Great Lakes Echo (http://greatlakesecho.org/category/land/)
This category encompasses land-based issues. It is further segregated with tags into such issues as farm, urban redevelopment or decay, forest, mining.
Embattled Michigan cherry growers got a win last month when the president revoked Turkey’s duty-free status for cherry juice. But while the move keeps Turkey from getting free access to the U.S. market, growers say the tariff is not big enough to keep away imports that harm prices.
The 26 land conservancies spread out in every region of the state protect natural land from development and give residents an escape into nature.
Michigan native Erik Rintamaki discovered a glowing rock on the shores of Lake Superior – and a new career path.
How do you know if what you’re looking at is an invasive species? There’s an app for that.
Archaeological excavations at four sites in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are shedding new light on historic maple sugaring operations and the people – mostly Native Americans and French-Canadians – who ran them.
Michigan is the country’s top producer of tart cherries but the industry is slammed by a sharp increase in lower-cost imports.
Lions and tigers and bears, oh regulate! A Lowell lawmaker wants the state to regulate the breeding of large carnivores by zoos in Michigan, saying it would promote animal safety, health and conservation.
Did a pothole just eat your tire and rim? Want compensation? Fuhgeddaboutit. Like the state, counties rarely reimburse motorists for pothole damage to their vehicles.
A pilot program looking for better ways to coordinate repair, maintenance and replacement of Michigan’s roads and other infrastructure is finishing its recommendations this month.
A research method called “telecoupling” may provide more accurate predictions of environmental disasters.
