Tag: bats
As affordability issues surge, is it finally time for offshore wind?
What is the potential — and challenges — in developing offshore wind today in the Great Lakes?
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Stateside: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
A look at a Northern Michigan colony of bats resisting a deadly fungus. Plus, a new novel set in Grand Rapids that deals with growing pains. Then, an update on the dispute between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Michigan Medicine. And an Atlantic staff writer’s profile on Pete Buttigieg.
Plans to clear-cut in a U.P. forest raise fears for endangered species
The project in the Ottawa National Forest in the western Upper Peninsula would involve logging, gravel mine expansion and forest restoration efforts.
From otters to butterflies: How Minnesota became a pioneer in nongame wildlife conservation
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
In the late 1970s, when most wildlife conservation programs in the United States focused almost exclusively on game species, a quiet but historic shift began in Minnesota. It was here that one of the nation’s first state programs dedicated to protecting so-called nongame wildlife emerged from butterflies and bats to bald eagles and river otters. That story is now told in detail by Carrol Henderson in his new book, “A National Legacy: Fifty Years of Nongame Wildlife Conservation in Minnesota.”
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Tippy Dam is home to thousands of bats. What does the sale of the dam mean for them?
Scientists think there’s something about Tippy Dam that helps little brown bats survive white-nose syndrome. So what does the dam’s sale mean for research access?
