Re-establishing river-spawning populations of Great Lakes Lake Whitefish can help conserve their populations. And efforts are underway to develop and test ways to do exactly that. This article highlights work that Sault Tribe is leading. #GreatLakes @mlive.com www.mlive.com/environment/...

This could be a huge help! bridgemi.com/michigan-env...

This is a really important bill to ensure that critical science that supports Great Lakes fisheries management continues. #GreatLakes #Science #fisheries www.sooleader.com/local-news/b...

Michigan continues to reduce investment in the protection and management of our natural resources. #PureMichigan michiganadvance.com/2025/10/22/m...

Sault Tribe released over 425,000 Walleye and over 100,000 Lake Whitefish in conservation efforts to support fish populations and healthy fisheries. #GreatLakes #PureMichigan #Indigenous www.9and10news.com/2025/10/06/s...

This massive restructuring of the Forest Service would vastly reduce capacity within the agency to protect & manage land/resources. It's also a shift in management away from western states. Public comment period ends Sept 30th. #conservation #outdoors #nature www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Grand Portage Band launches first Indigenous-led coast guard on Lake Superior @GreatLakes wtip.org/grand-portag...

There aren't very many large, contiguous roadless areas left in the US. And it turns out that 99% of Americans understand that and care that those lands remain roadless. I would have guessed #RoadlessAreas would be popular, but 99%?!? #Conservation #Outdoors www.outdoorlife.com/conservation...

Great day yesterday scouting sites with partners from Little Traverse Bay Band and Sault Tribe, in preparation for upcoming work this fall/winter, as part of our efforts to develop restoration strategies for tributary runs of Lake Whitefish. #GreatLakes

New Report Sounds Alarm Over Lack of Planning and Oversight For Upcoming Great Lakes Water Demands #Water #GreatLakes greatlakes.org/2025/08/grea...

Michigan has hundreds of dams that are well past their projected lifetime and pose threats to public safety. Funding has been helping to remove the worst dams, but that funding may be drying up. #PureMichigan #Rivers #Dams #PublicSafety www.michiganpublic.org/environment-...

Annual flood series for the Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, just downstream of I-43 bridge, 1915-2023. Top of the scale is 20,000 cfs, flood of record was 18,200 cfs. At 2:30 AM this morning it was at 19700 cfs, at 9AM, 19300 cfs, off-scale (too high for the gage?) in between.

Crazy rainfall event totals on the west coast 🌊🌊

New study shows that the contribution of Indigenous and community-governed lands are often overlooked or are undervalued in #biodiversity conservation assessments. These oversights can impact our goals and lead to lost opportunities. #Indigenous #Conservation www.nature.org/en-us/what-w...

Live along the #GreatLakes coast in Michigan? Learn how the Michigan Coastal Management Program is helping coastal communities to be more environmentally/economically resilient and sustainable in an upcoming webinar. #Michigan #PureMichigan content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MID...

I stumbled across a few amazing photos of Lake Michigan taken from the ISS in April of 2024. These were shot by astronaut, Jeanette Epps. The #GreatLakes are pretty great. Let's hope they stay that way.

Frog Bay Tribal National Park along Lake Superior (established by Red Cliff Band in 2012) was the first of its kind. Other Tribes have since followed with similar parks. #GreatLakes #Indigenous www.wpr.org/news/lake-su...

💦So, let's build more Data Centers & Crypto Mining Sites .... [derp] #H2O #OhioBlues #Aquifer #Freshwater #GreatLakes www.propublica.org/article/wate...

It's illegal to move fish and other wildlife around without authorization (and major evaluation). Increasingly, people are moving rare species, particularly because of concerns about #ClimateChange. This could become a major problem. #Fish #Conservation www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Climate change continues to drive weather extremes in the Great Lakes region #GreatLakes #ClimateChange www.wpr.org/news/report-...

Wetland regulation fight could go to the Supreme Court. #Wetlands #water www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/07/this...

Fish are disappearing in an African lake that feeds the people of four countries. #Freshwater lakes may not be as vast as oceans but they are just as important. #fisheries news-decoder.com/finally-a-fo...

Wetlands of Teejop, now Madison, recorded by the public land survey in 1834, two years after forced cession of these Ho-Chunk lands. The Yahara River then also had a more wandering path across the swampy isthmus. Also note the sugar grove (now Maple Bluff) and trail.

Can artificial reefs in Lake Michigan slow erosion & boost fish populations? Artificial reefs off of #Illinois Beach State Park are designed to help protect coastal beaches and provide fish habitat. Researchers are evaluating. #GreatLakes #LakeMichigan #Chicago www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/13/l...

