Echo
Climate change calls on us to learn to live with fire
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Climate change presents an opportunity for Michiganders to change their relationship with fire.
Echo
The prescription for Michigan: More fire
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Many barriers to meeting Michigan’s ecological needs for fire are rooted in resources and bureaucracy.
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Tree-ring research illuminates early fire history of Lower Michigan
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Michigan’s fire history, as told by its fire-scarred tree stumps, has something to say about the future of fire.
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State sampling surface waters to assess quality
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By McKoy Scribner
Capital News Service
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is assessing the state’s water quality, something that’s necessary in a state that’s rich in water resources. The department is conducting its annual surface water sampling to protect human health and aquatic life and to maintain recreational suitability. Water sampling is done at locations across the state. But certain locations are trend sites. This means staff will return in consecutive years to understand what long-term developments look like.
Catch of the Day
Lake Michigan view featured on National Geographic’s December issue
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The image, captured by Keith Ladzinski, features Empire Bluff, part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Leelanau County, Michigan.
Echo
Lockdown clears Michigan air
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Along with inhibiting the spread of COVID-19, stay at home orders had the secondary effect of improving air quality in the Great Lakes region, experts say.
drownings
Is Lake Michigan the most dangerous Great Lake?
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Jamie Racklyeft, the executive director of the Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said the reason Lake Michigan has the most drownings among the Great Lakes is a combination of wind direction and tourism.
Homepage Featured
Former hunting TV show host sentenced for violation of Lacey Act
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A federal judge recently banned the Indiana host of a former hunting television show from hunting for 30 months after he illegally shot a trophy buck.
Diversity
Hip-hop forestry with Thomas Easley
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Combining a love for both forestry and hip-hop, Thomas Easley has recruited diverse students into environmental sciences.
Echo
Great Lakes Echo’s greatest hits of 2018
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Reflect on 2018 with us. These are the Echo stories that garnered the most visits, shares and comments in 2018.