Teach Me About the Great Lakes

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Teach Me About the Great Lakes

Show Notes

Live from the Kildare House in Windsor, ON as part of the IAGLR conference! Stuart, Megan, and Carolyn speak with Dr. Trevor Pitcher of the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, about about the Detroit River, who is winning the war with sturgeon, and whether gobydogs are a wise investment. Please note that, due to the live nature of this recording at a literal Irish Pub, the sound quality is...consistent with being in an Irish Pub. Trevor is a Hall-of-Fame guest, though, and worth listening to! Show links: Trevor's homepage https://www.uwindsor.ca/glier/205/freshwater-ecology-restoration-centre Minnow researcher uses You Tube, children’s literature to connect people with at-risk species https://www.streamsidestories.ca/ O'Maggio's Kildare House

Show credits: Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton Co-Host and Senior Producer: Carolyn Foley Co-host and Producer: Megan Gunn Producers: Renie Miles Associate Producer: Ethan Chitty Coordinating Producer: Moti Agunbiade Edited by: Sandra Svoboda Podcast art by: Joel Davenport Music by: Stuart Carlton

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