Summer 2026 Lakes Letter

Early Career Research
Guest edited by Navjot Dhaliwal, Nathalie Kuria, Erin Smith, Ian Stone, and Thiranya Weerakoon

Features

Creating a collaborative environment for coastal research by Kendahl Klatt, Owen R. Hodges & Muhammed Nedim Sahvelet
Learning to row together: What community science and Indigenous communities taught me about water by Carolina Montes
Beyond the bench: How book reviews build better lab communities by Bopi Biddanda
Stewarding the Great Lakes we inherit by Hassan Ezzeddine, Ali Iqbal & Abigail Wallace
From here to there: Bridging people, pathways, and possibilities by Ruth Duncan, Ella Kinart, Ian Stone, Erin Smith & Navjot Dhaliwhal
The art of the eel by Mary Ann Perron, Abraham Francis, Erin Smith, Kayla Sunday, Mackenzie Wylie-Arbic, Stephany Hildebrand, Yanik Rozon & Anthony Wallace

Research Briefs

Fishing beyond fun: The importance of recreational fish consumption in the Great Lakes by Emma Rice
One framework to map them all: A new approach to mapping dreissenid biomass by Tyler J. Harrow-Lyle
The summer phosphorus pulse: Internal loading from agricultural stream sediments by Grace Watson
Supporting the genetic health and long-term resilience of lake trout in Lake Superior by Emily Bardwell-Patino
When the water rises: A new tool helps communities plan for floods by Jeffrey L. Ashby
Reconnecting rivers: Investigating the impact of dam removal on Lake Erie walleye by Demetra Williams
Rethinking who grazes harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie by Lyndsie Collis

Perspectives

Book Review

Ode to our vanishing wetlands: A review of Annie Proulx's Fen, Bog & Swamp by Kaylynne Dennis, Lindsay Stankus, Andrew Pezda, Andrei Skelly & Bopi Biddanda

Association News

Member News

In Memoriam

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