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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

A recent study suggests that native Freshwater Drum predation on invasive Dreissenid mussels in Lake Erie exceeds the total predation on mussels by Round Goby, and is helping to reduce mussel densities in Lake Erie. #GreatLakes www.canr.msu.edu/news/freshwa...

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Study: Indigenous practices are a source of resilience for helping respond to climate change, but Indigenous people are already experiencing impacts from climate change and their traditions, as well as their lands and waters, are threatened by #ClimateChange. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge systems and practices for climate survival - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge systems and practices for climate survival

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Titus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in fish fillets of the Minnesota portion of the Lake Superior basin #GreatLakes 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... "PFAS in fish in this region are low relative to average national levels"

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Go fishing. It's fun, you can come home with good food, and it helps fund the conservation of Michigan's rivers, inland lakes, and #GreatLakes. The gear is an investment, but a license to fish all year is ridiculously cheap. #PureMichigan #Fishing #conservation www.canr.msu.edu/news/recreat...

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Old low-head dams block fish passage and alter ecological functions in rivers. But they are also dangerous and kill people. It is smart to invest in removing these structures. #Rivers #Dams #PublicSafety #Fish #Indiana www.creators.com/read/bonnie-...

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Michigan Sea Grant @miseagrant.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Thanks to tireless work by tribal communities, manoomin (wild rice) is coming back to the Detroit River: buff.ly/QT5JB5g

A person paddles a canoe down the green-lined Detroit River

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I can say from experience (as a private, non-profit scientist) that the loss of federal scientists & the resulting chaos is impacting every single project I work on. And every American is impacted in multiple ways. #Science #STEM #PublicService esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Federal scientists, a great American invention: a letter to our federal colleagues

Click on the article title to read more.

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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

In the lower #GreatLakes, whitefish numbers have been declining in part due to invasive mussels - now a bill under consideration in the Michigan state Senate would allocate funding to the state's DNR for a rearing/stocking program to support whitefish recovery www.greatlakesnow.org/2026/05/05/m...

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Michigan lawmakers may fund last-ditch effort to save whitefish - Great Lakes Now

Lawmakers move to restock the iconic fish that are disappearing from the lower Great Lakes.

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Great Lakes Now @greatlakesnow.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

With waters rising around Northern Michigan, the risk of flooding and dam failure is affecting people across the region. @grist.org and @iprnews.bsky.social published a guide to prepare for more flooding: www.greatlakesnow.org/2026/04/20/h...

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Here's how to prepare, as more rain falls on northern Michigan - Great Lakes Now

A guide to go-bags, staying safe, evacuating, documenting damage and more.

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Wow. What an incredible honor for @kellyhouse.bsky.social. Extremely well deserved. Her series on the decline of Lake Whitefish in the #GreatLakes was outstanding and incredibly important. We need more of this kind of deep-dive investigative journalism. Kudos to Bridge Michigan for providing it!

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Titus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Spring means warmer temperatures and the start of fish spawning. One of the earliest spawning fish in Wisconsin is the Northern Pike. Pike arrive right after ice out and use flooded areas. This gives their offspring a long first year growing season. #GreatLakes

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Our Tributary Whitefish Restoration Team has been spending nights on the Jordan River evaluating the success of the latest Lake Whitefish egg stocking effort. Kudos to Little Traverse Bay Band for leading this, and all of the partner agencies for contributing. #GreatLakes #PureMichigan #fisheries

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

This is excellent news for the Great Lakes. There are so many great people at USGS doing so much essential work to make sure the Great Lakes are effectively protected, managed and restored. #GreatLakes www.ourmidland.com/news/article...

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Client Challenge

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Birder K @birderk.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Ship traffic will be fun to watch. All the Great Lakes will likely have wave heights over 25 feet late tonight into late Monday night. The NWS in northern Michigan mentioned that the occasional hurricane force gust is possible on Lake Superior with top wave heights of 34 feet! #GreatLakes #weather

Graphic from Toledo’s 13 ABC showing predicted top wave heights for the Great Lakes. Superior is forecasted at 34 feet, Michigan at 33 feet, Huron at 28 feet, Erie at 27 feet, and Ontario at 29 feet. There will undoubtedly be some lake surfers out there because people are nuts.

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Reduced Sea Lamprey control efforts during the 2020 Covid shutdown caused an increase in #GreatLakes lamprey numbers. But control efforts since then have already brought them back under control. This demonstrates the importance of maintaining control efforts. www.michiganpublic.org/environment-...

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Invasive sea lamprey declining as control efforts in the Great Lakes resume

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the amount of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes surged because treatments were limited.

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Re-establishing river-spawning populations of Great Lakes Lake Whitefish can help conserve their populations. And efforts are underway to develop and test ways to do exactly that. This article highlights work that Sault Tribe is leading. #GreatLakes @mlive.com www.mlive.com/environment/...

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Tribes move whitefish upriver in bid to revive Great Lakes runs

Biologists are releasing live whitefish in Upper Peninsula rivers to see whether they can serve as a bridge for large-scale species restoration.

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

This massive restructuring of the Forest Service would vastly reduce capacity within the agency to protect & manage land/resources. It's also a shift in management away from western states. Public comment period ends Sept 30th. #conservation #outdoors #nature www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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The dismantling of the US Forest Service is imminent

The public has less than a week remaining to comment on the administration's plans.

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

There aren't very many large, contiguous roadless areas left in the US. And it turns out that 99% of Americans understand that and care that those lands remain roadless. I would have guessed #RoadlessAreas would be popular, but 99%?!? #Conservation #Outdoors www.outdoorlife.com/conservation...

outdoorlife.com

More Than 99 Percent of Americans Disapprove of Roadless Rule Rollbacks, According to New Analysis

A public comment period for the planned rescission of the Roadless Rule ended Friday with more than 99 percent of comments opposing the move.

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Great day yesterday scouting sites with partners from Little Traverse Bay Band and Sault Tribe, in preparation for upcoming work this fall/winter, as part of our efforts to develop restoration strategies for tributary runs of Lake Whitefish. #GreatLakes

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Michigan has hundreds of dams that are well past their projected lifetime and pose threats to public safety. Funding has been helping to remove the worst dams, but that funding may be drying up. #PureMichigan #Rivers #Dams #PublicSafety www.michiganpublic.org/environment-...

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Deteriorating dams are being removed in Michigan. Will the money for that effort dry up?

A number of deteriorating dams have been torn down and streams restored. It's expensive, and Michigan's budget is facing challenges.

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Joe Mason @moreorloess.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Annual flood series for the Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, just downstream of I-43 bridge, 1915-2023. Top of the scale is 20,000 cfs, flood of record was 18,200 cfs. At 2:30 AM this morning it was at 19700 cfs, at 9AM, 19300 cfs, off-scale (too high for the gage?) in between.

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Lake Michigan @lakemichigan13.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Crazy rainfall event totals on the west coast 🌊🌊

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

New study shows that the contribution of Indigenous and community-governed lands are often overlooked or are undervalued in #biodiversity conservation assessments. These oversights can impact our goals and lead to lost opportunities. #Indigenous #Conservation www.nature.org/en-us/what-w...

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Indigenous and Traditional Territories

A new study finds that undervaluing Indigenous and traditional territories could derail global conservation goals—and that local solutions are needed.

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Live along the #GreatLakes coast in Michigan? Learn how the Michigan Coastal Management Program is helping coastal communities to be more environmentally/economically resilient and sustainable in an upcoming webinar. #Michigan #PureMichigan content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MID...

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Reminder to register for the August 12 webinar on the Michigan Coastal Management Program’s Pathway to Resilience

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