One of the oldest piping plovers at the park, "Gabby" now has raised 37 chicks to flight. She soon will return to Georgia for ...

Michigan DNR provided 400,000 Arctic grayling eggs to three Native American tribes for reintroduction into state waterways. Arctic grayling, a freshwater fish once prevalent in Michigan, disappeared ...

Habitat destruction, ... Lake Michigan whitefish harvests hit 8.3 million pounds in 1993 and largely stayed above 7 million through 1998. After that, ...

It’s the coldest Great Lake, and also the least affected by invasive species and habitat destruction. Its water stays chilly year-round. In summer the water temperature only gets up to around 40 ...

Chicago-area water pollution may be stalling spread of Asian carp 00:40. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Lake Michigan may be benefiting from a bit of irony. A new study from the University of Illinois suggests ...

That will open the river to Great Lakes species such as sturgeon, walleye and, perhaps someday, Arctic grayling, an iconic native fish that lost in Michigan to overfishing and habitat destruction ...

“This is why local residents took up this fight 20 years ago to protect the dunes, Lake Michigan and the river’s habitat, from destruction.” Related stories : Michigan sinks dunes marina permit ...

In Zion, $73 million state project aims to protect Illinois’ only undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline To combat erosion and provide habitat for wildlife, the Illinois Beach State Park Shoreline ...

Its collections are housed in the Chicago History Museum, a structure erected in 1932 in the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood several blocks from Lake Michigan.

Most lake whitefish spawning runs were lost during Michigan’s logging era as rocky habitat filled with sediment and dams blocked migration upstream. Few contemporary populations now migrate ...

Most lake whitefish spawning runs were lost during Michigan’s logging era as rocky habitat filled with sediment and dams blocked migration upstream. Few contemporary populations now migrate ...

Most lake whitefish spawning runs were lost during Michigan’s logging era as rocky habitat filled with sediment and dams blocked migration upstream. Few contemporary populations now migrate ...