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Michigan Land Conservancy Survey, Fix a Leak Week, Pesticide Tips

Michigan Land Conservancy Survey, Fix a Leak Week, Pesticide Tips

For Friday, March 19, 2021 …audio… 1 – Close to 700,000 acres are protected by Michigan’s land conservancies, according to a survey. More than 32,000 acres have been added since the last count in 2017.  A bobolink in Superior Township, Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy. Credit: Corey Seeman The survey was done by Heart of the Lakes, a Bay City-based statewide association for Michigan’s land…

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Zebra Mussel Moss Balls, Carbon-Neutral Coffee

Zebra Mussel Moss Balls, Carbon-Neutral Coffee

For Friday, March 12, 2021 …audio… 1 – Are there invasive zebra mussels in your aquarium? Moss ball and Zebra mussel. Credit: IDFW An employee at a Petco in Seattle discovered the mussels in a shipment of Marimo moss balls, which are popular in fish aquariums, according to Michigan State University Extension.  Since the initial report, dozens of states including Michigan have reported zebra…

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Dead Fish, Windmill Myths, Great Lakes Day

Dead Fish, Windmill Myths, Great Lakes Day

For Friday, March 5, 2021 …audio… 1 – The spring equinox is Saturday, March 20. That’s another way to say March 20 will be the official first day of spring here in the Northern Hemisphere.  The spring thaw can bring a lot of things, including dead fish. State officials say after ice and snow cover melt on Michigan lakes this spring, it may be more likely for people to discover dead fish and…

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Walleye Management, Agriculture Appointment, Invasive Species Summit

Walleye Management, Agriculture Appointment, Invasive Species Summit

For Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 …audio… For Feb 26 2021 1 – If you like walleye, the state wants your input.  Credit: jumbledpile The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has drafted the first statewide walleye plan focused on inland waters. Public comment is being sought through April 1 to help finalize the document.  A draft of the management plan is available for review online.  A state…

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Great Lakes Ice Up, Batteries Catch Fire, Preserve Project Seeks Comments

Great Lakes Ice Up, Batteries Catch Fire, Preserve Project Seeks Comments

For Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 …audio… Feb 19 2021 1- It was a mild winter until recently. The lack of ice cover on the Great Lakes was national news.  Not so much anymore, with an extended disruption of the polar vortex this month that hovered over the Great Lakes and caused rapid increases in ice cover. Credit: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Michigan Sea Grant is calling…

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I’ve been watching too many docs on the Elisa Lam case (and that’s why I logged back into Tumblr after a long time)) 

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'Camera Hunter' Webinar, Free Fishing Weekend, Arctic Air Advisory

‘Camera Hunter’ Webinar, Free Fishing Weekend, Arctic Air Advisory

For Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 …audio… 1  – Leaping whitetail deer, a beaver gnawing on a tree, a snowy owl perched along the shore of a lake in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Credit: Kaique Rocha from Pexels These are descriptions of black and white photos taken in 1906 by George Shiras III and published in National Geographic.  How his photos from the UP changed the world will be discussed on a…

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Solar Sites in Saginaw, Earth Day in Schools

Solar Sites in Saginaw, Earth Day in Schools

For Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 …audio… 1 – Eight new solar energy sites are now online, five in Genesee county and three in Saginaw County.  Consumers Energy says the eight sites were built and are operated by Pine Gate Renewables and owned by Kayne Anderson.  Consumers has 20-year agreements to purchase the energy from the projects. Each solar farm has a 2-megawatt capacity. Combined, the solar…

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Preserving the Coast, Viewing Owls, Tracking Birds

Preserving the Coast, Viewing Owls, Tracking Birds

For Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 …audio… 1 – A $2.5 million Lake Huron Coastal Preserve project is underway to permanently protect nearly a mile of coastline.  Huron Pines, a Gaylord nonprofit, has purchased 145 acres of lake property and plans to turn it into a public park in coming years.  The property is located in Alabaster Township just south of Tawas City. It was purchased from the U.S. Gypsum…

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Biden Opportunities, Public Land Strategy and Nature Conservancy Award

Biden Opportunities, Public Land Strategy and Nature Conservancy Award

for Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 …audio… 1 – Great Lakes advocates say this week’s inauguration of Joe Biden as president presents several opportunities. Those include accelerating progress to protect and restore the Great Lakes and the nation’s drinking water.  Credit: Adam Schultz / Biden for President Laura Rubin, director of the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, says her group urges…

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Shoreline Permits, Film Fest, Toxic Releases

Shoreline Permits, Film Fest, Toxic Releases

For Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 …audio… 1 – The state issued 2,284 shoreline permits in Fiscal Year 2020.  The permits were for projects to help residents protect homes and infrastructure from erosion and flooding associated with high Great Lakes water levels.  Erosion along Lake Huron. Credit: Author Officials with the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy also issued hundreds more…

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On Restoration, Coal Plant Retirements and Christmas Trees for Goats

On Restoration, Coal Plant Retirements and Christmas Trees for Goats

Happy New Year – for Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 …audio… 1 – Ongoing efforts to restore the Great Lakes got a boost this week.  The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 was signed into law.  This paves the way for President-elect Joe Biden and Congress to continue funding the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for five years, according to advocates from the Healing our Waters-Great Lakes…

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Give Less Holiday Trash, Count Birds for Christmas

Give Less Holiday Trash, Count Birds for Christmas

For Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 (Playing catchup, posted Dec. 18) …audio… 1 – People are encouraged to give less trash this holiday season.  In other words, put the brakes on waste and recycle as much as you can.  Credit: Andrew Neel / Unsplash Michigan’s environmental agency notes that Americans create 25 percent more garbage between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day than any other time of…

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Delta-Flint Partnership Offers Water Tech Program, Report Ranks Michigan on Energy Efficiency

Delta-Flint Partnership Offers Water Tech Program, Report Ranks Michigan on Energy Efficiency

For Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 …audio… Credit: Gerd Altmann / Pixabay 1  – Public water systems are an industry that lacks skilled workers across the country.  Through a new partnership, Flint-area students can attend Delta to train for those jobs.  The partnership includes Flint Public Schools, the city of Flint and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  The Delta program will allow…

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Beach Cleanups During COVID, Environmental Drones, Michigan Trails

Beach Cleanups During COVID, Environmental Drones, Michigan Trails

For Friday, Nov, 27, 2020

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1 – Here’s something to be thankful for. 

Even though Michigan and other Great Lakes states have been in the grips of a pandemic for most of this year, people still managed to pull off 417 cleanups across all five of the Great Lakes. 

The Adopt-a-Beach cleanups were organized by the Alliance for the Great Lakes, including in the Saginaw Bay area.

C…

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