Great Lakes Commission releases new video highlighting habitat restoration at Powderhorn Lake near Chicago

Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) today released a video highlighting work to restore wetlands and reduce flooding at Powderhorn Lake near Chicago. The video shows how a collaborative effort between local, state, regional and federal organizations is restoring more than 100 acres of wetlands, connecting the lake to its northern neighbor,…

London Lightning: Heave-ho, 12 in a row?

The London Lightning have dominated the first half of the National Basketball League of Canada’s comeback season. Fitting, then, they took control early to knock off the Windsor Express for their 11th straight win, 110-103 Sunday at Budweiser Gardens. The Bolts overcame a late Express surge, the deadly shooting of long-time all-star Billy White and […]

Hiawatha National Forest improves Gooseneck Lake habitat

A multi-disciplinary team of US Forest Service employees gathered at Michigan’s Gooseneck Lake to help Hiawatha National Forest fisheries biologists install forty “fish cribs” on the ice, providing increased cover and habitat after the ice melts in the spring. Read the full story by Radio Results Network. Read the full story

Lake Michigan levels down 3 feet from 2020 peak

Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory shows Lake Michigan has dropped nearly 3 feet since setting its record high in the summer of 2020. Read the full story by WOOD – TV – Green Bay, WI. Read the full story

The London Free Press nominated for National Newspaper Award

The London Free Press is nominated for a National Newspaper Award for its coverage of the alleged hate-motivated attack in June that killed three generations of a Muslim family. The Free Press team was nominated for its “in-depth reporting and hard-hitting commentary” in the wake of the June 6 crash that killed four members of […]

The Catch: Benton Harbor, Indiana Dunes National Park, shoreline armoring

The Catch: Benton Harbor, Indiana Dunes National Park, shoreline armoring

Great Lakes Now introduced a new segment in Episode 2203 – The Catch.

In it, we take you around the region to hear bite-sized updates from reporters about the issues they’re covering and how it impacts our environment and the people who live around it.

In the premiere segment, we look at a range of Lake Michigan stories from reporters Leonard Fleming, Joseph S.

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LONDON LIGHTNING: So far, nobody beats the Bolts

Three weeks in, the London Lightning are the class of the National Basketball League of Canada. The Bolts improved to 6-0 with a 117-92 pasting of the Sudbury Five Saturday at Budweiser Gardens. That gives them convincing wins over all three of their fellow NBLC franchises – K-W, Windsor and Sudbury already. They’ve also got […]

US looks to boost cooperation with tribes on land management

US looks to boost cooperation with tribes on land management

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said Tuesday he and other officials are committed to boosting the role Native American tribes can play in managing public lands around the U.S.

He told members of a congressional committee during a virtual hearing that part of the effort includes integrating Indigenous knowledge into management plans and recognizing that federal lands once belonged to the tribes.

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