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States, organizations work with landowners to plan for the future of their forests
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It’s not easy to talk about your own death, but for landowners it’s a conversation that could save both vulnerable wildlife and a family legacy.
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Satellite Watch: Fly through the Great Lakes aurora
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This time-lapse video by NASA’s Earth Observatory was made from a series of photographs to make a cool flight simulation over the Great Lakes. See if you can spot the big cities, aurora borealis and lightning bolts (and if you get stuck, look here at a labeled NASA photograph).
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Cottage food laws bring home kitchens to market
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Cottage food laws in Great Lakes states give home bakers the chance to earn extra income, test out new business plans and sell delicious local food from their own kitchens.
Water
A dam on Michigan’s Dowagiac River has an uncertain fate as nearby Paw Paw again flows free
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One dam removed while a nearby dam with a sketchy safety record remains in southwest Michigan.
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Racial disparities in the Detroit food system
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Gardens, nonprofits, farms and new businesses have recently bolstered Detroit’s food system but critics say it remains plagued by an old city foe — racism.
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Fall Photo Friday: A pile of beauty and a placid reflection
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The reds, yellows and oranges are fading to brown and falling off, so this will be our last installment of Fall Photo Fridays. A big thanks to all of our leafer-readers who submitted pictures. Next week we’ll return to our regularly scheduled Photo Fridays – so don’t let dying leaves discourage you, and keep those pictures coming!
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VIDEO: Old debts, stubborn cows may hinder switch to pasture-based dairy farming – Part 3
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Grass or grains?
For some farmers, moving cows from the feedlot to the field yields more money for less work.
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Ohio tackling Lake Erie erosion on hyper-local levels
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Lake Erie’s shoreline is falling into the water.
The lake’s Ohio coast is eroding and officials are using a hyper-local approach to stop further environmental and economic damage.
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VIDEO: Growing cows on grass yields happier farmers, better dairies – Part 2
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Grass or grains?
For some farmers, moving cows from the feedlot to the field yields more money for less work.
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Michigan farmers markets stretch food dollars for poor
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Michigan residents on food assistance are doubling their purchasing power at farmers markets in a program that encourages healthier eating while supporting farmers.