Lake Erie
1 storyLake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes and is directly connected to Southeast Michigan through the Detroit River, making its water quality and ecosystem conditions regionally significant. The subject of Lake Erie can involve Michigan southeast shoreline together with nutrient pollution; a separate recurring point is international boundary waters. A story about Lake Erie may broaden through watershed management; when appropriate, it can also address pollution prevention and Great Lakes freshwater. For Lake Erie, western Lake Erie basin and harmful algal blooms add two further elements to the same enduring subject.
Michigan Study Finds Lake Sturgeon May Live Up to 400 Years
A new study using decades of Great Lakes data suggests some Michigan lake sturgeon could be centuries old, challenging previous estimates and raising new questions for fisheries management and conservation.