In the damp, viridian forests of the boreal, crusty orange protrusions erupt through the duff. Nestled amongst sphagnum, mayflower, bunchberry, and leaf litter, these alien, or perhaps crustacean-like mushrooms almost appear to glow against the dark forest floor — orange beacons, calling to naturalists, foragers and slugs alike.
Throughout the Great Lakes, Anishinaabeg communities work together to sow the seeds of success for wild rice.
Algonquin artist Pinock Smith is keeping the tradition of building birchbark canoes alive. But, as harvesting birchbark becomes increasingly difficult because of climate change, how will artists like Smith adapt to an uncertain future?
Lake sturgeon populations have plummeted in the Great Lakes watershed. Here’s how First Nations are collaborating with scientists to save an ancient relative
How beaver engineering results in biodiverse and climate-resilient landscapes
As forever chemicals persist in the Great Lakes watershed, herring gulls and their eggs are the unlikely heroes of environmental monitoring
During the winter, it’s not only humans that flock to the iconic falls; Niagara Falls is known as the gull capital of the world
Learn to identify some of the most common duck species that overwinter in the Great Lakes
Plus: One person’s trash is another person’s treasure: Pennsylvania teacher finds golden learning opportunities collecting micro-plastics on a Lake Erie research vessel; All about algae: Blue-green algae proliferates in the Great Lakes region due to warming temperatures and nutrient loading.
Plus: Great Lakes 360 and big steps to stopping the bighead
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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