Revolutionary Raptors: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary takes journalists birding along the Appalachian Trail

Great Lakes Echo

Tucked away in the foothills of Appalachia lies Pennsylvania’s Hawk Mountain Sanctuary — a center for environmental education and a flyway for thousands of raptors each year.

Society of Environmental Journalists members attending their recent conference in Philadelphia caught the beginning of the raptor migration season at Hawk Mountain.

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Trail talk: Improvements coming to Peninsula State Park

Great Lakes Commission

Several improvements will be made to Peninsula Park’s trails in northeastern Wisconsin, increasing sustainability and enhancing the visitor experience. The implementation of the Northern Lake Michigan Coastal Master Plan includes improvements to wildlife areas, state parks, natural areas, state forests, and fishery areas. Read the full story by the WBGA-TV – Green Bay, WI. Read…

Midges are back. Here’s what they are, and why they matter

Great Lakes Commission

Midges are often found on Ontario’s lakeshore, in wildlife areas and in parks, appearing in early springtime and lasting throughout the summer. Midges, when highly populated above bodies of water, are an indication of healthy water with regular oxygen levels. When absent, they point to pollution in the water. Read the full story by CTV…

Explore Kincardine and be a citizen scientist for Earth Week

Kincardine News

Begun in 2016 as a competition between San Francisco and Los Angeles, the City Nature Challenge (CNC) has grown into an international event with the goal of motivating people to find and document wildlife in and around their cities using biodiversity apps and platforms like iNaturalist. To celebrate Earth Week 2024, the Municipality of Kincardine […]

Through a Glass Darkly

Through a Glass Darkly

Great Lakes Now

Through a Glass Darkly

Increasingly, scientists and regulators are concerned about the presence of pharmaceutical pollution in our waterways, including in the Great Lakes region. This contamination has the potential to harm wildlife and make antibiotics less effective. However, more research needs to be done to understand this issue, according to scientists who have studied pharmaceuticals and other contaminants.

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Michigan’s lake sturgeon under review for federal protections

Great Lakes Commission

U.S. federal wildlife regulators have a coming deadline in June to decide whether lake sturgeon should be protected under the Endangered Species Act. The collective concern is whether and even how a change in federal protections could alter existing fishery efforts and both angling and spearing seasons for sports fishers. Read the full story by…