You don’t have to travel to the ocean to find spectacular sand, surf, and stunning sunsets. The Great Lakes region is filled with some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Bright, blue waters and soft, sandy shores stretch as far as the eye can see.
In April 2024, the EPA announced the establishment of the first-ever nationwide, legally enforceable drinking water standards to protect communities from six PFAS chemicals in their drinking water. Swim Drink Fish investigates what this means.
Plus: Superior effort removes more than 10 tons of plastic from the Great Lakes and Fourth round of UN plastics treaty negotiations in Ottawa this week
Plus: new hydrogen facility sparks concern within Akwesasne, lower-than-usual water levels amount to higher-than-usual dead fish along the St. Lawrence River but a strong start for baby sturgeon in Windsor.
The Trebek Initiative is a joint project between the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and National Geographic to support geographic art and discovery in Canada.
Plus: A glimmer of hope for communities struggling without clean drinking water, NOAA receives major funding for future water level forecasting research, and a symphony of cicadas
Reflections on the first signs of spring from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Plus: Early warming of lakes leads to worse-off walleye and the tale of the "unbalanced paddleboarder"
The story of two intrepid explorers crossing the Georgian Bay on foot during a freeze-up that may never return.
Land acknowledgment
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society and Swim Drink Fish acknowledge that our work in Biinaagami takes place on the unceded territories of numerous First Nations and Tribes, the Original Peoples who have been in relationship with, and the guardians of, the lands and waters of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence watershed since time immemorial.
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