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The Great Lakes Now monthly television program is produced by Detroit PBS in partnership with a network of PBS affiliates around the region. Shooting on location in eight states and Canada, the magazine-style show brings viewers stories about the recreational, economic, scientific, political and environmental issues related to the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Zebra Mussels: A guide to the good and the bad of these Great …
Feb 28, 2020 · A native mussel can take 3 to 5 years to mature, and they take a while to reproduce because they are parasitic. Zebra mussels mature in a year and release their larvae into the water to develop. The result is a storm of zebra mussels rapidly reproducing and spreading throughout the Great Lakes wherever the water takes them.
Great Lakes Education – Lessons Plans for Middle Schoolers
Great Lakes Now wants to help your students explore the Great Lakes.. That’s why we’ve designed a collection of free lesson plans that engage students with the science, math and more about the Great Lakes, largely through video segments from our award-winning PBS television program.Designed for middle-school classrooms and at-home learning, these educational activities will help students ...
Freighters on the Move - Great Lakes Now
Oct 23, 2024 · Join Great Lakes Now as we board one of the biggest ships on the Great Lakes – The Interlake Steamship Company’s Mesabi Miner – and see what’s cooking in the ship’s galley. Built in 1977, this 1,004-foot-long freighter transports approximately 63,000 gross tons in a single load. It’s an impressive feat, but a ship is nothing without ...
Least Wanted: Potential Great Lakes invasive species are little …
Jun 25, 2020 · In May, the self-cloning marbled crayfish clawed Michigan and regional headlines by officially becoming an outlaw. And even though the little bugger—a popular species for aquarium aficionados—hasn’t committed any offenses in Michigan yet, wildlife authorities are hoping to stay one step ahead of the critters. And the same goes for many others. While aquatic invasive species have already ...
Surfing the Great Lakes: Want to know where to start?
Mar 28, 2022 · The thing about surfing the Great Lakes is it’s so dependent on weather for the right waves, that a good location can be just as hard to predict. “You just kind of have to be on alert and be willing to drive and be willing to search for when the waves and the winds are favorable,” Pacquing said. Both Pacquing and Belle-Isle recommended ...
Events from November 19 – March 19, 2025 | Great Lakes Now
Virtual Town Hall: Climate and the Future of Agriculture. Join Great Lakes Now and Weathered for a lively discussion and multimedia event all about the future of agriculture in the Great Lakes region and beyond. We'll watch an excerpt of Weathered and then GLN's Anna Sysling will moderate a panel of agriculture experts. Previous Events.
This Historic Ship Runs on Coal. Can It Find a New Way Forward?
Oct 11, 2024 · Thirteen tons of coal for each 60-mile crossing, to be precise. It’s the last coal-fired passenger steamship in operation in the United States and one of the last in the world. “It’s historic, it’s romantic,” said Mark Barker, the president of Interlake Maritime Services, which purchased the ship four years ago and is now looking to ...
Michigan is spending big on infrastructure. Its problems are even ...
Apr 12, 2022 · LANSING—Michigan officials are celebrating a “historic” deal that will pump nearly $3 billion into aging infrastructure, but advocates say the state should be spending that much — or more — every year to adequately address decades of disinvestment. The one-time funding surge for decades-old water systems, crumbling roads and limited broadband networks is included in a larger $4.7 ...
How safe are Great Lakes fish to eat? Depends on who you ask
Feb 13, 2024 · Across the river in New York State, however, the general population is advised to eat only up to 4 meals per month of yellow perch, and children and women of childbearing age are advised not to eat any due to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe advises that the entire family can eat up to 8 meals of yellow perch per month.