The Michigan DNR predicts a large deer herd for hunting next fall, based on strong fawn survival following the average temperatures last winter. More...
Wisconsin fisheries officials could announce today long-term measures to deal with a deadly virus found in fish earlier this month in Little Lake Butte des Morts. More...
The future of Wisconsin's sport-fishing industry hinges on how well anglers and boaters follow DNR rules intended to prevent the spread of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS). More...
The Department of Natural Resources intends to step up the hunt in other Wisconsin lakes for a deadly fish virus discovered in the Lake Winnebago system. More...
Shipping companies, scientists and environmentalists have long debated how to stop the onslaught of exotic invaders such as zebra mussels in the Great Lakes. Now, lawyers are getting involved. More...
Three male black ducks that were fitted with radio-collars in February at Castalia Duck Pond in Erie County are doing well and appear to have settled into their summering grounds in Ontario. More...
Board the RV L.L. Smith, Jr. for the 4th year of "A View From the Lake." During the 3-hour boat tour, learn about Lake Superior's ecology and native fishes and hear the latest about low water levels, the warming waters of the lake, invasive species, and stormwater runoff, all from a fish-eye's view. More...
Now that deadly fish disease VHS has been identified in inland Wisconsin lakes, officials await results to help determine how far the virus has spread. More...
Identification of fish virus VHS in the waters of the Lake Winnebago system came as an unfortunate surprise to Wisconsin officials, who expected to find it in Lake Michigan first. More...
Experts suggest regattas may play an important role in raising the profile of Great Lakes sailing and attracting businesses and executives to upstate New York. More...
Tundra plants that have grown for years along the shores of Lake Superior are dying, possibly as a result of low lake levels and increasingly warm temperatures. More...
Twenty-five Wisconsin lakes are being studied to determine the features of prime muskie spawning habitat in order to better protect the species. More...
A fisherman's recent Lake Erie catch turned out to be a Chinese mitten crab, indigenous to China, but there is concern about how it got here, and if there are more. More...
A researcher plans to explore Huron Ridge, a land bridge now submerged beneath Lake Huron, hoping to find preserved signs of life from 10,000 years ago. More...
NOAA and CSO want to hear your success stories, best management practices, and innovative solutions for how coastal management can be better. Attend a meeting in person or submit your comments via the NOAA website at http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/czm/czma_vision.html More...
Michigan regulators hope to delay the spread of VHS with tighter controls on moving some fish species for activities such as stocking ponds and selling live bait. More...
Full impact of the Michigan DNR decision to suspend stocking three species of fish to prevent the spread of VHS won't hit home for a few years, when those fish would have been full-grown. More...