Unsalted Great Lakes

The U.S administration is putting cross-border science at risk. Together, US-Canada scientists keep the lakes healthy, detect harmful algal blooms and control invasive species. Find out what's at stake with Jerome Marty, Executive Director of International Association for Great Lakes Research.

Is President Trump angling to take over the Great Lakes? Can the water be diverted to other states? Our guest is Daniel Macfarlane, an expert in environmental water history and US-Canada relations. He's an associate professor at Western Michigan University.

Declining ice levels can impact everything from water quality to the economy. Hilary Dugan is one of sixteen researchers who published a study in the journal Science examining seasonal ice cover on lakes. The limnologist joins us from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Read the study: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl3211Ice forecasting tool: https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/ice/#forecast

What are whitefish up against? With the population in decline, we’ll hear about the challenges and possibilities. Our guest is Jason Smith, fisheries biologist with Bay Mills Indian Community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Want to surf a Great? Meet Tarah Coates, owner of a surf shop in Goderich, Ont. We talk about her sweet routine, surfing on the Great Lakes and its mental health benefits.