What's New GLIN February Site of the Month (2/9) Don't forget to check out GLIN's February Site of the Month, the Lake Erie Birding Trail. Ohio Sea Grant partnered with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife to produce this new site, offering comprehensive information for birding at 84 locations along Lake Erie. The Lake Erie Birding Trail covers the entire 312 miles of Ohio shoreline.
Good, bad news on lampreys Detroit Free Press (2/9) While lamprey numbers have been reduced by 90% in the other Great Lakes, they remain high in Lake Erie.
Should hunting of sandhill cranes be allowed in Wisconsin? Fond du Lac Reporter (2/8) The sandhill crane announces its arrival with a cry that hearkens back to prehistoric times, but the bird’s blissful existence may soon be disturbed by a bill that would require the Wisconson DNR to create a sandhill season.
Kaptur urges quick response to Asian carp danger The Toledo Blade (2/7) U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) says the snarl of political interests involved in the Asian carp issue are impeding the push toward a permanent solution.
Flora And Fauna Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Contains links to informational pages on the Flora and Fauna of Illinois.
Flora and Fauna of the Great Lakes Region University of Michigan This multimedia digital collection provides access to materials selected from Fish and Mammal Divisions of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology and the Fungus Collections of the University of Michigan Herbarium.
Wildlife Resources Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Resources and programs specific to the state of Michigan.
Databases Faunmap Illinois State Museum FAUNMAP is an electronic database documenting the late Quaternary distribution of mammal species in the United States. The primary purpose of this database is to investigate the evolution of mammalian communities.
Programs and Projects BirdCast A collaborative effort that enables anyone to track migrating birds as they move through the Mid-Atlantic region, complete with radar imagery, educational information, and the chance to record your own observations.
Native America A New York based organization dedicated to the reintroduction of native plants and animals species to their respective places through education, research and habitat restoration.
Watchable Wildlife Ohio Department of Natural Resources (DNR) A program designed to enhance wildlife viewing opportunities for the public across the state. The objectives are four-fold: wildlife-associated recreation, economic development, education, and conservation.
Wildlife Watcher's Report on Monitoring Environment Canada This document consists of brief reports outlining the history, goals, methodology, recent results and contacts for volunteer-based bird and amphibian monitoring projects in Ontario.
Michigan Wildlife Viewing Guide Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Features 121 of the best places in Michigan to view wildlife.
New York Wildlife Viewing Guide New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Includes 76 sites that are among the state's premier wildlife viewing areas open to the public year-round.
Surveys Benthic Biomonitoring U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) Results collected from 45 stations during summer 1997, focusing on both the nearshore and offshore communities. This benthic work is a new component to GLNPO's Great Lakes surveillance program, which has included sampling for plankton and nutrients since the early 1980s.
Population, Surveys and Research Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Surveys of black bears, bobcats, river otters and more.
Vertical Distribution of Zooplankton U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) Vertical migration by zooplankton is one of the earliest and most commonly observed behavioral phenomena in both marine and freshwaters.
Zooplankton 1998 Data U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) Zooplankton are tiny, free-living animals found in the open water of all water bodies, including the Great Lakes. Because of their importance in the ecology of aquatic systems, the U.S. EPA-Great Lakes National Program Office has been monitoring zooplankton populations in the Great Lakes since 1983.