Land
Temporary seasonal workers face language, legal issues
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The increased number of foreign seasonal farm workers in Michigan means increased challenges for the workers, legally and economically.
Recreation
Looking for morels? Find a burn site
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Since morel mushrooms are usually found in former burn sites, the Michigan DNR created an online map of the state’s 2015 wildfires and prescribed burns to help hunters find the fungi easier.
Recreation
Inland fisheries’ importance underrated, study says
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Inland fisheries are a primary indicator of ecosystem change and are an important factor with food security and economic security.
Wildlife
Michigan DNR steps up chronic wasting monitoring
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The agency is increasing efforts to monitor deer for a fatal disease that interferes with their digestive abilities of deer, causing them to waste away.
bats
Wildlife grants awarded to tribes in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota
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The $5 million in awards will help protect bats, sturgeon and other wildlife.
Contaminants
Banned PCBs still haunt Great Lakes
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Study raises questions about whether enough is being done to eliminate emissions that can cause cancer and damage human immune and endocrine systems.
Art
Good anglers, bad marriages and fish that fake orgasms
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New book explores the lore and legacy of fishing in the North Woods.
Contaminants
It’s not just water: aging Michigan cities are challenged to get lead out of demolition debris
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Structures built before 1978 likely contain lead dust that once released can blow through urban neighborhoods and homes.
Fish
Bacterial disease threatens fish throughout the Great Lakes
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It affects wild fish and those raised in hatcheries.
Wildlife
Floating bird carcasses make waves in botulism research
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Tracking how they drift could lead to the source of what’s killing them. Increasing algae growth may be implicated.