State asks residents to prepare their homes for wildfires
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By Kayte Marshall
It only takes a sunny afternoon, a yard full of dead leaves and one bad decision to turn spring cleaning into a wildfire. The DNR and National Fire Protection Association are advising homeowners to fight fire with foresight this year, especially in Northern Michigan where winter storms left massive amounts of flammable debris and dead trees on the ground.
Land
Labor shortage keeps Ontario farmers from adopting sustainable methods, research finds
By Clara Lincolnhol Many Ontario farmers acknowledge the positive benefits of sustainable farming practices but don’t have the manpower to actually adopt them, according to a study published by the University of Waterloo.
Water
Lake Michigan shipwreck earns National Register spot
By Eric Freedman The National Park Service has put another Lake Michigan shipwreck on the National Register of Historic Places.
But most of the boat’s history remains unknown.
Land
Book tells stories of climate and community in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area
By Clara Lincolnhol
Writer Tamara Dean left the city for a rural life in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area, a region known for dodging the glaciers that carved the landscape of the surrounding states and the Great Lakes 10,000 years ago.