Project uses community input to guide tree planting in disadvantaged areas

Project uses community input to guide tree planting in disadvantaged areas
Great Lakes Echo
By Demonte Thomas Shade, cooler temperatures and improved air quality are among the reasons Lansing, Michigan's “Restoring Roots” project is targeting disadvantaged neighborhoods that have historically had less tree cover and greater exposure to heat.
By Demonte Thomas Shade, cooler temperatures and improved air quality are among the reasons Lansing, Michigan's “Restoring Roots” project is targeting disadvantaged neighborhoods that have historically had less tree cover and greater exposure to heat.
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Project uses community input to guide tree planting in disadvantaged areas

Ontario provides $1-million to reactivate Michipicoten Harbour

Ontario provides $1-million to reactivate Michipicoten Harbour
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Ontario is investing $1 million to help Superior Aggregates repair and modernize Michipicoten Harbour near Wawa, Lake Superior, which has been inactive since the late 1990s. The upgrades are intended […]
Ontario is investing $1 million to help Superior Aggregates repair and modernize Michipicoten Harbour near Wawa, Lake Superior, which has been inactive since the late 1990s. The upgrades are intended […]
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Ontario provides $1-million to reactivate Michipicoten Harbour

How El Niño Could Affect Fall Colors in the Great Lakes Region

How El Niño Could Affect Fall Colors in the Great Lakes Region
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva This year, El Niño could delay fall color in the Great Lakes region.
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva This year, El Niño could delay fall color in the Great Lakes region.
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How El Niño Could Affect Fall Colors in the Great Lakes Region

Environmental experts worry federal changes may harm Michigan wildlife

Environmental experts worry federal changes may harm Michigan wildlife
Great Lakes Echo
By Naomi Maxwell Michigan environmental experts say they're worried about the state's threatened and endangered species due to changes in federal policies.
By Naomi Maxwell Michigan environmental experts say they're worried about the state's threatened and endangered species due to changes in federal policies.
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Environmental experts worry federal changes may harm Michigan wildlife

Michigan eyes 721 acres in the western U.P. for public access and wildlife habitat

Michigan eyes 721 acres in the western U.P. for public access and wildlife habitat
Great Lakes Commission
Michigan forestry and wildlife officials have applied for more than $1 million in grants to buy a combined 721 acres in the western Upper Peninsula to consolidate state ownership and […]
Michigan forestry and wildlife officials have applied for more than $1 million in grants to buy a combined 721 acres in the western Upper Peninsula to consolidate state ownership and […]
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