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Matt Herbert
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Conservation Scientist @nature.org in Michigan; Great Lakes, conservation, fish, freshwater, biodiversity, nature, ecology, sustainability; Views expressed here are my own, and not of my employer or any other organization I'm associated with
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This could be a huge help!
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Michigan lawmakers seek $500M to stop mussels, save Great Lakes whitefish - Bridge Michigan
US Reps. Debbie Dingell and Tim Walberg are planning legislation to boost research to control invasive mussels, following Bridge Michigan reporting about the impending collapse of whitefish.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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This is a really important bill to ensure that critical science that supports Great Lakes fisheries management continues. #GreatLakes #Science #fisheries

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Bipartisan bill to protect Great Lakes fisheries moves forward in Senate
The bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Gary Peters aims to bolster Great Lakes fishery research and management efforts
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November 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Michigan continues to reduce investment in the protection and management of our natural resources. #PureMichigan
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Michigan Senate greenlights big hike to fishing, hunting fees, House GOP says ‘No way’ • Michigan Advance
Hunting and fishing fees in Michigan would increase to net revenue of more than $20 million under a bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday, which was met with staunch opposition from Republicans in both...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Sault Tribe released over 425,000 Walleye and over 100,000 Lake Whitefish in conservation efforts to support fish populations and healthy fisheries. #GreatLakes #PureMichigan #Indigenous
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Sault Tribe releases over 500,000 fish in annual stocking effort
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has completed its annual fish stocking, releasing over 500,000 walleye and whitefish to support fisheries and address invasive species challenges.
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October 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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This massive restructuring of the Forest Service would vastly reduce capacity within the agency to protect & manage land/resources. It's also a shift in management away from western states. Public comment period ends Sept 30th. #conservation #outdoors #nature
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The dismantling of the US Forest Service is imminent
The public has less than a week remaining to comment on the administration's plans.
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September 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Grand Portage Band launches first Indigenous-led coast guard on Lake Superior

@GreatLakes

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Grand Portage Band launches first Indigenous-led coast guard on Lake Superior | WTIP
When the U.S. Coast Guard closed its Grand Marais station in 2022, it left a significant gap in safety coverage along a large stretch of Lake Superior. For the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chip...
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September 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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There aren't very many large, contiguous roadless areas left in the US. And it turns out that 99% of Americans understand that and care that those lands remain roadless. I would have guessed #RoadlessAreas would be popular, but 99%?!?
#Conservation #Outdoors
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More Than 99 Percent of Americans Disapprove of Roadless Rule Rollbacks, According to New Analysis
A public comment period for the planned rescission of the Roadless Rule ended Friday with more than 99 percent of comments opposing the move.
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September 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Great day yesterday scouting sites with partners from Little Traverse Bay Band and Sault Tribe, in preparation for upcoming work this fall/winter, as part of our efforts to develop restoration strategies for tributary runs of Lake Whitefish. #GreatLakes
August 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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New Report Sounds Alarm Over Lack of Planning and Oversight For Upcoming Great Lakes Water Demands
#Water #GreatLakes
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Great Lakes Region Unprepared for Increasing Water Use Demands - Alliance for the Great Lakes
CHICAGO, IL (August 20, 2025) – The Great Lakes region faces the prospect of water shortages, groundwater conflicts, and contaminated aquifers as demand sharply increases from large water users such [...
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August 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Michigan has hundreds of dams that are well past their projected lifetime and pose threats to public safety. Funding has been helping to remove the worst dams, but that funding may be drying up.
#PureMichigan #Rivers #Dams #PublicSafety
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Deteriorating dams are being removed in Michigan. Will the money for that effort dry up?
A number of deteriorating dams have been torn down and streams restored. It's expensive, and Michigan's budget is facing challenges.
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August 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Annual flood series for the Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, just downstream of I-43 bridge, 1915-2023. Top of the scale is 20,000 cfs, flood of record was 18,200 cfs. At 2:30 AM this morning it was at 19700 cfs, at 9AM, 19300 cfs, off-scale (too high for the gage?) in between.
August 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Crazy rainfall event totals on the west coast 🌊🌊
August 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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New study shows that the contribution of Indigenous and community-governed lands are often overlooked or are undervalued in #biodiversity conservation assessments. These oversights can impact our goals and lead to lost opportunities.
#Indigenous #Conservation
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Indigenous and Traditional Territories
A new study finds that undervaluing Indigenous and traditional territories could derail global conservation goals—and that local solutions are needed.
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August 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Live along the #GreatLakes coast in Michigan? Learn how the Michigan Coastal Management Program is helping coastal communities to be more environmentally/economically resilient and sustainable in an upcoming webinar.
#Michigan #PureMichigan
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Reminder to register for the August 12 webinar on the Michigan Coastal Management Program’s Pathway to Resilience
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August 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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I stumbled across a few amazing photos of Lake Michigan taken from the ISS in April of 2024. These were shot by astronaut, Jeanette Epps.

