Tag: Detroit
Who is working to preserve and restore wetlands in Metro Detroit? | Great Lakes Now
By Erica Hobbs, Planet Detroit
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Wetlands don’t often come to mind when thinking about major metropolitan cities like Detroit. Bogs, marshes, vernal pools, and swamps contrast starkly with the city’s skyscrapers, roads, and industrial plants, and up to 90 percent of the area’s wetlands along the Detroit River have been lost since European settlement.
For Black women in Detroit, mobilizing for Kamala Harris a ‘moment of pride’ | Bridge Michigan
Black women have long been a loyal voting bloc for the Democratic Party, and the prospect of Kamala Harris becoming president is fueling a Detroit movement to support her in November….
2024 Michigan elections: Kwame Kilpatrick touts Donald Trump in Detroit radio ads | Bridge Michigan
This continually updated tracker includes information on Michigan political campaigns for president, U.S. Senate, the U.S. House and state House….
I Speak for the Fish: A Sturgeon goes to Wisconsin and a Michigan muskie visits New York | Great Lakes Now
I Speak for the Fish is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor Kathy Johnson, coming out the third Monday of each month. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit Public Television.
Cheboygan Lock to temporarily close for upgrades – Great Lakes Commission
The Cheboygan Lock in Cheboygan, Michigan, will close for much of the fall and winter for restoration work, reopening in late spring 2025, according to the Michigan Department of Natural […]