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Michigan’s growing hemp industry faces roadblocks
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Michigan’s hemp industry could get up to $100 million in federal funds to help it compete globally under a proposal pushed by a nationwide growers association.
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Business rivals indicted for ginseng trafficking
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A federal grand jury has indicted two business rivals in Western Pennsylvania for alleged interstate trafficking in wild ginseng, a perennial herb whose root is valued for its reputed aphrodisiac and medicinal properties, including as a panacea or cure-all for some diseases.
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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.
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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.
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Sarah Douglas: From Lake Ontario to the Tokyo Olympics
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Canada has nine sailors heading to the Olympics, six of which hail from the Great Lakes. Sarah Douglas is one of them.
Catch of the Day
Michigan county health department on lookout for mosquito-borne diseases
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Mosquitoes are out in full force this summer, which also means a risk of mosquito-borne illnesses.
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Search for Isle Royale’s bone bounty yields environmental clues, new friends, wilderness salvation
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Since 1988, the Isle Royale Moosewatch Expedition has sought volunteer backpackers for a community science project.
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Researchers find relationship between invasive zebra mussels, toxic algae
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Scientists from the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station first noticed an invasive population of zebra mussels in Gull Lake in the mid-1990s.