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International Association for Great Lakes Research @iaglr.bsky.social · 1d

Each year, IAGLR gives out several scholarships to students showing great promise early in their research careers. Don't miss the November 1 deadline, apply today: http://bit.ly/46Mr652

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Nicole Wood @wildlifebiogal.bsky.social · 13h

That makes me want a science poster tea towel…my Christmas list has now officially started.

Anna McDuff @annamcduff.bsky.social · 16h

Ooh, fabric poster sounds deliciously close to interesting tea towels!

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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 16d

Come join us at @ilinseagrant.bsky.social! We're hiring a Research & Reporting Administrator to manage the program's ~$400,000 per year competitive research portfolio of #GreatLakes science; the position will be based at Purdue University
careers.purdue.edu/job/Research...

A photograph of a rain garden with overlaid text reading "Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant - Now Hiring!"

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Nicole Wood @wildlifebiogal.bsky.social · 23d

Oh this gartastic creation? A little @solomonrdavid.bsky.social inspired fun.

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International Association for Great Lakes Research @iaglr.bsky.social · 27d

Yesterday, IAGLR President Dr. Donna Kashian testified at the Michigan Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture as the committee heard testimony on legislation to prevent and clean up microplastics pollution. Senate press release: https://bit.ly/4git5CH

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 27d

*slaps snout of the gar*

“You can fit so many fish in here [and help balance freshwater ecosystems]”

~used gar salesman

Used car salesman meme but with gars in the background. Because Solomon David is compelled to make these memes.

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Nicole Wood @wildlifebiogal.bsky.social · Aug 31

Of all the things I thought I would see today, a half-buried dead snake was not one of them.

Bonus points if you can name the species. Hint: Michigan

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Nicole Wood @wildlifebiogal.bsky.social · Aug 28

Welp…now I have to hope my PCP can and is willing. www.axios.com/2025/08/27/c...

RFK Jr. limits who is eligible for COVID shots

Patients who now want to get the COVID vaccines will first have to consult with their doctor.

www.axios.com

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Julian Catchen @jcatchen.bsky.social · Aug 26

Our EEB department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is hiring an assistant professor in evo-devo. See go.illinois.edu/EEBAsstProf for details. Please share!

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MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams @msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · Aug 25

In May, Erick Elgin and Jo Latimore from our team presented a #NotMISpecies webinar They discussed the value of community science (volunteer monitoring) for finding invasive plants early in Michigan lakes, joined by volunteer from SE Michigan. Watch: us06web.zoom.us/rec/play/_Ni... #MacrophyteMonday

Screenshot from the beginning of a webinar showing the title, "What Lies Beneath: Invasive Plants in Michigan Lakes" by Erick Elgin and Jo Latimore. Illustrations of five significant invasive plants from Michigan lakes, including Eurasian watermilfoil, curly-leaf pondweed, starry stonewort, European frog-bit, and hydrilla. An inset shows one of the speakers, Dr. Jo Latimore.

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Nicole Wood @wildlifebiogal.bsky.social · Aug 25

I am trying to push it off as long as I can so I can get the most protection during the winter surge, but each day that goes by I’m becoming more worried about getting access.

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Nicole Wood @wildlifebiogal.bsky.social · Aug 25

One may be a follower of @solomonrdavid.bsky.social when you don’t need the most distinguishing gar characteristic to ID them.

I see that tail poking around the edge.

Jennifer Br🎃🎃ks @stribrooks.bsky.social · Aug 21

The DNR stocked 40 of Minnesota’s 168 fish species in this pond. Ooh! Gar! You’re just going to have to trust me that there’s a gar in this shot.

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Nicole Wood @wildlifebiogal.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Nicole Wood @wildlifebiogal.bsky.social · Aug 22

Who doesn’t want to learn more about these amazing creatures?!?

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MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams @msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · Aug 22

Crayfish monitoring training events are being held across the Great Lakes region this fall. Free to attend!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Image of a crayfish in a bucket of water, with lots of text: "Crayfish Monitoring Trainings. September and October 2025. For Great Lakes natural resource agency staff and conservation group professionals. Participants will learn: Crayfish anatomy & identification, Invasion pathways & regulations, State-specific reporting protocols, Standard field sampling. Registration now open". Logos for Michigan State University and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant.

