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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Donté Smith, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Grand Rapids, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

John Ball Zoo Fights for Great Lakes’ Rarest Butterflies

by Donté Smith July 16, 2025November 8, 2025

As U.S. butterfly populations face declines, the John Ball Zoo has launched a program to save these insects in a race against extinction.

Posted inAYITWK, AYITWKGL, Featured, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research

Easy summer foraging adventures the whole family will remember

by Lisa M. Rose June 30, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Food, Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Wisconsin

One man’s quest to bring more of North America’s largest native fruit, the pawpaw, to Wisconsin

by Wisconsin Public Radio May 8, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

Wildfires are getting worse. Can an old technique help control them?

by Great Lakes Now May 7, 2025
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Nature as a spiritual salve for grief? Cleveland Botanical Garden looks at healing power of outdoors

by Ideastream Public Media May 2, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inDetroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Food, Forests and Plants, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research

How community gardens serve as ‘third places’ for Detroiters

by Ethan Bakuli, Great Lakes Now April 14, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inForests and Plants, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

Groups fight to preserve future of Michigan’s indigenous wild rice

by BridgeDetroit April 3, 2025November 7, 2025
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Putting passion to pages: Minnesota authors release second guide to state wildflowers

by Great Lakes Echo March 21, 2025November 7, 2025
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Tapping Into Tradition: It’s Maple Syrup Season

by Lisa M. Rose March 4, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’

by Grist February 27, 2025November 8, 2025

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