Many species of fish live a lot longer than people think. #GreatLakes #LakeMichigan #fish www.milwaukeemag.com/a-39-year-ol...

Lake Erie harmful algal blooms are a really important human health and economic issue. And H2Ohio has been effective in helping to reduce these impacts. #GreatLakes #H2Ohio #LakeErie www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...

We know AI requires a ton of water to cool servers, but companies have not been transparent about how much water is used. This is something to think about in the #GreatLakes, but also pretty much any geography. #AI #water #freshwater #tech clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/n...

Many parts of the Great Lakes are already getting pretty warm after the recent heat wave. #GreatLakes www.freep.com/story/news/l...

Challenging Invisibility: The #Native Experience with #Marginalization

What’s more Michigan than whitefish? Lake Whitefish are part of our identify in the upper Great Lakes. Their collapse is an economic and cultural problem. #GreatLakes #Fisheries #PureMichigan www.bridgemi.com/michigan-env...

Lake Whitefish are in the middle of a population crash in the Great Lakes. #GreatLakes #fisheries #PureMichigan www.bridgemi.com/michigan-env...

Investing in Great Lakes Science is critical for safety and prosperity #GreatLakes #Science www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Extreme is the new normal for Great Lakes region weather. #GreatLakes #Climate phys.org/news/2025-06...

The St. Marys River, which flows from Lake Superior to Lake Huron, was included on a list of 18 U.S. rivers at risk of running dry by the end of the century. #Rivers #GreatLakes #ClimateChange weather-fox.com/18-u-s-river...

🚢 #OnThisDay in 1855, the Soo Canal opened, transforming Great Lakes shipping forever! The first freighter passed through a month later. 🔗 northernmichiganhistory.com/soo-canal-co... #SooLocks #MichiganHistory #GreatLakes #ThisDayInHistory #EngineeringMarvels 🛠️🌊

New study shows that neonicotinoid insecticides can result in severe changes in community composition and ecosystem function in aquatic ecosystems. #Neonicotinoids #rivers #lakes #ecosystems #sustainability onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Solar fields often displace agriculture. This isn't smart or ideal, because solar panels could easily be placed on homes and buildings instead. But is solar power a threat to global food security? #solarpower #solar #agriculture www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/04/new-...

If you've never been to Cahokia (in west-central Illinois, along the Mississippi), I would highly recommend visiting. It's a really amazing place and an important part of our continental history.

Seiche Saturday. This spot is fairly fat from Lake Michigan but still a very noticable effect from the lake. Water moving in and out, up and down. This time lapse was 28.5 minutes.

Lake Huron's Middle Island could help us learn about what life on Earth was like billions of years ago, before we had oxygen in our atmosphere. #GreatLakes #Evolution www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences...

‪A super cool series of interactive stories by the bsky.app/profile/star... on the extent of historic wetland loss in the #MississippiRiver basin, and the implications of that legacy today. #Wetlands #Rivers www.startribune.com/why-the-nati...

I think @scifri.bsky.social should cover #GreatLakes fish migrations! @karenjmurchie.bsky.social , the Queen of Suckers, is available!

Up is down. Actions don't result in anything. 2+2=0. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Climate change has caused declines in #GreatLakes Manoomin (Wild Rice), which is impacting traditional Tribal harvests that date back millennia. #Indigenous #ClimateChange www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Pretty good story about #GreatLakes sucker runs. fox11online.com/news/local/s...

The Milwaukee River restoration work (e.g. fish passage structure around Kletzsch Dam) to benefit Lake Sturgeon and other migratory #GreatLakes fishes is really exciting. www.jsonline.com/story/sports...

In West Michigan? You can help monitor native sucker fish through this opportunity shared by @miseagrant.bsky.social! All it takes is a pair of polarized sunglasses for spotting fish and ten minutes to walk the riverbank counting and recording fish. www.canr.msu.edu/news/spring-...

The Omer Suckerfest is one of the coolest festivals. The Rifle is an awesome river, suckers are super cool fish & are good to eat. And sucker migrations from the #GreatLakes to tributary rivers are really important ecological relationships that should be celebrated. #PureMichigan shorturl.at/ZmutP

We’re excited to share that "All Too Clear" has been nominated for TWO Canadian Screen Awards! 🎉🥂 From scientists to storytellers, funders to film crews—this is your nomination too! Huge thanks to everyone who has supported us on this journey. @tvodocs.bsky.social #CdnScreenAwards

Wrapped up 2 weeks of overnight drift netting for larval Lake Whitefish on the Jordan River. Thankful for our phenomenal partners from the Little Traverse Bay Band & Sault Tribe, as well as my TNC colleagues. And thanks to Nick Mead and Leanne Chadwick for the great photos! #GreatLakes