Estuaries in the Great Lakes are among the most productive, life-supporting and interesting environments on the planet.
Flexing mussels
The life-and-death secrets of mussels.
Audible underwater worlds
A researcher records sounds under the surface of Minnesota lakes and hopes to learn whether humans are disturbing the lives of the denizens of the deep.
Confronting Great Lakes invaders
Mid-ocean ballast water exchange is working well to keep non-native aquatic organisms from invading the Great Lakes, but scientists are racing to find more secure solutions.
Will woodland caribou survive in the Lake Superior basin?
Human policy decisions may pose a more imminent threat to caribou than climate change.
Art, Science, Empathy, Action
Michigan Researcher Lissy Goralnik Explores the Connections
Green Bay project promises answers for thorny questions about agricultural runoff
An experiment with before-and-after data could provide focused information about how well various practices work to reduce nutrient pollution of streams and lakes.
Canada Lynx: Life on the Edge
As researchers in the Superior National Forest work to learn more about the Canada lynx, the species may lose its federal protected status in the Lower 48
Book Review: The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan
A vivid history and sober analysis of the many threats the Great Lakes face.
Above Superior
Photographer Cynthia Dickinson spends a day in the skies above the Superior National Forest with USGS researcher Dr. Shannon Barber-Meyer and USFS pilot Pat Loe.