Echo
Hear crickets chirping in the evening? Use them to tell the temperature
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The steady sound of crickets chirping in the evening is a staple of a midwest summer. And with some simple math that chirping can be utilized to tell the temperature.
Echo
Remembering the birth of Isle Royale’s wolf-moose study
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When L. David Mech arrived at Isle Royale in 1959, he had no idea he would pioneer the nation’s longest-running prey-predator study, one that would become a model for wildlife biologists around the world.
Echo
Ohio slaughterhouse operator sent to prison for environmental, money laundering crimes
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A federal judge in Ohio has sentenced an illegal slaughterhouse operator to 33 months behind bars for dumping animal blood and other “bodily fluids” into a waterway that empties into Beaver Creek and Lake Erie in violation of the Clean Water Act.
Agriculture
MSU study finds no-till farming yields long-term economic benefits
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Results from a nearly 30-year ongoing study published by researchers at Michigan State University’s Kellogg Biological Station show that over the long-term, no-till agriculture produces improved crop yields.
Art
Artists, activists shift environmental art exhibit online during pandemic
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An art exhibition and panel discussions hosted by the Detroit Center for Design + Technology that addresses climate change is available to explore online through August 15.
Algae
As toxic algal blooms impact Lake Erie, Michigan sees agriculture as main culprit
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Toxic algae blooming in Lake Erie is creating safety concerns for humans and aquatic life prompting the state of Michigan to work with farmers to reduce the phosphorus levels in field runoff.
Recreation
Short drive to the wilderness
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Located only two hours from the northern part of Metro Detroit and an even a shorter drive from Flint and Saginaw, the Huron County Nature Center is a 280-acre oasis of woods and wetlands in an area of the state known mostly for sugar beets, navy beans and the sandy beaches of Saginaw Bay.
bats
The deadly disease that wiped out 90% of the Upper Peninsula’s bats, and a new hope for one species
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A new study shows a glimmer of hope for bats affected by white-nose syndrome.
Art
New cookbook highlights food of Great Lakes Indigenous peoples
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A new cookbook serves up the culture along with the food of the Indigenous people of the Great Lakes region.
aquaculture
Fish farmers find new applications for old dairy farming equipment
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As smaller dairy farms are sold to larger operations, fish farmers are finding use for their old manure lagoons.