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Recreation

Deferred maintenance at Michigan’s national parks has added up to a big bill

By Kyle Davidson | January 31, 2020

National parks in Michigan and across the country are in a $12 billion hole in funding for infrastructure repairs and deferred maintenance, according to a new report.

Fishing

Proposal could place more requirements on hunting, fishing guides

By Joe Dandron | January 29, 2020

Commercial hunting and fishing guides would need state licenses under a proposal pending in a Michigan House committee. Supporters say that would provide additional safety for hunters and anglers if guides must carry liability insurance and know CPR and first aid.

Land

High water levels damage lake docks, breakwalls

By Danielle James | January 21, 2020

The Army Corps of Engineers is warning of damage and danger from rising Great Lakes water levels and winter storms.

food

Eating healthy on vacation? Michigan state parks don’t provide many options

By Indri Maulidar | January 17, 2020

A 2014 survey discovered that 19 Michigan state parks provided almost no healthy food options to visitors.

Echo

Visitors contribute to Great Lakes art exhibit with Instagram

By Nyjah Bunn | January 13, 2020

The Detroit Institute of Arts is displaying photographer Jeff Gaydash’s work alongside Instagram submissions of the Great Lakes from the public in the Michigan Great Lakes exhibit.

Fish

Michigan fish-sorter has global implications

By Lucas Day | January 9, 2020

A $20 million test facility used to find how to keep undesirable fish from moving upstream without using a dam is coming to Michigan’s Boardman River.

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Companies say bye to polystyrene foam

By Tasia Bass | January 7, 2020

The second of two stories exploring the effects of polystyrene on the environment, organizations fighting to ban it and companies adapting environment-friendly alternatives. 

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Polystyrene products threaten the environment, organizations fight back

By Helen Korneffel | January 6, 2020

The first of two stories exploring the effects of polystyrene on the environment, organizations fighting to ban it and companies adapting environment-friendly alternatives.

bees

Seeking the building blocks of pollinator conservation

By Weiting Du | January 2, 2020

Great Lakes researchers are seeking fundamental knowledge about pollinators like bumble bees and butterflies, hoping to reverse their decline.

Recreation

Lanterns light winter nights at this Michigan state park

By Taylor Baker  | December 20, 2019

Hartwick Pines State Park has new winter programming that promises to show the park’s old growth forest in a new light.

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