Recreation
The Food Fix: ArtPrize artist creates piece on water scarcity
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The Food Fix podcasters visited ArtPrize in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, to talk to people who are taking a more artistic route to feed the world.
Water
Tracking status of Great Lakes sea lamprey with new app
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Track the dramatic drop in invasive sea lamprey numbers in the Great Lakes with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s new app.
Wildlife
Sandhill cranes and birdwatchers flock to Bellevue for annual festival
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WKAR’s Current State discusses the upcoming CraneFest with the executive director of the Michigan Audubon Society, Johnathan Lutz.
Land
More Michigan women turning to agriculture
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There are almost one million female farmers in the U.S., and Michigan alone saw a 17.6 percent increase in women in agriculture between 2007 and 2014.
Wildlife
Mr. Great Lakes on top 10 eco-schools and Lake Huron lake trout
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Mr. Great Lakes talks top schools promoting environmental education and a lake trout resurgence reported in the 2015 edition of “Restoring the Great Lakes.”
Water
Chicago conferences focus on Asian carp, toxic algae, oil pipelines
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Great Lakes Week brought government officials and environmentalists together to talk about the region’s most pressing environmental issues.
Water
Great Lakes Now coverage of Great Lakes Week 2015
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Great Lakes Week in Chicago has ended, but you can catch highlights here.
Wildlife
Michigan lawmakers mull tougher poaching penalties
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The bills would increase poaching penalties with a steep hike in restitution prices.
Land
Land cap not a problem for Michigan DNR
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The Michigan DNR reports no negative outcomes from its initial cap on state land ownership.
Land
Michigan ag exports to China skyrocket
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The dollar value of dairy product exports to China skyrocketed 688 percent while prepared fruit and vegetable exports rose almost four-fold.