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Jeff Kart

Jeff Kart

Jeff Kart is the principal of Enviroprose, a Bay City, Mich., consulting firm focusing on online communications and specializing in environmental media. More here: http://jeffkart.wordpress.com/about/

Recreation
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Mr. Great Lakes on Au Gres River restoration, Michigander bucket lists

By Jeff Kart | January 25, 2016

Mr. Great Lakes talks watershed stewardship funding and Michigan-themed bucket list additions.

Wildlife
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Mr. Great Lakes on raising energy rates and rebuilding a reef

By Jeff Kart | December 15, 2015

Plus a discussion about some of Michigan’s electric cooperatives going beyond the state’s renewable energy standard.

Echo
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Mr. Great Lakes on bears and wind

By Jeff Kart | December 8, 2015

Plus a discussion about a new and improved Bay Alerts system in Bay City, Michigan.

Waste
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Mr. Great Lakes on microbead alternatives, fish passage, recycling rates

By Jeff Kart | November 8, 2015

Mr. Great Lakes discusses discusses alternatives to microbeads, Frankenmuth fish passage and Michigan’s recycling rate.

Nearshore
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Mr. Great Lakes on storm survey, fishing regs and solar design

By Jeff Kart | October 27, 2015

Mr. Great Lakes talks extreme storm impacts, MSU student solar competition and changes to fishing regulations for Saginaw Bay.

Nearshore
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Mr. Great Lakes on conservation volunteers and clean energy financing

By Jeff Kart | October 19, 2015

Plus, a look at recreational use and stress on the Saginaw Bay area.

Wildlife
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Mr. Great Lakes on top 10 eco-schools and Lake Huron lake trout

By Jeff Kart | October 5, 2015

Mr. Great Lakes talks top schools promoting environmental education and a lake trout resurgence reported in the 2015 edition of “Restoring the Great Lakes.”

Water
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Mr. Great Lakes on two new invasives, conservation and environmental permits

By Jeff Kart | September 14, 2015

Jeff Kart talks new aquatic invaders in Michigan, a Fall Conservation Summit and a new process to obtain environmental permits.

Energy
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Mr. Great Lakes on solar shingles, net metering and beach cleanup

By Jeff Kart | September 7, 2015

Mr. Great Lakes talks Michigan solar and Great Lakes beach cleanup.

Wildlife
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Mr. Great Lakes on monarch butterfly count and beach cleanup

By Jeff Kart | August 28, 2015

Mr. Great Lakes talks monarch declines and grants for community-based marine cleanup.

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Environmental news of the Great Lakes region from the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University.

  • Book helps residents, visitors, use Chicago’s public transit to access recreational sites

    By Joshua Kim “Chicago Transit Hikes," a new book by Lindsay Welbers, aims to help Chicago residents and visitors reach outdoor recreation sites car-free.

  • Solar projects bring larger economic gains to smaller communities, study shows

    By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira A recent study examines how solar projects could be planned in ways that benefit rural communities without significantly increasing electricity costs.

  • Miller in the woods
    Invasive species expert teaches volunteers to overcome ‘plant blindness’

    By Anna Ironside Caroline Miller is a botanical technologist at Michigan State University’s W.J. Beal Botanical Garden, as well as a master’s student. Her work has made her a driving force behind restoration projects on campus and beyond. From invasive species removal days to a growing movement to replace traditional turf lawns with native landscapes, Miller doesn’t quit.

  • Headshot of Ethan Theuerkauf
    Growth in shoreline armoring is reshaping Michigan’s Lake Michigan coast

    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva A new study documents a fivefold increase in shoreline armoring along Lake Michigan’s Eastern coast.

  • How seeds from the past are saving a unique flower of the Great Lakes

    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva More than 30 years ago, a group of scientists planted just 4,200 seeds of the rare Pitcher’s thistle in the sandy dunes of the Great Lakes. At the time, no one knew if the new populations would survive. Today, three decades later, the restored populations are thriving and spreading.

  • Henderson holding a swan
    From otters to butterflies: How Minnesota became a pioneer in nongame wildlife conservation

    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva In the late 1970s, when most wildlife conservation programs in the United States focused almost exclusively on game species, a quiet but historic shift began in Minnesota. It was here that one of the nation’s first state programs dedicated to protecting so-called nongame wildlife emerged from butterflies and bats to bald eagles and river otters. That story is now told in detail by Carrol Henderson in his new book, “A National Legacy: Fifty Years of Nongame Wildlife Conservation in Minnesota."

  • Michigan’s water infrastructure sees improvements, work still needs to be done

    By Clara Lincolnhol The U.S. would need to invest nearly $3.4 trillion over the next 20 years to fix and update drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, says researchers from The Value of Water Campaign. Much of that infrastructure was built 40 to 50 years ago and shows its age. Michigan’s is no exception. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state a D+ for its drinking water infrastructure, a D in storm water management and a C for its wastewater infrastructure. Funding is a major problem. Proposed data centers would put more stress on the infrastructure.

  • Mussels in a green net.
    Endangered spectaclecase mussels reintroduced into the Chippewa River

    By Ada Tussing To combat the population loss of spectaclecase mussels, researchers with both the Minnesota and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released over 177 mussels into the Chippewa River in Northwest Wisconsin.

  • Michigan allocates $77 million to clean thousands of contaminated sites

    By Clara Lincolnhol Michigan is pouring $77 million into clean-up of contaminated abandoned real estate such as former factories. The director of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says the goal is to make the cleaned-up sites safe for housing, commercial developments and other uses.

  • Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions

    By Eric Freedman Flashing light on warning signs near curves can slow drivers and reduce the odds of a crash during winter weather conditions, says a new study by Michigan State University engineers.

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