Paul Vriend's photo of a beaver swimming at Jackson Park leads the notes package from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

A recent study has found dozens of previously unknown “forever chemicals” in the fish, mussels and waters of Lake Huron, revealing more contamination than previously realized. Researchers from ...

Altogether, the Great Lakes are seeing healthier ice coverage this year. Here's what to know about their current conditions.

When observing a 25-year anniversary, silver has long been the standard. For those fortunate enough to reach a consequential ...

An Ohio Department of Natural Resources photographer captured more than a dozen eagles perched in the trees in an Erie County nature preserve last week.

Lake Michigan is home to a mysterious structure of stones that were once located above the water - but good luck finding it!

A large, clear yellowish, glob caught in Thunder Bay along Lake Huron was a bryozoan colony, native to the habitat.

The lakes of the US are often thought of as great holiday destinations. All of them provide a combination of hiking, boating, ...

River stocking could save whitefish. Scientists in northern Michigan are still trying to figure out the best way to do it.

Michigan's special sturgeon season on Black Lake set a new record this year, ending just 17 minutes after it began.

The geese winter at the wetland, leaving their frozen homes on the Tibetan plateau and in Central Asia each year, tens of thousands of them crossing high mountain passes to settle in locations across ...

Sat at the border with Kenya, the lake is brimming with wildlife around it, seemingly unbothered by the dangers it poses to their life. Advert Not only is it the breeding ground for the endangered ...