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Tag: forests

Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Forest to MI Faucet: Using trees to keep water sources pristine

by Michigan Public April 26, 2023November 8, 2025

A forest expert at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is putting together a program to use trees to help keep sources of drinking water cleaner.

Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Frogs, salamanders, and fairy shrimp are appearing at a vernal pool near you

by Michigan Public April 4, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Culture, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Nonprofit buys 31,000 forested acres by Copper Harbor to keep land public

by Bridge Michigan November 7, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism

Under current climate trends, Michigan’s Up North forests could be doomed

by Bridge Michigan August 30, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Forests and Plants, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

‘I had to speak up’: Two Northwoods friends push Wisconsin DNR to protect lakeshore forests

by Wisconsin Watch August 19, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Forests and Plants, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Lessons to learn from a very big mushroom

by Natasha Blakely April 26, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate, Culture, Forests and Plants, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

One key solution to the world’s climate woes? Canada’s natural landscapes

by The Narwhal August 19, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News, Video

A Winter Walk in the Woods – Preserving our Forests and a Lumberjack’s Story

by GLN Editor November 16, 2016

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