More than $5 million in funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has helped restore and protect the 13.5-acre marsh habitat in western New York and now the purple martin bird has returned. Read the full story by WGRZ-TV – Grand Island, NY.
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For the past 10 years or so, entomologists have been looking for a way to control the population of spotted wing drosophila, a fruit fly that feeds on healthy cherries and blueberries. They say they may have found their answer in releasing the samba wasp, which kills fruit flies by laying its eggs inside them.
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I Speak for the Fish: Inside a trout feeding frenzy
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PFAS News Roundup: Research and policy aiming to help eradicate “forever chemicals”
PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of widespread man-made chemicals that don’t break down in the environment or the human body and have been flagged as a major contaminant in sources of water across the country.
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Great Lakes Coalition hosts annual meeting in August
The Great Lakes Coalition will hold its annual membership meeting at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 13 at the Haworth Hotel on the campus of Hope College, 225 College Ave. All persons interested in the Great Lakes, whether members of the Coalition or not, are invited to attend. Read the full story by the South Haven…