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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchStaci Lola DrouillardNibi Chronicles: A beaver named Annabelle, her kin, and us
-Raised on Saganagons Lake in the border country between the U.S. and Canada, Milt Powell was a great friend of the Drouillard family. He and my dad had many adventures as kids and young men, learning the way of the woods in far northeastern Minnesota.
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Great Lakes Moment: Nature right outside your school door
-Southgate, Michigan has created a significant 41-acre nature center adjacent to Southgate Anderson High School.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDetroit RiverFeature HomepageJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshGreat Lakes Moment: New trail connects people with secluded Detroit River wetlands
-The new Grosse Ile Township greenway trail is designed to improve public access to the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge’s Gibraltar Bay Unit.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectRegionResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: The event that saved Humbug Marsh
-Humbug Marsh is an internationally important wetland because of its ecological impact on the Detroit River corridor and the Great Lakes Basin.
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AdvocacyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationForests and PlantsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchNonprofit buys 31,000 forested acres by Copper Harbor to keep land public
-The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental group, has paid a New York hedge fund more than $27 million for part of the land, with another purchase to come.
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Feature HomepageForests and PlantsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin‘I had to speak up’: Two Northwoods friends push Wisconsin DNR to protect lakeshore forests
-A retired forester and a writer say the DNR allows logging perilously close to lakes. State officials disagree.
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APClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationLake MichiganMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAs species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape
-In a forest near Lake Michigan, two scientists attached a backpack tracking device to a merlin they’d lured into a net. The mission: help prevent the predatory species from gobbling up piping plovers — highly endangered shorebirds that nest nearby.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWhy did the salamander cross the road?
-Marquette’s blue-spotted salamanders inspire a city’s conservation efforts.
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BudgetClimate ChangeCollaborationHabitat RestorationLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWhat Does Building Back Better Look Like?
-The United States has tentatively allocated $6-billion to conserve and restore coastal areas and prepare for a changing climate. We asked a range of experts how all that money should be spent.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeGreat Lakes Moment: Kirtland’s warblers are thriving in Michigan
-The Kirtland’s warbler went from less than 200 males in the ‘70s to more than 2,200 in 2021. In this month’s column, John Hartig looks at their recovery.