The #GreatLakes are pretty great. Let's hope they stay that way.
Photo of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron from the International Space Station. Photo by astronaut Jeanette Epps. Photo of Lake Michigan, Michigan, and part of Lake Huron from the International Space Station. Part of the ISS' solar array is visible on the right edge of the shot. Photo by astronaut Jeanette Epps.
July 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Frog Bay Tribal National Park along Lake Superior (established by Red Cliff Band in 2012) was the first of its kind. Other Tribes have since followed with similar parks.
#GreatLakes #Indigenous
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On the Lake Superior shoreline, tribal national park holds special meaning
Frog Bay Tribal National Park opened in 2012 to restore reservation lands back to tribal ownership and ensure tribal members and outsiders alike can access the area for generations.
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July 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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💦So, let's build more Data Centers & Crypto Mining Sites .... [derp] #H2O #OhioBlues #Aquifer #Freshwater #GreatLakes www.propublica.org/article/wate...
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
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July 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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It's illegal to move fish and other wildlife around without authorization (and major evaluation). Increasingly, people are moving rare species, particularly because of concerns about #ClimateChange. This could become a major problem. #Fish #Conservation
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(PDF) Unauthorized Translocations of Threatened Fauna in Freshwater Ecosystems: Insights From the Iberian Southeast
PDF | Unauthorized translocations of native and threatened wildlife are widely conducted for conservation purposes. This illegal practice remains... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ...
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July 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Climate change continues to drive weather extremes in the Great Lakes region
#GreatLakes #ClimateChange
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Report: Climate change continues to drive warmer weather, extremes in Great Lakes region
An updated report confirms that climate change is impacting the Great Lakes region through warmer and wetter weather, greater fluctuation in lake levels and disappearing fish populations.
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July 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Wetland regulation fight could go to the Supreme Court. #Wetlands #water
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This wetland fight could go to the Supreme Court | Great Lakes Now
A court case pitting farmer against farmer in Iowa could decide the fate of wetlands nationwide.
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July 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Fish are disappearing in an African lake that feeds the people of four countries. #Freshwater lakes may not be as vast as oceans but they are just as important. #fisheries
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Finally, a focus on freshwater fish
Fish are disappearing in an African lake that feeds the people of four countries. Freshwater lakes may not be as vast as oceans but they are just as important.
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July 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Wetlands of Teejop, now Madison, recorded by the public land survey in 1834, two years after forced cession of these Ho-Chunk lands. The Yahara River then also had a more wandering path across the swampy isthmus. Also note the sugar grove (now Maple Bluff) and trail.
Sketch map of what is now the Madison isthmus trail, with wetlands indicated by shaded areas. A sugar grove and trail are also marked.
July 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Can artificial reefs in Lake Michigan slow erosion & boost fish populations? Artificial reefs off of #Illinois Beach State Park are designed to help protect coastal beaches and provide fish habitat. Researchers are evaluating.
#GreatLakes #LakeMichigan #Chicago
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Can artificial reefs in Lake Michigan slow erosion and boost fish population? Researchers aim to find out.
Rubble ridges, which have been built parallel to the shore, help retain some sand without fully stopping the natural flow in the lake.
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July 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Many species of fish live a lot longer than people think.
#GreatLakes #LakeMichigan #fish
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A 39-year Old Lake Trout Was Pulled Out of Lake Michigan
The 16-pound fish hatched in 1984.
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July 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Lake Erie harmful algal blooms are a really important human health and economic issue. And H2Ohio has been effective in helping to reduce these impacts.
#GreatLakes #H2Ohio #LakeErie
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DeWine’s H2Ohio program has meant a far healthier Lake Erie. So why did lawmakers attack it? Editorial
Whose ox was gored? Which deep-pocketed donor or donors were behind lawmakers attack on the successful H2Ohio program? The secrecy of Ohio’s budget process prevents Ohioans from learning these crucial...
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July 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM