A handful of states have laws limiting wakeboarding to specific areas or deeper waters, while a push to do so in Michigan last year was dead in Lansing.
Pollution stemming from agricultural runoff contributes to harmful algal blooms and expanding “dead zones,” jeopardizing ecosystems, water quality and public health.
Researchers were once confident Michigan’s moose population could reach numbers in the thousands within 15 years. Since 2010, estimates are between 400 and 500.
A survey asks residents to report the number of wild turkeys they see this summer to find out if baby turkeys are replacing adults.
As Michigan’s climate warms, tree species like red pine and eastern white pine may no longer thrive here. Their native regions are moving north faster than forests can keep up with.
Boxwood shrubs are popular in Michigan and have thrived in the US Until 2021, when the box tree moth was discovered in New York, prompting a quarantine issued by the state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on the movement of infested boxwood shrub plants to prevent harm to other plants.
For the first decade, the erosion caused by waves wearing away at beaches and dunes in annual cycles was manageable. Then the water started rising.
In nature, a lot can change on a largely uninhabited Great Lakes island over the course of a century. And a lot can stay the same.
Hummingbirds are back in Michigan for the summer, and planting native flowers could attract them to your backyard.
Yet, there is an unofficial goal: Find the elusive salamanders. Spotting one would be the crown jewel among any other observations.
