Great Lakes Now, Looking Up and Out
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Saturday, July 15, at 6 PM
Nature is both fragile and fearsome. In the Chicago River, fish populations have suffered since the river became a steel-lined channel, but can floating garden islands restore a more natural habitat? Our region offers spectacular night sky views, but will new satellites mar their beauty? And how are Great Lakes parks coping with COVID-19 and record-setting lake levels?
Floating Islands Update
What happens to the wildlife and ecosystem when rivers are widened, dredged and straightened to make way for commercial shipping vessels? And can they be restored? We revisit floating islands in the Chicago River to see some good news for fish.
Dark Skies Photography
On a clear night, the Great Lakes provide an amazing view of the stars, making our region a great place to see—or even photograph—the milky way, or the northern lights. See photographers in action capturing these dark sky phenomena.
Indiana Dunes Redux
Like all of us, parks in the U.S. and Canada faced challenges in 2020. We catch up with one of the newest national parks that we first introduced to you in 2019, for an update on what the past year has meant for parks on both sides of the border in the Great Lakes region.