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Tag: forests

Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Forest to MI Faucet: Using trees to keep water sources pristine

by Michigan Public April 26, 2023November 8, 2025

A forest expert at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is putting together a program to use trees to help keep sources of drinking water cleaner.

Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Frogs, salamanders, and fairy shrimp are appearing at a vernal pool near you

by Michigan Public April 4, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Nonprofit buys 31,000 forested acres by Copper Harbor to keep land public

by Bridge Michigan November 7, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism

Under current climate trends, Michigan’s Up North forests could be doomed

by Bridge Michigan August 30, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Forests and Plants, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

‘I had to speak up’: Two Northwoods friends push Wisconsin DNR to protect lakeshore forests

by Wisconsin Watch August 19, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Forests and Plants, Latest News, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Lessons to learn from a very big mushroom

by Natasha Blakely April 26, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate Change, Forests and Plants, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Quebec, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

One key solution to the world’s climate woes? Canada’s natural landscapes

by The Narwhal August 19, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inArticle, Latest News, News, Video

A Winter Walk in the Woods – Preserving our Forests and a Lumberjack’s Story

by GLN Editor November 16, 2016

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