"What's good for suckers is almost always good for the entire fish community, including game species." That's how Dr. Patrick Doran characterized the importance to the Great Lakes of this freshwater fish species now being studied by Dr. Pete McIntyre in partnership with The Nature Conservancy.

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The Conservancy applauds finalizing the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Compact. Rich Bowman explains the impact of the Compact on the Great Lakes.

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Volunteer contributions in 2007 included 3884 hours helping with  stewardship tasks. Read our 2007 Stewardship Report.

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