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Dec 3rd, 2024

Surrounded by Conservation lands and other naturalized areas, the busy Port of Monroe, Michigan is part of Michigan's Blue Economy by providing habitat for many kinds of birds and fish.  The proximity of the DTE Energy Plant which produces thermal discharge into the port waters attracts fish

Nov 29th, 2024

Clint Jacobs, Candy Donaldson and Catherine Febria created the Indigenous Guardians Endowment Fund to help protect the land, w

Nov 19th, 2024

Currently, if you want to ride your bike in Windsor and Detroit, you have to put your bike on your car and drive it over the border.  Given the close relationship between Windsor and Detroit, it seems unthinkable that one cannot ride their bike from one to the other.  With the completio

Nov 18th, 2024

A team of researchers at the University of Windsor is tracking the instances and spread of Avian Flu in Windsor-Essex.  The team, led by Dr. Kenneth Ng, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and collaborators Dr. Mike McKay (GLIER/SOE) and Dr.

Oct 29th, 2024

Please join us on Friday, Nov. 8 at 12 pm in the Davidson Conference Centre at GLIER (Rm. 250) for a talk by John Austin.  Mr. Austin will talk about how the reclamation of the Great Lakes water quality and waterfronts has powered an economic revival in the Great Lakes region. 

Oct 28th, 2024

The new Gordie Howe International Bridge set to open in Fall 2025 is expected to boost tourism on both sides of the border by linking cycling and walking trails in Detroit and Windsor.  The new bridge will have a safe and separated walking/biking lane for people to use to cross the bridge, f