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Lighthouses of the Great Lakes: An Architect’s Sketchbook

By Laurie Allmann | February 28, 2025 |

Agate reviews Jim Lammers’ latest book

Filed Under: Agate Book Review, An Agate Original, Art, History, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Uncategorized Tagged With: art, books, Great Lakes

Diving for Great Lakes Answers

By Laurie Allmann | April 6, 2024 |

Two mussel species set off a cascade of events in the Great Lakes

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Freshwater lakes, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Resource Management, Water quality Tagged With: Great Lakes, Nature

Audible underwater worlds

By Stephanie Hemphill | February 15, 2020 |

Researchers drill a hole to sink a hydrophone into an ice-covered lake.

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.

Filed Under: Fish, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Research, Resource Management, Science, Uncategorized, Water quality Tagged With: fish, Great Lakes, lakes, research

Confronting Great Lakes invaders

By Stephanie Hemphill | October 15, 2019 |

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.

Filed Under: Fish, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Policy, Research, Resource Management, Science, Water quality, wildlife Tagged With: ais, Great Lakes, invasive species

Green Bay project promises answers for thorny questions about agricultural runoff

By Stephanie Hemphill | November 3, 2018 |

The water quality in Silver Creek is improving with a concerted effort spearheaded by Green Bay's Sanitary District.

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.

Filed Under: Agriculture, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Research, Water quality Tagged With: Agriculture, clean water, Great Lakes

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