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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
September 18, 2026 at 6:23 PM
7 awards to nonprofits for projects that positively impact the environment, communities, and quality of life through innovative infrastructure investments - Wade Trim Foundation: www.wadetrim.com/foundation-g...
August 19, 2026 at 5:55 PM
7 awards to nonprofits for projects that positively impact the environment, communities, and quality of life through innovative infrastructure investments - Wade Trim Foundation: www.wadetrim.com/foundation-g...
Dogs sniffing out invasives, including Pugs going after Spotted Lanterfly eggs. Woof! www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
The spotted lanternfly is ravaging the eastern US. Pet dogs are coming to the rescue
Spotted lanternflies are an invasive pest and a multimillion-dollar disaster for the US's wine industry. Meet the good boys and girls of the resistance.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 6, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Dogs sniffing out invasives, including Pugs going after Spotted Lanterfly eggs. Woof! www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
In non-wildfire air pollution news: Green Energy Neighbors, Land for Sale, Climate dot us #MrGreatLakes mrgreatlakes.com/2026/07/17/g...
Green Energy Neighbors, Land for Sale, Climate.us
for Friday, July 17, 2026 1 – Does anyone out there need a Green Energy Neighbor? Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com The Green Energy Neighbors program connects homeowners considering …
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July 20, 2026 at 12:27 PM
In non-wildfire air pollution news: Green Energy Neighbors, Land for Sale, Climate dot us #MrGreatLakes mrgreatlakes.com/2026/07/17/g...
Did you know? Google search without AI (yes, I know I used to AI to find this/save water):
July 9, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Did you know? Google search without AI (yes, I know I used to AI to find this/save water):
Just in time for July 4, bald eagle numbers are down (down) in Michigan:
“We are seeing widespread reproductive difficulties that appear linked to a combination of severe weather and limited food availability.”
greatlakesecho.org/2026/06/24/b... 🦅 🇺🇸
“We are seeing widespread reproductive difficulties that appear linked to a combination of severe weather and limited food availability.”
greatlakesecho.org/2026/06/24/b... 🦅 🇺🇸
Bald eagle success story faces new threats
By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira
The number of bald eagles in Michigan is declining. Workers are finding empty and damaged nests, malnourished eaglets and adult bald eagles attempting to nest a second t...
greatlakesecho.org
July 1, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Just in time for July 4, bald eagle numbers are down (down) in Michigan:
“We are seeing widespread reproductive difficulties that appear linked to a combination of severe weather and limited food availability.”
greatlakesecho.org/2026/06/24/b... 🦅 🇺🇸
“We are seeing widespread reproductive difficulties that appear linked to a combination of severe weather and limited food availability.”
greatlakesecho.org/2026/06/24/b... 🦅 🇺🇸
2 – You might call it potato propaganda, meant to sow opposition to renewable energy projects.
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Wildlife Drive, Potato Propaganda
(No live segment this week due to technical difficulties) For Friday, June 5, 2026 1 – Happy June. Wildlife Drive is open. The 7-mile auto route starts at 6000 Bishop Road in Saginaw and goe…
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June 4, 2026 at 3:36 PM
2 – You might call it potato propaganda, meant to sow opposition to renewable energy projects.
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a grassroots solar installation trend is spreading across Michigan #Solarize mrgreatlakes.com/2026/04/10/b...
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…
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April 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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.
April 1, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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.
March 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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 ...
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 ...
March 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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 ...
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 ...
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...
www.mlive.com/weather/2026...
www.mlive.com
February 25, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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...
www.mlive.com/weather/2026...
Hey, I Won! mrgreatlakes.com/2025/12/22/2...
December 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Hey, I Won! mrgreatlakes.com/2025/12/22/2...
This is what little baby sturgeon look like when they're grown up (via www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/s...)
December 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
This is what little baby sturgeon look like when they're grown up (via www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/s...)
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
mrgreatlakes.com/2025/10/03/f...
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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.
bridgemi.com
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.
www.reuters.com
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...