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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, Culture, Forests and Plants, 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
Posted inCulture, Featured, Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology & Research

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 inFeature 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 inCulture, Forests and Plants, 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
Posted inBooks, Art and Music, Culture, Forests and Plants, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Putting passion to pages: Minnesota authors release second guide to state wildflowers

by Great Lakes Echo March 21, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Food, Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research

Tapping Into Tradition: It’s Maple Syrup Season

by Lisa M. Rose March 4, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Forests and Plants, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, 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, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism

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

by Bridge Michigan February 20, 2025

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    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.

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