Fighting invasive species on one island led to plan for all
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Michigan researchers recently created a series of steps to show people how to rid Great Lakes islands of plants and animals that invade their ecosystems.
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Plant trees, store carbon, save the environment
Michigan’s 3.9 million acres of state forests could be recruited for a fight to limit climate change by storing carbon emissions.
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Insect indecision: Which should be Michigan’s state bug?
By Indri Maulidar
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What’s orange, flies to Mexico every year and was recently proposed as a Michigan icon? It’s the monarch butterfly. Four Michigan senators recently introduced a bill to make the monarch butterfly Michigan’s state insect.
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Since China won’t buy recyclables, centers look for local markets
Recycling centers adapting to the loss of China as a market might take a look at what has been going on in Michigan’s Emmet County for decades.