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The future of Michigan’s environmental risk

By Andrew Blok | June 15, 2020

This is the final part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.

Echo

Education builds lasting connections to Michigan’s environment

By Andrew Blok | June 8, 2020

This is the third part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.

Water

Risks in Michigan’s urban environment

By Andrew Blok | June 1, 2020

This is the second part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.

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Looking back at Michigan’s environmental risk

By Andrew Blok | May 26, 2020

This is the first part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.

Water

Irrigation hides climate change threats to streams, water scorpions, trout

By Andrew Blok | February 25, 2020

Drops in baseflow can harm stream’s health and the health of the organisms that rely on them. But irrigation can mask climate-driven drops in those flows, said Sue Borchardt, a doctoral student in the department of geography at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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Fighting polarization in algae bloom controversy

By Andrew Blok | February 12, 2020

A new study shows some surprising common ground in Ohioans’ beliefs about solving Lake Erie’s algal bloom problem, even when they disagree on the best solution.

The Buzz

Wasp recruited for Michigan stink bug fight

By Andrew Blok | October 31, 2019

Sometimes you have to fight invasive species with outside help.

Citizen science

Record a prized catch for science without revealing your favorite fishing hole

By Andrew Blok | September 4, 2019

Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium has released the Great Lakes Fish Finder App to record fish sightings in the Great Lakes area.

Urban

Competing visions for a famed river in a Midwest hotspot: Part 2

By Andrew Blok | August 30, 2019

This 2-part series explores two projects on Michigan’s Grand River and how a fast-growing region is struggling to define a relationship with the river it was built around.

Water

Competing visions for a famed river in a Midwest hotspot: Part 1

By Andrew Blok | August 28, 2019

This 2-part series explores two projects on Michigan’s Grand River and how a fast-growing region is struggling to define a relationship with the river it was built around.

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Catch of the Day

  • Water test: Rending the Great Lakes food web

    The food web in lakes Michigan and Huron has changed in ways that jeopardize age-old fishing traditions and raise questions about how we’ve managed them. Now negotiators are updating a legal settlement that spells out where and how much lake whitefish and lake trout can be harvested. 

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COVID-19

  • Communities welcome return of winter festivals

    By Sammy Schuck Most people may know that festivals attract people to Michigan communities. What most may not know is that festivals and events in the state are an annual $1 billion industry, according to Michigan Festivals and Events Association CEO Mike Szukhent. According to Szukhent, the lack of winter festivals last year “hit hard.” […]

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Podcasts

  • ‘Adopt-a-Forest’ program encourages citizens to clean up public land

    The Adopt-a-Forest program is volunteer-driven and helps people engage with the outdoors and encourages them to keep public lands clean, the state Department of Natural Resources says.

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Photo Friday

  • NASA astronaut captures Belle Isle image from space

    The Detroit River is one of the most important waterways in the Great Lakes system, according to NASA’s post.

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