Mar 4, 2026 | Daily News
A Grand Bend, Ontario, resident made a simple commitment to pick up one bag of garbage a day for a whole month along the Lake Huron shoreline. The one-month pledge never ended, and she has now picked up 1,300 bags of garbage to show her love and gratitude for the...
Mar 4, 2026 | Daily News
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and New York Sea Grant have $200,000 available for projects benefiting New York’s Great Lakes basin by demonstrating the application of ecosystem-based management approaches to local watershed challenges....
Mar 4, 2026 | Daily News
New state grants will fund student-led water stewardship projects and provide transportation for K-12 field trips to Michigan’s Great Lakes and inland waterways. Read the full story by Environmental Protection.
Mar 4, 2026 | Daily News
Roughly 653 registered anglers from 10 states gathered to participate in the 2026 Black Lake sturgeon season in northern Michigan. Within 48 minutes, six sturgeon were caught, and anglers were told that the tightly managed season had already come to a close. Read the...
Mar 4, 2026 | Daily News
Arctic grayling were once abundant in Michigan’s waters. But almost a century ago, habitat destruction, overfishing, and predation by introduced species decimated their populations. Today an effort is underway to restore self-sustaining populations of this long-lost...
Mar 4, 2026 | Daily News
Glen Arbor, Michigan, a city located on the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan, earned the Tree City USA designation from the Arbor Day Foundation in late February, becoming the latest in a line of communities to achieve national recognition for its commitment to...
Mar 4, 2026 | Daily News
In northwest Indiana, there’s a stretch of Lake Michigan that’s super industrial but also great for surfing. After a chemical spill impacted surfers’ health, the surfers decided to do something about it. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.
Mar 4, 2026 | Daily News
We are on the cusp of the start of the seasonal water level rise on the Great Lakes. Snowmelt over the past few weeks has started the water level rise on Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, but Lake Superior hasn’t risen or fallen in the past month. Read the full story by...
Mar 4, 2026 | Daily News
The City of Port Huron, Michigan, is moving ahead with ice breaking operations along the Black River in an effort to reduce the risk of spring flooding. Read the full story by WPHM – Port Huron, Michigan.
Mar 4, 2026 | Daily News
Lake Superior has its highest percentage of ice cover this season, researchers say, as ice on the Great Lakes remains above 50% for the season. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.
