Michigan DNR researchers document the northern madtom – a tiny, endangered catfish that’s venomous. Then take a cinematic journey through Earth’s largest freshwater ecosystem – the Great Lakes ...

Environmental advocates are raising awareness about the dangers of balloons for wildlife in the Great Lakes and elsewhere. Volunteers for the Alliance for the Great Lakes picked up more than 18,000 ...

In its native Atlantic Ocean, sea lampreys are little more than an annoyance, parasites that latch on to large fish and whales but don’t kill them. In the Great Lakes, where they are relatively larger ...

GREAT LAKES, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Ice coverage plays an important role for us here in Michigan. And it's no surprise with the recent conditions, there's not a lot of ice. December 2023 was one of the ...

GREAT LAKES, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Great Lakes are one of Michigan's greatest resources. They're a big part of our economy and a playground for a lot of people. After a very unusual winter and a ...

NEWAYGO COUNTY, Mich. — Starting Monday, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's sea lamprey control team will begin putting lampricides in the Muskegon River. It's part of an effort to reduce the number of ...

The Alliance for the Great Lakes is looking for team leaders and volunteers to "adopt a beach" and remove litter.

The $475 million annual Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program expires in September 2026 and supports drinking water ...

Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes with an average depth of 62 feet, but it is also the most biologically productive. All of the Great Lakes rank among the 15 largest lakes in the world ...