Ashley teacher chosen for weeklong EPA Great Lakes expedition
A science teacher at Ashley Community Schools in Michigan was chosen to work aboard an Environmental Protection Agency research vessel on the Great Lakes for a week. Teacher, Deann Smith, […]
Easy summer foraging adventures the whole family will remember
This is a part of “A Year in the Wild Kitchen of the Great Lakes,” a series in partnership with expert forager Lisa M. Rose, with the mission of nurturing a deeper connection with the natural world through foraging. To get started with your foraging journey, begin here with our “Framework to Sustainable and Safe Practices.”
As Michigan’s fields burst into berry-laden glory, summer invites us to celebrate nature’s sweet, sun-ripened gifts.
Police cruiser damaged in collision with tractor in Meaford
An police cruiser was damaged after it was struck by a tractor in the Municipality of Meaford on the weekend. The incident occurred on Saturday when police observed a man known to them operating a tractor on private property. When officers attempted to engage with the man, he fled on a tractor, striking the police […]
Other cities ‘racing not to be Flint’ as they begin replacing lead pipes
There’s now a federal mandate for communities to replace their lead pipes, so lessons from Flint’s failures are valuable nationwide….
London research: European cough medicine may aid Parkinson’s patients
Can a drug used for decades in Europe to treat the common cough be repurposed to slow or stop the progression of certain kinds of dementia