Great Lakes Echo

• National Decline in Urban Tree Cover

  May 31st, 2018 by Eric Freedman

  From 2009 to 2015 Wisconsin lost 1,320 acres a year of urban tree cover.

• Lake Michigan Carpeted With Quagga Mussels

  Apr 26th, 2018 by Kate Habrel

  Search using GoPro cameras documents the problem.

• Trump Threatens Great Lakes Funding

  Mar 9th, 2018 by Steven Maier

  Sea Grant had $20.6 million impact on Wisconsin, $66 million on nearby states in 2016.

• Can Great Lakes Fungi Cure Cancer?

  Feb 7th, 2018 by Jack Nissen

  460 species of fungi in bottom of Lake Michigan, other lakes, could have applications.

• Perfect Weather Forecasts Possible?

  Jan 2nd, 2018 by Jacqueline Kelly

  New towers on Lake Michigan, other Great Lakes, better predict lake-effect weather.

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  Federal Agents Bust Hunting Guides

  Dec 10th, 2017 by Eric Freedman

  Undercover operation nabs Wisconsin guides who let clients exceed duck hunting limits.

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  UWM Program Stocks Lakes With Sturgeon

  Nov 24th, 2017 by Steven Maier

  School of Freshwater Sciences raises huge fish to repopulate Great Lakes.

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  Discovering the Driftless Area

  Nov 19th, 2017 by Kate Habrel

  New book celebrates unique region never touched by glaciers, including western Wisconsin.

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  The Fight Against Great Lakes Algae

  Oct 24th, 2017 by Steven Maier

  Federal funding Trump wants to end has helped Wisconsin, other states.

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  Beware the Asian Longhorned Beetle

  Oct 6th, 2017 by Angelica A. Morrison

  Creepy invader has been found in Ohio and is a threat to Wisconsin and Great Lakes states.

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  Climate Change Means More Dairy Farms Here

  Sep 10th, 2017 by Eric Freedman

  Lack of rainfall in west and southwest could mean dairy farms move north

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  Lake Superior No Longer Clearest Great Lake

  Aug 29th, 2017 by Eric Freedman

  Lake Huron first, Lake Michigan second. Why the historic change?