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Lessons to learn from a very big mushroom

by Natasha Blakely April 26, 2022

Take some advice from the 2,500-year-old, 400,000-kilogram fungus living in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

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A Warning for Great Lakes States: A disease called “Oak wilt” is striking Michigan Forests

by Mary Ellen Geist May 30, 2017November 10, 2025