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Kowalski Presents to the National Invasive Species Council (NISC) Secretariat

Kowalski Presents to the National Invasive Species Council (NISC) Secretariat

Webinar titled "Leveraging Partnerships: Lessons Learned from Regional Coordination Efforts" was held on November 27, 2018.

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Kelly receives feedback from elementary student invasive species outreach event

Kelly receives feedback from elementary student invasive species outreach event

Kasia Kelly (GLSC, Chesterton, Indiana) gave a presentation on aquatic invasive species of the Great Lakes region for first and third grade students...

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GLSC Hosts Michigan Great Lakes Area of Concern Public Advisory Council for a Lab and Science Tour

GLSC Hosts Michigan Great Lakes Area of Concern Public Advisory Council for a Lab and Science Tour

Several GLSC scientists hosted Michigan’s Great Lakes Area of Concern (AOC) Public Advisory Council (PAC) for a tour of the Ann Arbor lab and...

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Data at Risk Team Releases Historic Vegetation Data from the Mojave Desert

Data at Risk Team Releases Historic Vegetation Data from the Mojave Desert

The USGS Data at Risk (DaR) project recently released ‘Central Mojave Desert Vegetation Mapping Project, California, 1997-1999’.

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GLSC Partnership Near Indiana Shoreline Receives SWCD Award

GLSC Partnership Near Indiana Shoreline Receives SWCD Award

Porter County Soil & Water Conservation District received a District Showcase Award as an outstanding district in Indiana.

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Dawn Dittman supports NYSDEC lake sturgeon release

Dawn Dittman supports NYSDEC lake sturgeon release

Research Ecologist Dawn Dittman (GLSC, Cortland, New York) participated as a partner in this year’s release of hatchery reared lake sturgeon on...

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US Rep. Dan Kildee visits USGS research vessel Arcticus, Lake Huron

US Rep. Dan Kildee visits USGS research vessel Arcticus, Lake Huron

U.S. Representative Dan Kildee (MI-05) recently visited the Great Lakes Science Center's R/V Arcticus to learn more about our fishery research.

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Native lake sturgeon release into Maumee River highlighted in media outlets

Native lake sturgeon release into Maumee River highlighted in media outlets

The GLSC is supporting the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (DNR), US Fish and Wildlife Service, Toledo Zoo, and many other partners, in...

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Students visit GLSC Chesterton lab to learn about microbiology applications

Students visit GLSC Chesterton lab to learn about microbiology applications

Students from Indiana University Northwest visited the Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station (GLSC, Chesterton, Indiana).

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USGS Fish Passage Research Helps Fish Get to Spawning Grounds

USGS Fish Passage Research Helps Fish Get to Spawning Grounds

The Blackstone River in Rhode Island is where one of the Nation’s first fish passages was built back in 1714 to help fish navigate past manmade...

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Changing Tides: Lake Michigan Could Best Support Lake Trout and Steelhead

Changing Tides: Lake Michigan Could Best Support Lake Trout and Steelhead

Invasive mussels and less nutrients from tributaries have altered the Lake Michigan ecosystem making it more conducive to the stocking of lake trout...

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Lake Harvests are Likely More Fruitful than We Knew

Lake Harvests are Likely More Fruitful than We Knew

Harvests from freshwater fisheries such as the Great Lakes could total more than 12 million tons a year globally and contribute more to global food...

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