Echo
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.
Echo
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.
Land
‘Adopt-a-Forest’ program encourages citizens to clean up public land
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The Adopt-a-Forest program is volunteer-driven and helps people engage with the outdoors and encourages them to keep public lands clean, the state Department of Natural Resources says.
Echo
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.
Wildlife
Depleted wetlands impact freshwater turtles in Toronto
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Freshwater turtles have become less abundant in coastal areas of Greater Toronto that have significantly decreased wetlands.
Nearshore
Thousand Island Dressing Mystery: Great Lakes origins of one of America’s favorite sauces
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In Thousand Islands, New York, near Lake Ontario, between the United States and Canada, you can find four different origin stories for Thousand Island dressing, three of which involve a woman named May Irwin.
Wildlife
Mapping pathways for roaming cougars
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Cougar habitat in North America has been shrinking due to development, land fragmentation and “human-induced mortality,” wildlife researchers warn.
Beer
Birds and Brews: Pour one out for the piping plover
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Piping plovers, a small white-and-gray shorebird with striking orange legs, are making a comeback this summer – on the beach and at the bar.
COVID-19
Second Spike: Great Lakes parks anticipate increased visitation this summer
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Parks around the Great Lakes are expecting a spike in visitation this season as the United States and Canada continue to distribute COVID-19 vaccines.
Echo
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.