Nearshore
Water plant provides physical and spiritual sustenance
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The story of wild rice and its relationship to Native American culture.
Land
In Pursuit of Plants: Shoe leather and high tech catch criminals
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Poaching can be devastating to ecosystems, so catching criminals is of utmost importance.
endangered plants
In Pursuit of Plants: “Green gold” rush spurs Midwest plant poaching
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Ginseng is highly sought after in the Midwest.
endangered plants
In Pursuit of Plants: poaching orchids
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Collectors and purveyors of herbal remedies threaten rare Great Lakes regional species.
Echo
In Pursuit of Plants: Foraging is nutritious, organic and free
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Foraging for food can be healthy for you and for the environment.
endangered plants
Native prairie restoration fights invasive species and helps the endangered ones
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Even prairie remnants as small as potted plants on an apartment balcony can help butterflies migrate.
Climate change
Michigan man on decades-long quest to photograph native orchids
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Nature photographer Mark S. Carlson has spent decades finding and photographing the rarest and most beautiful orchids in Michigan, a state with some of the most species of the flowers.
Climate change
Climate change threatens rare Minnesota orchid
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A new climate model predicts future environmental pressures on a rare orchid called the small white lady’s slipper.
Land
Artist prints native plants on invasive species
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Jane Kramer prints the shadows of endangered plants on paper crafted from the invaders that threaten them.
Wildlife
Great Lakes bats, butterflies, grass get grants
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Money supports research and land acquisition to protect prairie grass, Karner blue butterflies and long-eared bats.