Q-90.1's The Environment Report

Listeners of this segment helped it win Science Podcast of the Year for 2025 at the Lakies. There’s no winter or holiday break in the fight against invasive species. The Alliance for the Great Lakes offers training in environmental advocacy. Learn more: https://mrgreatlakes.com/ Support this podcast: https://www.deltapublicmedia.org/donate/

Some tips on cardboard recycling, a citizen science project, and efforts to remove invasive lampreys. For more, visit: https://mrgreatlakes.com/ Support this podcast: https://www.deltapublicmedia.org/donate/

Some Christmas tree factoids and way to count this winter's snowfall. For more, visit: https://mrgreatlakes.com/ Support this podcast: https://www.deltapublicmedia.org/donate/

New research offers a simple solution to a widespread pollution problem, the AuSable River Scenic Preserve is in the hands of Oscoda Charter Township, and the federal government is back open and newly updated Michigan energy facts are out. For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/ Support this podcast: https://www.deltapublicmedia.org/donate/

Environmental groups are celebrating a state decision regarding fertilizers used by large-scale farms, climate change is causing fish to shrink, and Lake Huron shipwrecks are helping advance AI. For more, visit: https://mrgreatlakes.com/ Support this podcast: https://www.deltapublicmedia.org/donate/

Michigan State University is studying the benefits of solar panels on farmland, a new documentary follows baby sturgeon released into the Saginaw River system, and a newly constructed reef in the Saginaw Bay is poised to increase fish habitat. For more, visit: https://mrgreatlakes.com/ Support this podcast: https://www.deltapublicmedia.org/donate/

Climate change could be driving people to move to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Fall colors are peaking in some areas of Michigan and growing in others. And Bay City has been added to an international Initiative for Resilient Great Lakes Coasts. For more visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/ Support this podcast and others like it: https://www.deltabroadcasting.org/donate/

A grant is aimed at ensuring "that fact-based science is shaping decisions that protect the Great Lakes." Wetlands will see some protections in the new state budget. And renewable energy and distributed generation continues to grow in Michigan. For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/ Help support this podcast and others like it: https://www.deltabroadcasting.org/donate/

Bay City is a featured port on a Great Lakes cruise marketing program and Michigan is planning a Lake Huron flooding resilience study. For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/ Support this podcast: https://www.deltabroadcasting.org/donate/

Fall colors are showing up across Michigan. A rare bird is among the first examples of a climate change species. Beach season is over, but E. coli bacteria is still a concern. For more, visit: https://mrgreatlakes.com/ Support this podcast: https://www.deltabroadcasting.org/donate/

Happy anniversary to the Pollution Emergency Alerting System, aka PEAS. Hampton Township is among eight communities sharing almost $2 million in awards to support renewable energy projects. It turns out muskrats are pretty good at battling invasive species. For more, visit: https://mrgreatlakes.com/ Support Delta College Public Radio: https://www.deltabroadcasting.org/donate/

Exotic mushrooms are invading Michigan and pushing out native fungi, more baby lake sturgeon will soon be swimming in the Saginaw River system, and the clock is ticking on federal clean energy tax credits. For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/

Volunteers are needed for a stream sampling event that uses tiny animals to assess water quality in the Cedar River. Wednesday, Aug. 27, was officially the first-ever World Lake Day, as declared by the United Nations. And range anxiety is a real concern for folks considering an electric vehicle. For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/

At least 30 beach cleanups are planned in Michigan next month. A 57-pound invasive carp was found in Lake Huron. This summer is shaping up to rival 2023 for air quality alerts in Michigan. For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/

Big batteries are going in at Consumers Energy sites in Hampton and Oscoda townships. Close to 19 million fish have been stocked to rivers and lakes in Michigan this year. Federal scientists are testing a new method for keeping invasive carp out of the Great Lakes. For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/

This month, the Lake Guardian began its annual summer water quality survey of the Great Lakes. A $35 million Septic Replacement Loan Program helps Michigan homeowners with the high costs of repairing or replacing failing septic systems. Hundreds of baby sturgeon are coming to the Saginaw Bay watershed. For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/

Bay City celebrates the 30th annual Saginaw Bay Waterfowl & Outdoor Festival, the once-endangered Kirtland’s warbler isn’t doing so well these days, and lawmakers advocating for the Great Lakes have a new statistics hub. For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/

Harmful algal blooms pose a serious danger to dogs at the beach, Lake whitefish are crashing in Lakes Michigan and Huron, and more than a dozen leading scientists released a report highlighting climate change impacts on the Great Lakes region. For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/

Lake Huron is expected to rise by an inch over the next month. The Michigan Clean Water Corps is hosting its first-ever statewide aquatic invasive species BioBlitz from June 28-July 6. The Saginaw Bay Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area is offering free kits to build spotted lanternfly traps. For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/

Local conservation and education efforts are getting a boost from the state. The Great Lakes Stormwater Collaborative is putting on a summer webinar series about stormwater management. The first is June 24. A great day at the beach can be spoiled by pollution. The state has launched an enhanced version of BeachGuard online notification system for closures and advisories. For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/