, I Won! mrgreatlakes.com/2025/12/22/2...

This is what little baby sturgeon look like when they're grown up (via www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/s...)

Even pasta boxes with windows are OK. mrgreatlakes.com/2025/12/19/c...

Nominate Mr. #GreatLakes, will ya? #Science #Podcast of the Year @ MrGreatLakes.com bit.ly/Lakies25

Climate Migration, the Fall Situation, Bay City Restoration mrgreatlakes.com/2025/10/24/c... #mrgreatlakes #climatemigration #upperpeninsula #fallcolors #autumn #glri

Summer is over but those #GreatLakes #Stormwater webinars are now available from @glcommission.bsky.social : www.glc.org/work/glsc

“The two parent species are separated by 7 million years of evolution. Their ranges didn’t overlap as recently as the 1950s. They used to be strangers.” #GrueJay mrgreatlakes.com/2025/10/03/f...

Noah's Ark: "Though whitefish remain stable in Saginaw Bay, lower Green Bay, and Lake Superior, scientists fear the mussels could eventually harm those fish, too." bridgemi.com/michigan-env...

Ashes to ashes: USDOE to provide $625M to expand power generation fueled by #coal US Energy Sec expects most of nation's coal-fired power plants to delay retirement to help deliver electricity needed to fuel #AI (I wrote this message without robots) www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

This free read-it-later app is the perfect replacement for Pocket. Pocket is Raindrop. Recipes are for Raindrop. www.artofmanliness.com/living/food-...

Am I being too hard on Canada this week? mrgreatlakes.com/2025/08/22/c...

Preserve Dark Skies. I love the scorpion #SayNoToLightPollution darksky.org/what-we-do/e...

This August, summer survey. Ongoing, septic replacement loan program. Aug. 22, baby sturgeon release. mrgreatlakes.com/2025/08/08/s...

Where Do Microplastics Go? How Do We Detect Them? What Are the Risks? How Do They Interact? A #GreatLakes #Microplastics Summit is Oct. 22 egle.idloom.events/2025-Micropl...

Expanding the Use of Oil Detection Canines to Detect Oils Submerged Under Freshwater #IISD #HazMaTON hazmaton.org/webinars/

Winter ticks are not regular ticks. They stay attached to their host their entire lives. A study by #Cornell University found that some #moose have had over 100,000 ticks at a time. greatlakesecho.org/2025/07/30/r...

Results showed that every additional exposure to #PFAS correlated with a 31% increase in risk for developing Type 2 #diabetes. www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/07/stud...

#AWS AI will accelerate & scale #TheOceanCleanup effort - enabling precise tracking of plastic accumulation & predictive modeling of debris movement - enhancing ability to detect, track, & remove ocean plastic while protecting marine life. theoceancleanup.com/press/press-...

At their peak pop, an estimated 18,000 elk ranged across the park, chomping on grasses & shrubs as well as the leaves, twigs & bark of trees like quaking aspen. This stopped saplings from establishing themselves, & surveys in the 1990s found 0 aspen saplings www.livescience.com/animals/land...

Dogs at the Beach, Whitefish on the Decline, Warming on the Rise mrgreatlakes.com/2025/07/25/d...

The answer is Raindrop.io. You can download your Pocket data and then import it, easily.

Music. Science. Stayin' Young: In a new study, it turns out that brain scans of older musicians show that they function more similarly to younger people than they do to older non-musicians. www.forbes.com/sites/alexkn...

Where do sea lamprey go? Mercury is still building up in Lake Huron’s food web. Shipping on the Great Lakes needs more support. mrgreatlakes.com/2025/07/18/l...

Snap a Critter, Squish a Lanternfly #GreatLakes #WaterLevels #InvasiveSpecies mrgreatlakes.com/2025/06/27/s...

"Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites." — William Ruckelshaus h/t @ecowatch.bsky.social

#Pocket is shutting down. Bummer. I keep all kinds of stuff here. Lots of #recipes mostly. Ideas for replacements/ways to import? support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fut...

The Edenville Dam damn lie that won't die hughmcdiarmid.substack.com/p/the-edenvi...

Conservation Grants, Stormwater Webinar, Beach Closures #MrGreatLakes mrgreatlakes.com/2025/06/20/c...

Climate Change Reporting and Mental Health: Practical Tips for Newsrooms and Journalists gijn.org/stories/clim...

Once in Dire Straits, Atlantic Sturgeon Are Staging a Comeback on the East Coast www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

Lamprey Control, Whitefish Grow, Summer Ice mrgreatlakes.com/2025/06/13/l...

The Odyssey of Wilson is an interactive visualization of UNESCO data charting the centuries-long disintegration into #microplastics of a volleyball drifting across the ocean. #NatureBeat 450yearsatsea.com

The Metcalf Institute is now on BlueSky! Follow this space for public events and lectures, alumni and newsroom spotlights, program updates, and more #SciComm content! 🔬📰

“… for the foreseeable future, we must integrate clean energy sources with natural gas to ensure reliability. While green power and nuclear energy will be the backbone over time, the most optimal approach is to combine them right now.”

Pregnancy risks are rising with extreme temps in Michigan. One solution? 27 million trees. www.deltabroadcasting.org/blogs/environment-report/pregnant-heat-27-million-trees-urban-conservation/

Can't login to Twitter today. Should I even bother? Xwondering ...

Scientists say AI's burgeoning use in conservation field comes w/ drawbacks beyond enormous consumption of water & energy. Also concern that AI will perpetuate errors & biases by relying on Western academic expertise, excluding traditional & Indigenous knowledge e360.yale.edu/features/art...

The art of communication: Notes from a long-time environmental journalist by Tom Henry In the latest #IAGLR Lakes Letter

Mapping the Flow: GIS Storytelling for Conservation. May 20 Discover how conservation organizations are harnessing the power of #ArcGIS #StoryMaps to amplify advocacy efforts and share inspiring stories of those working to protect our planet.

“admitting that you’re not understanding something is completely okay”—and often necessary, to do the job of journalism well. #amen #journalism #postjournalism #writing #editing #reporting #SciEd www.theopennotebook.com/2025/05/13/c...

Michigan just hit a new high for recycling ♻️ Permeable pavement can cut storm runoff by 19% 🌧️ Solar power remains the fastest-growing energy source, 20 years and running ☀️ More here: mrgreatlakes.com/2025/05/09/r... #Climate #Energy #GreatLakes

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV.