Livelihoods and economies in the Great Lakes region always centered on water. From the manoomin, or wild rice, grown and revered by the Ojibwe people to the whitefish catch in Lake Michigan, to the ...

Smallmouth bass in the lake are bigger than they used to be because they live longer, according to a recent study by the ...

Adam D'Angelo's work includes planting an orchard in Spring Green this year to research and develop new varieties of the ...

Searching for shore birds along Lake Erie is a major draw for BWIAB. Photo by James Proffitt._ ...

The boardwalk at Magee Marsh. Photo by James Proffitt.

A blackburnian warbler at Magee Marsh. Photo by James Proffitt.

A prothonotary warbler at Magee Marsh. Photo by James Proffitt.

Banding migratory birds is one of the methods used by BSBO to track long-term trends. Photo by James Proffitt_ ...

Kimberly Kaufman said birders from other nations go nuts for the northern cardinal a bird most have never glimpsed. Photo by James Proffitt._ Kimberly Kaufman said birders from other nations go nuts ...

Although wildfires are commonly associated with the West, the Great Lakes region has seen its share of destructive blazes.