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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
Posted inForests and Plants, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

Are the ash trees doomed?

by Great Lakes Now February 25, 2025
Posted inForests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism

Trump firings hit Great Lakes sea lamprey program, Michigan forestry workers

by Bridge Michigan February 20, 2025
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Toledo’s community art highlights importance of native plants for safe drinking water

by Great Lakes Echo February 13, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inForests and Plants, Indiana, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Neighbors worry development would raze urban forest

by Mirror Indy February 5, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, Infrastructure, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Connecting people to nature through The Great Lakes Way

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now January 6, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAYITWK, Featured, Food, Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research

Winter Wellness Pantry: Elderberry Elixir

by Lisa M. Rose January 3, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, New York, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

5 Reasons to Build a Backyard Frog Pond

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now November 25, 2024
Posted inAYITWK, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research

Winter Wellness Pantry

by Lisa M. Rose November 19, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFood, Forests and Plants, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism

Smashing pumpkins in Traverse City to reduce trash

by Interlochen Public Radio November 14, 2024November 8, 2025

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    Cleveland-Cliffs won a federal grant to install hydrogen-ready tech. Now, it wants to revamp its Middletown blast furnace, raising questions about its use of funds.
  • Spore loser: the DIY mushroom-growing trend invading Ontario forests
    Golden oyster mushrooms are spreading fast, altering how Ontario’s forests grow, decompose and nurture important native mushrooms.
  • The northern Michigan ice storm battered the electric grid. Is burying power lines the solution?
    It's been a year since the devastating ice storm. Poles and wires have since been replaced, but some residents wonder whether it makes more sense to bury them out of the reach of increasingly damaging snow, wind and ice.

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