Nov 13, 2018 | Daily News
An environmental group has launched a series of lawsuits against the Wisconsin DNR over construction of a golf course that was approved in an ecologically sensitive area near Lake Michigan. Now, a former DNR employee claims that she was forced to approve the project...
Nov 13, 2018 | Daily News
A debate about wild rice brought tensions to a head at a public meeting in the Kawartha Lakes area of Ontario last week. Lakeside residents say that cultivated wild rice beds are interfering with their access to the lake, while the local First Nations community says...
Nov 13, 2018 | Daily News
The Indiana Audubon Society is giving a heads up to owl fans this winter, as another possible invasion of the all-white snowy owl is beginning in Indiana. The usually absent arctic owl only visits the state during cyclical “irruptions” occurring every four to five...
Nov 13, 2018 | Daily News
Many of Minnesota and Ontario’s lakes are getting warmer, including Lake Superior. Researchers at the University of Minnesota Duluth and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have found that surface-water temperatures in Lake Superior have consistently...
Nov 13, 2018 | Daily News
In Ontario, at-risk snakes are difficult to locate in the Georgian Bay, Bruce Peninsula and Long Point areas, but researchers say that it doesn’t mean they aren’t there. A research team studying the Massassauga rattler and eastern fox snakes hope to develop reliable...
Nov 13, 2018 | Daily News
On Monday, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson announced that the Tall Ships Festival will be returning to the city in July. The festival will bring 10 ships to the city’s port and will feature waterfront events to showcase the history of the maritime industry in...
Nov 13, 2018 | Daily News
The crew from Stand Up for Great Lakes presented a $15,000 check to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society during the annual memorial ceremony of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald. The donation money was collected during a fundraising paddleboard crossing of Lake...
Nov 13, 2018 | Daily News
“What in the Wild,” a new card game released by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, is designed to teach elementary students about Michigan wildlife in a unique and fun way. The game contains 120 cards featuring plant and animal species and the food, water,...
Nov 12, 2018 | Daily News
Michigan’s new governor and attorney general are expected to try to undo state agreements with Enbridge to build a Line 5 oil pipeline tunnel, even if the current administration, as expected, pushes through the agreements before the end of the year. Read the...
Nov 12, 2018 | Daily News
A Finnish technology group has partnered with Canada’s CSL Group to develop a system to help facilitate a vessel’s approach and entrance into locks along the St. Lawrence Seaway system. Read the full story in the St. Catharines...
