…story in the Great Lakes basin.” CONTACT: Meaghan Gass, [email protected], 618-567-4193 Great Lakes connections to Underground Railroad – Black History Month Free Curriculum for Middle and High School Educators Learn about Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad View curriculum as a Google Document or PDF Link to edit and use…
…the movement of sediment along the shoreline, assessing attitudes about lakeside development and protection, and developing a framework to help improve decision-making around coastal resources and shoreline management. “Never before have scientists and engineers taken a holistic view and combined resources and expertise to study the cumulative impacts of shoreline…
…award NA18OAR4170097 (IRB STUDY00006120) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce through the Regents of the University of Michigan. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department…
…restoration and includes an interview with Michigan Sea Grant Extension Educator Meaghan Gass. The documentary premiered in December 2025 to a packed house in Bay City, on the shores of Saginaw Bay. Ecologically, the restoration project is working: a lake sturgeon stocked in the Tittabawassee River in 2018 was recaptured…
The Center for Great Lakes Literacy (CGLL) has launched a new online module in its series of Great Lakes Literacy educational explorations (GLLees) featuring harmful algal blooms (HABs). This self-paced module is ideal for educators of learners in grades 3-12 and provides an overview of HABs, related activities, online resources,…
…Research Lab has some great tools to review and compare. The Great Lakes Average Surface Water Temperatures for individual Great Lakes are available. Here is Lake Michigan’s 2016 average surface water temperature compared to average from 1992-2015 showing the above average temperatures: Graph of lake temperatures. Credit: NOAA CoastWatch As…
