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Science Says What? How 5th-graders counting plants can lead to positive change

Science Says What? How 5th-graders counting plants can lead to positive change

ByGreat Lakes Now

Science Says What? How 5th-graders counting plants can lead to positive change

Science Says What? is a monthly column written by Great Lakes now contributor Sharon Oosthoek exploring what science can tell us about what’s happening beneath and above the waves of our beloved Great Lakes and their watershed.

As spring comes to Saginaw Bay, a group of elementary school students are preparing to play an important role in a long-term scientific study.

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Hundreds to flock to Music in the Fields 

ByLucknow Sentinel

Following a two-year hiatus, Lucknow’s famed music fest is back and bigger than ever. “We were able to add more camp sites this year,” explained Cheryl Johnston, marketing director of Lucknow’s Music in the Fields, which runs from Aug. 25 to 27 at Graceland Festival Grounds. Johnston said of the 1,500 sites available, 90 per […]

Ballville Dam Removal: History, trends and impacts

Ballville Dam Removal: History, trends and impacts

ByGreat Lakes Now

Ballville Dam Removal: History, trends and impacts

For more than a century, a dam divided the upstream Sandusky River from Lake Erie. People got power, but fish were prevented from reaching native spawning grounds.

Then, four years ago, the dam came down, like hundreds around the Great Lakes region. It had been replaced as a power source years earlier, and environmentalists argued to restore the river’s natural course.

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