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Karen Hopper Usher

Karen Hopper Usher
Climate

Five things the region does to get ready for climate change

By Karen Hopper Usher | June 1, 2017

Climate change is all but inevitable, but experts around the region have come up with ways to adapt and prepare for it.

Climate

Will the whole country descend upon Michigan in 2100?

By Karen Hopper Usher | May 25, 2017

Experts are skeptical.

Climate

The state of the Great Lakes: What to expect from climate change

By Jack Nissen and Karen Hopper Usher | May 24, 2017

The first in a series of stories on what the Great Lakes region can expect from climate change in the not-so-far-off future.

Wildlife

A frog concert after dark

By Karen Hopper Usher | May 16, 2017

Citizen scientists survey the state’s wetlands, listening to male frogs and toads croak their pick-up lines into the dark.

Catch of the Day

Green, fast locomotives coming to region

By Karen Hopper Usher | May 8, 2017

Greener locomotives will soon start transporting passengers around the Great Lakes region.

Agriculture

Some farm equipment too heavy for soil

By Karen Hopper Usher | April 20, 2017

We gotta be nicer to the planet’s dirt.

Art

Giving new life to road kill

By Karen Hopper Usher | April 17, 2017

Taxidermist Jonathan Wright is making a name for himself by giving new life to raptors in Michigan and beyond.

Echo

New York man gets 16 months in border patrol incident

By Karen Hopper Usher | April 5, 2017

A New York man who tried to flee and then threatened border patrol agents is sentenced to 16 months in prison.

lyme disease

Humidity could be key to understanding ticks and Lyme disease

By Karen Hopper Usher | March 8, 2017

Ticks’ love of humidity could be behind the Lyme disease disparity in northern and southern states.

5k

Run a 5K on an actual runway

By Karen Hopper Usher | March 7, 2017

A runway 5K comes to West Michigan.

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Commentary

  • Commentary: Nature and fashion

    Finding out what fabric something is made of, the process behind it and everything in between only made me love fashion more. 

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Catch of the Day

  • Melanoma cases higher in rural areas, study finds

    Research shows that rural residents have higher rates of breast, prostate, cervical and colorectal cancer, lower rates of preventative screening and higher death rates from those types of cancer than urban residents.

  • More Catch of the Day

Podcasts

  • Northern Ontario art form pays homage to Native roots

    Heavily symbolic, Woodland art uses the vibrancy of primary colors to convey the ideology behind Ojibwe culture in the forms of animals, plants, people and even the land.

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Climate Stories

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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