Solutions
Land O’Lakes helps push for sustainable farming
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Land O’Lakes says it’s prepared to help alleviate the risk of switching to more climate-smart practices that improve soil health.
Nearshore
A cost-effective solution to beach erosion
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The bay is eroding quickly, leaving the inland vulnerable.
Echo
Wood products from urban sources a growing trend
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Getting lumber from urban sources is a growing alternative in Michigan and nationwide.
Energy
Ann Arbor developers create solar neighborhood
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Each home will have all-electric appliances powered by solar panels. They will be built with sustainably harvested wood.
Beaches
Beach cleaning robots are coming to Lake Erie
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The BeBots and Pixedrones will be deployed to Olander Park near Toledo, and then Hinckley Reservation, North Coast Harbor, Fairport Harbor Beach of the Cleveland area.
Climate
City street trees mitigate climate change better than expected
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Trees are an important component of controlling city flooding. According to researchers, removing a single tree can increase stormwater runoff by 1,585 gallons.
Echo
Eat the weeds
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From fine dining to TikTok videos, in the past few years, there’s been a renewed interest in foraging and wild food. Wild food is often more nutritious and sustainable than store-bought counterparts.
CIGLR
Smartening up a beach could save lives
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A system of beachside cameras developed by the University of Windsor could prevent drownings by tracking beachgoer behavior. Solutions include installing warning signs at particular spots on the beach, or shifting boardwalks and beach entrance points away from dangerous areas.
Echo
Ancient invention may safely move fish across barriers while blocking invaders, study finds
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In the course of 11 days, a device dating back to 234 B.C. successfully transported 704 fish across the Cheboygan Dam in the northern part of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula with no injuries observed.
CIGLR
Cornell researchers farm pixels
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While virtual reality grows in the entertainment world, a team of Cornell researchers is using it to prepare farmworkers for hard work. Cornell hopes to collaborate with farms to create a variety of virtual reality spaces for people to visit and learn how to farm. The idea is to document and record the various practices used on a successful farm.