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Bluesky for Grants Manager, #GreatLakes environment writer, editor, blogger, dad #MrGreatLakes ... Former journalist at a real-life newspaper & int'l government communications leader, now securing funding for community infrastructure / still on the radio
Climate Migration, the Fall Situation, Bay City Restoration
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#mrgreatlakes #climatemigration #upperpeninsula #fallcolors #autumn #glri
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#mrgreatlakes #climatemigration #upperpeninsula #fallcolors #autumn #glri
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…
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October 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Climate Migration, the Fall Situation, Bay City Restoration
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#mrgreatlakes #climatemigration #upperpeninsula #fallcolors #autumn #glri
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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
October 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Summer is over but those #GreatLakes #Stormwater webinars are now available from @glcommission.bsky.social : www.glc.org/work/glsc
“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
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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,…
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October 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“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
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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...
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.
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September 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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...
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...
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.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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...
This free read-it-later app is the perfect replacement for Pocket. Pocket is Raindrop. Recipes are for Raindrop. www.artofmanliness.com/living/food-...
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.
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September 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This free read-it-later app is the perfect replacement for Pocket. Pocket is Raindrop. Recipes are for Raindrop. www.artofmanliness.com/living/food-...
Am I being too hard on Canada this week? mrgreatlakes.com/2025/08/22/c...
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 …
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August 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Am I being too hard on Canada this week? mrgreatlakes.com/2025/08/22/c...
This August, summer survey. Ongoing, septic replacement loan program. Aug. 22, baby sturgeon release. mrgreatlakes.com/2025/08/08/s...
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.…
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August 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This August, summer survey. Ongoing, septic replacement loan program. Aug. 22, baby sturgeon release. mrgreatlakes.com/2025/08/08/s...
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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How Do We Detect Them?
What Are the Risks?
How Do They Interact?
A #GreatLakes #Microplastics Summit is Oct. 22
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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...
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August 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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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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
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Webinars – Hazardous Material Transport Outreach Network
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August 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Expanding the Use of Oil Detection Canines to Detect Oils Submerged Under Freshwater #IISD #HazMaTON
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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...
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 ...
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July 31, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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...
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...
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.
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July 31, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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...
#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-...
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.
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July 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
#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-...
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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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.
www.livescience.com
July 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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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The answer is Raindrop.io. You can download your Pocket data and then import it, easily.
July 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The answer is Raindrop.io. You can download your Pocket data and then import it, easily.
Music. Science. Stayin' Young: In a new study, it turns out that brain scans of older musicians show that they function more similarly to younger people than they do to older non-musicians. www.forbes.com/sites/alexkn...
The Prototype: The Cool Tech Hiding In Your Dentist’s Office
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at a new company building automated construction equipment, a potential new class of virus-fighting compounds and more.
www.forbes.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Music. Science. Stayin' Young: In a new study, it turns out that brain scans of older musicians show that they function more similarly to younger people than they do to older non-musicians. www.forbes.com/sites/alexkn...
Where do sea lamprey go?
Mercury is still building up in Lake Huron’s food web.
Shipping on the Great Lakes needs more support.
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Mercury is still building up in Lake Huron’s food web.
Shipping on the Great Lakes needs more support.
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July 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Where do sea lamprey go?
Mercury is still building up in Lake Huron’s food web.
Shipping on the Great Lakes needs more support.
mrgreatlakes.com/2025/07/18/l...
Mercury is still building up in Lake Huron’s food web.
Shipping on the Great Lakes needs more support.
mrgreatlakes.com/2025/07/18/l...
Snap a Critter, Squish a Lanternfly
#GreatLakes #WaterLevels #InvasiveSpecies
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#GreatLakes #WaterLevels #InvasiveSpecies
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Snap a Critter, Squish a Lanternfly
For Friday, June 27, 2025 1 – Lake Huron is expected to rise by an inch over the next month. That’s according to a water levels update from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Detroit. …
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June 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Snap a Critter, Squish a Lanternfly
#GreatLakes #WaterLevels #InvasiveSpecies
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#GreatLakes #WaterLevels #InvasiveSpecies
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"Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites." — William Ruckelshaus
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June 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites." — William Ruckelshaus
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#Pocket is shutting down. Bummer. I keep all kinds of stuff here. Lots of #recipes mostly. Ideas for replacements/ways to import? support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fut...
Pocket is saying goodbye - What you need to know | Pocket Help
More information about the end of support for Pocket.
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June 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
#Pocket is shutting down. Bummer. I keep all kinds of stuff here. Lots of #recipes mostly. Ideas for replacements/ways to import? support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fut...
The Edenville Dam damn lie that won't die
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The Edenville Dam damn lie that won't die
Dam failure anniversary brings another barrage of misinformation seeded five years ago in the fertile ground of confirmation bias; dredges up Election 2020 memories
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June 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Edenville Dam damn lie that won't die
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Conservation Grants, Stormwater Webinar, Beach Closures
#MrGreatLakes
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#MrGreatLakes
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Conservation Grants, Stormwater Webinars, Beach Closures
For Friday, June 20, 2025 1 – Local conservation and education efforts are getting a boost from the state. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has awarded gr…
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June 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Conservation Grants, Stormwater Webinar, Beach Closures
#MrGreatLakes
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#MrGreatLakes
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