Teachers who have questions about our changing climate may want to check out an online resource at Climate.us. Michigan’s only native grasshopper is rare. But one was found in a nature sanctuary in Roscommon County. What was Lake Huron like 2.5 billion years ago? Researchers and online viewers got a peek this week.

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In the future, there may be air quality alerts for harmful algal blooms, just like the warnings issued for wildfire smoke. The State of the Bay conference is Oct. 7 at the Doubletree in downtown Bay City. And Bay City recycling has hit a milestone.

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Boaters and others who use water level tools to measure the Great Lakes rely on an official reference point called the Great Lakes Datum. Fish, maps and other topics are on tap for the Fall Lecture Series at the Bay City State Park in Bangor Township.

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Data centers are on the minds of the Conference of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers, Sept. 19 is the biggest day for Adopt-a-Beach action, plastics are one of the top finds during beach cleanups.

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July 2026 was the warmest month on record for the contiguous United States, four local foundations are supporting a new Lake Huron Environmental Research Center near Saginaw Bay, and Michigan is home to a rare rattlesnake called the eastern massasauga.

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A Michigan study funded by NASA aims to help people better protect themselves from wildfire smoke, changes are coming to managed hunting operations at state wildlife game areas, and there are ten times more orchids of a rare variety than previously known.

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The Green Energy Neighbors program connects homeowners considering efficiency and energy improvements with people who have already made them. Nearly 100 parcels are going to auction in August, including river and lake frontage, and forested land. Former members of climate.gov have started climate.us.

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The Surfrider Foundation has dubbed July 5 as the Dirtiest Beach Day of the Year, a recent Huffington Post story rounds up "The Rudest Things You Can Do At The Beach," and Audubon Great Lakes is cheering about money for wetlands in Michigan’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget.

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See how the Great Lakes influence local weather and regional climate. At last check, Bay County hasn't had any reported summer bat roosts this year. And solar is seeing a summer surge.

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Walleye is now the most-harvested species in the Great Lakes and some beach safety tips as we head into summer.

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