Fish
Hurricane recordings point to possible future for Great Lakes monitoring
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Great Lakes researchers hope that year-long recording of underwater sounds near Puerto Rico could lead to similar recording of fish and other watery sounds here.
Capital News Service
Snowmobile sales rebound but less snow, fewer riders slow recovery
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The cost of the sport, warm winters and the lasting impacts of the Great Recession have all left their mark on Michigan’s snowmobiling industry.
Capital News Service
New tool against pollution is ancient: tree canopies
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Trees’ leafy canopies work like an umbrella over the pavement, keeping rainwater from flowing across the ground and into larger bodies of water.
Climate
Imagine a Great Lakes weather forecaster who’s always right
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A team of weather scientists are looking for ways to more accurately predict lake-effect snow and give more advanced warning of it before it hits.
Forests
Pennsylvania’s forest primeval
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Scenes from Hearts Content in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest.
Agriculture
Michigan program boosts school nutrition with local foods
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A Michigan program offers up to 10 cents per meal for schools to purchase Michigan grown or processed food.
Capital News Service
Bill would let some counties veto state land purchases in Michigan
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Michigan counties with lots of public land are looking to take some control over state land purchases.
Art
Book gives voice to Driftless Area artists
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A recent book puts together writings and pictures from the Driftless Area, a unique Midwestern region.
Green Gavel
Duck! Duck! Busted!
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Three Wisconsin duck hunting guides let clients exceed their daily bag limit in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
Echo
Two new books praise Upper Peninsula identity, art
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Michigan’s northern half has received its fair share of snubs. Two authors are trying to change the conversation by highlighting the peninsula’s rich cultural and literary history.