Michigan soliciting fisheries habitat projects 

Michigan soliciting fisheries habitat projects 
Great Lakes Echo

By Finn Mills 

Pre-proposal submissions for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ yearly fisheries habitat grants are now being accepted. Each year, the DNR allocates $1.5 million in fisheries habitat grants to governments and nonprofit organizations around the state.

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Vacant lots boost diversity among Detroit’s birds, study finds

Vacant lots boost diversity among Detroit’s birds, study finds
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

Empty lots in deindustrialized cities like Detroit may contribute to bird species diversity, says a new study by researchers at MSU and Carleton University in Canada. The study is based on sound recordings collected at 110 sites in 11 Detroit neighborhoods. The study recommends that vacant land

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Plant closings in Ingersoll and Brampton that cost Ontario more than 4,000 workers, stunned the industry recently and laid bare the vulnerability of the Ontario manufacturing sector to trade and tarif

Plant closings in Ingersoll and Brampton that cost Ontario more than 4,000 workers, stunned the industry recently and laid bare the vulnerability of the Ontario manufacturing sector to trade and tarif
The London Free Press
Is it a bump in a long, automotive road or the future of the industry here?
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Ripley and District Horticultural Society experience life in a vineyard

Ripley and District Horticultural Society experience life in a vineyard
The Lucknow Sentinel
The Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) Oct. 15 meeting featured a first-person account of viticulture – the practice of growing grapes for the purpose of making wine by member Susan Miszturak. She and her husband spent 23 years in the Niagara region growing grapes and making wine before retiring
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Jack-o-lantern Trail returning to Bruce Botanical Food Gardens

Jack-o-lantern Trail returning to Bruce Botanical Food Gardens
The Lucknow Sentinel
Jack-o-lanterns will once again illuminate the trail for visitors of Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG) in Ripley the day after Halloween. “We had over 100 pumpkins last year and we hope to have that many again this year,” said Heather Newman, BBFG president, in an Oct. 15 email. Following the
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Lashitew: It’s time for Canada to lower 100-per-cent tariff on Chinese EVs

Lashitew: It’s time for Canada to lower 100-per-cent tariff on Chinese EVs
The London Free Press
Canada can't hope to lead in a vital global industry by shutting itself off from competition, a McMaster University prof says
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Horticultural society highlights sustainable living at Ripley meeting

Horticultural society highlights sustainable living at Ripley meeting
The Lucknow Sentinel
The first meeting of the fall season of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) took place at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre, Sept. 17. The group welcomed Amanda Saxton and Kim Armitage of Kincardine Environmental Action Network (KEAN), a group dedicated to promoting sustainable living practices and finding solutions that
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Youth horticulture club harvests bounty from food garden in Ripley

Youth horticulture club harvests bounty from food garden in Ripley
The Lucknow Sentinel
On a beautiful sunny August Saturday, the For Our Youth (FOY) horticulture club met at the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG) to tour the gardens, sample different food grown there, and harvest the vegetables we had planted in the spring. Introductions were made with our host Olivia, the BBFG garden
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Kincardine horticulturalists host flower show, garden tour

Kincardine horticulturalists host flower show, garden tour
Kincardine News
The Kincardine and District Horticultural Society didn’t have any meetings in July and August, but the members were busy. One very chilly day in May, they had a very successful plant sale. Members donated many plants and the volunteers persevered through the cold and did a great job raising money
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Huron Bruce Nature launches new season with outdoor social

Huron Bruce Nature launches new season with outdoor social
The Lucknow Sentinel
The clouds on the horizon were dark and the wind off the lake brisk, but the rain held off just long enough on Sept. 6 for 30 members of Huron Bruce Nature (HBN) to enjoy their corn roast and potluck supper; the club’s traditional welcome to a new season. The
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