Burning Debris, Evaluating Microplastics, Going Solar For Friday, April 10, 2026 1 – It’s easier to burn yard debris. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds people to get a burn permit before they burn. A department website has bee…

a grassroots solar installation trend is spreading across Michigan #Solarize mrgreatlakes.com/2026/04/10/b...

And it's snowing again ... Spring '26 was great!

Okay winter, you had your run. We’re done here. 👋 First weekend of spring. Go touch some grass.

Michigan can be in the deep-freeze while the planet keeps warming.
Cold blasts are a quirk of the jet stream and polar air, not proof against climate change. The long trend: milder winters, less Great Lakes ice, more weird swings ...

Nasty

The combined ice coverage total for all of the #GreatLakes peaked at 58 percent on February 9. The current ice coverage on all of the lakes combined is 33 percent.

www.mlive.com/weather/2026...

Hey, I Won! mrgreatlakes.com/2025/12/22/2...

Sturgeon may aid in Duluth Aquarium’s resurging popularity - Duluth News Tribune

This is what little baby sturgeon look like when they're grown up (via www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/s...)

Christmas Recycling, Bird Counting, Lamprey Controlling For Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 1 – How many cardboard boxes do you have?  Are they stacked up around the house? Are they wrapped under the tree?  If …

Even pasta boxes with windows are OK.

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Nominate Mr. #GreatLakes, will ya?

#Science #Podcast of the Year @ MrGreatLakes.com

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Climate Migration, the Fall Situation, Bay City Restoration For Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 1 – Climate migration is when people move to escape the effects of climate change. Too many hot days in the summer, or too many wildfires, for instance.  Michig…

Climate Migration, the Fall Situation, Bay City Restoration

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#mrgreatlakes #climatemigration #upperpeninsula #fallcolors #autumn #glri

Summer is over but those #GreatLakes #Stormwater webinars are now available from @glcommission.bsky.social : www.glc.org/work/glsc

Fall Color Forecast, Climate Change ‘Grue Jay,’ E. Coli Mapper For Friday, Oct. 3, 2025 1 – Fall colors are showing up across Michigan.  According to the folks at Pure Michigan, the colors are expected to peak in the next two weeks (through Oct. 10,…

“The two parent species are separated by 7 million years of evolution. Their ranges didn’t overlap as recently as the 1950s. They used to be strangers.” #GrueJay

mrgreatlakes.com/2025/10/03/f...

Reported

Time running out for Great Lakes whitefish. Can ponds become their Noah’s Ark? - Bridge Michigan On the brink of collapse in Lakes Michigan and Huron, whitefish need a miracle. Now, some want to relocate fish en masse to inland waters to preserve dying bloodlines.

Noah's Ark: "Though whitefish remain stable in Saginaw Bay, lower Green Bay, and Lake Superior, scientists fear the mussels could eventually harm those fish, too." bridgemi.com/michigan-env...

Trump officials to announce plan to boost coal output The United States is set to announce on Monday policies to try to boost the output of coal, the Interior Department said, as the Trump administration seeks to reverse the decline of the fuel's use.

Ashes to ashes: USDOE to provide $625M to expand power generation fueled by #coal US Energy Sec expects most of nation's coal-fired power plants to delay retirement to help deliver electricity needed to fuel #AI (I wrote this message without robots) www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

That big omnibus is awesome. #HardBoiled

How to Make Ernest Hemingway's Favorite Hamburger if there is one man who deserves an immense amount of trust, it is Hemingway himself. So I set about to re-create his recipe, exactly as it was written.

This free read-it-later app is the perfect replacement for Pocket. Pocket is Raindrop. Recipes are for Raindrop. www.artofmanliness.com/living/food-...

Coastal Cleanup, Massive Carp, Wildfire Alerts For Friday, Aug. 22, 2025 1 – At least 30 beach cleanups are planned in Michigan next month.  According to organizers from the Alliance for the Great Lakes, volunteers from across the region …

Am I being too hard on Canada this week? mrgreatlakes.com/2025/08/22/c...

Capture the Dark 2025: Winning photographs They say a photograph is worth a thousand words. With over 2,400 entries, from over 22 countries, together we’ve created a powerful story of the night…

Preserve Dark Skies. I love the scorpion #SayNoToLightPollution
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There’s three bs in the question.

Summer Survey, Septic Replacement, Baby Sturgeon For Friday, Aug. 8, 2025 1 – This month, the Lake Guardian began its annual summer water quality survey of the Great Lakes.  Lake Guardian annual survey sampling locations on the Great Lakes.…

This August, summer survey. Ongoing, septic replacement loan program. Aug. 22, baby sturgeon release. mrgreatlakes.com/2025/08/08/s...

Great Lakes Microplastics Summit The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is proud to present the Great Lakes Microplastic Summit, a dynamic one-day, virtual event u...

Where Do Microplastics Go?
How Do We Detect Them?
What Are the Risks?
How Do They Interact?
A #GreatLakes #Microplastics Summit is Oct. 22
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Expanding the Use of Oil Detection Canines to Detect Oils Submerged Under Freshwater #IISD #HazMaTON
hazmaton.org/webinars/

Researchers studying why Michigan’s moose population isn’t growing | Great Lakes Echo By Rachel Lewis After the great “moose lifts” in the 1980s, researchers were confident Michigan’s moose population would continue to grow, with a projection that the population could reach numbers in ...

Winter ticks are not regular ticks. They stay attached to their host their entire lives. A study by #Cornell University found that some #moose have had over 100,000 ticks at a time. greatlakesecho.org/2025/07/30/r...

Study shows correlation between 'forever chemicals' and Type 2 diabetes | Great Lakes Now More PFAS news as more than 400,000 residents in Illinois grapple with elevated “forever chemicals” in their drinking water, and two investigations reveal the status of PFAS in Canada.

Results showed that every additional exposure to #PFAS correlated with a 31% increase in risk for developing Type 2 #diabetes. www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/07/stud...

The Ocean Cleanup and AWS Join Forces to Accelerate Ocean Plastic Removal using AI   | Press Release | The Ocean Cleanup The Ocean Cleanup announces collaboration with Amazon Web Services.

#AWS AI will accelerate & scale #TheOceanCleanup effort - enabling precise tracking of plastic accumulation & predictive modeling of debris movement - enhancing ability to detect, track, & remove ocean plastic while protecting marine life. theoceancleanup.com/press/press-...

Return of wolves to Yellowstone has led to a surge in aspen trees unseen for 80 years Gray wolves were reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park in 1995 to help control the numbers of elk that were eating young trees, and it is finally paying off for quaking aspen.

At their peak pop, an estimated 18,000 elk ranged across the park, chomping on grasses & shrubs as well as the leaves, twigs & bark of trees like quaking aspen. This stopped saplings from establishing themselves, & surveys in the 1990s found 0 aspen saplings

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Dogs at the Beach, Whitefish on the Decline, Warming on the Rise For Friday, July 25, 2025 1 – When you’re at the beach, keep an eye on your dog.  Harmful algal blooms, also called HABs, pose a serious danger to dogs.  Photo by Veronika Andrews on Pex…

Dogs at the Beach,
Whitefish on the Decline,
Warming on the Rise
mrgreatlakes.com/2025/07/25/d...

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