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International Association for Great Lakes Research @iaglr.bsky.social · Aug 15

IAGLR is happy to announce we are now on Instagram. Give us a follow at iaglrscience.

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · Aug 5

Live along the #GreatLakes coast in Michigan? Learn how the Michigan Coastal Management Program is helping coastal communities to be more environmentally/economically resilient and sustainable in an upcoming webinar.
#Michigan #PureMichigan
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MID...

Reminder to register for the August 12 webinar on the Michigan Coastal Management Program’s Pathway to Resilience

content.govdelivery.com

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Anna Bagels @anna-bagels.bsky.social · Aug 4

We need more $$$$ for Great Lakes research! I want my tax dollars funding the largest freshwater system on the planet.

Great Lakes mussel research starved of funds as whitefish vanish - Bridge Michigan

Quagga mussels deplete food and nutrients from waters, threatening to drive whitefish extinct. But scientists looking for a solution are working on a shoestring budgets, as much more money is devoted ...

bridgemi.com

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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · Aug 1

Happy Friday and Happy 1st of August - we are officially in back-to-school prep now. That means I need to start recruiting seminar speakers!! Please use the linked form below if you are interested in speaking to our students! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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BTO Scotland @btoscotland.bsky.social · Jul 25

New Study! Goosanders were tracked using GPS tags in two Scottish river catchments. 🌊 Results showed birds ranged over significantly longer river stretches in the Forth than birds in the Tweed, with licensed shooting occurring in the latter. All birds showed greater movement during daylight hours. ☀️

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Nicole Wood @wildlifebiogal.bsky.social · Jul 26

Ok folks, my niece wants to attend university outside the U.S.. She’s looking for english-speaking that would be in biology and/or arts. What places would you recommend?

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · Jul 26

Climate change continues to drive weather extremes in the Great Lakes region
#GreatLakes #ClimateChange
www.wpr.org/news/report-...

Report: Climate change continues to drive warmer weather, extremes in Great Lakes region

An updated report confirms that climate change is impacting the Great Lakes region through warmer and wetter weather, greater fluctuation in lake levels and disappearing fish populations.

www.wpr.org

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El Lower @helloellower.bsky.social · Jul 25

Great article! We’ve got a lot of golden oysters here in Michigan (they’re flushing all over the place this time of year) and my forager friends and I have indeed noticed them displacing some of our native oysters. They’re delicious, but I would not recommend purchasing them in grow kits anymore!

Michigan Sea Grant @miseagrant.bsky.social · Jul 24

Paging @helloellower.bsky.social and the GLANSIS team 😬 (okay, fine, it's not an aquatic species, but STILL)

Great Lakes Now @greatlakesnow.bsky.social · Jul 24

Golden oyster mushrooms have become wildly popular for being delicious and easy to grow at home.

But this food craze has also unleashed an invasive species into the wild, and new research shows it’s pushing out native fungi 🍄

Story by @us.theconversation.com:
www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/07/the-...

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Titus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social · Jul 24

Decline of whitefish in Lake Michigan sparks fears that the fish might disappear

The commercial harvest of the fish has declined nearly 90 percent since 1999

#GreatLakes

www.wpr.org/news/decline...

Decline of whitefish in Lake Michigan sparks fears that the fish might disappear

State regulators say the commercial harvest of lake whitefish in Lake Michigan has reached its lowest level since 1990, and some fisheries biologists fear the species might largely disappear in parts ...

www.wpr.org

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Matt Herbert @matteherbert.bsky.social · Jul 16

Fish are disappearing in an African lake that feeds the people of four countries. #Freshwater lakes may not be as vast as oceans but they are just as important. #fisheries
news-decoder.com/finally-a-fo...

Finally, a focus on freshwater fish

Fish are disappearing in an African lake that feeds the people of four countries. Freshwater lakes may not be as vast as oceans but they are just as important.

news-decoder.com

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