Tag: Hunting
Michigan DNR says as bears continue to venture south, we can take steps to live with them
The bear population of Michigan has been increasing in recent years. There’s also been a trend of finding bears farther south and west in the northern Lower Peninsula. The Michigan DNR says there are steps you can take to reduce conflicts.
‘Forest-to-table’: Rural, Indigenous communities rely on forests for food, medicine and cultural values, research shows
This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.
By Victoria Witke, Great Lakes Echo
When Roger LaBine was younger, he often drove his grandfather to the Ottawa National Forest to hunt porcupines.
“In the fall after the leaves had fallen, he’d take the .22 when we’d go out and hunt porcupine,” LaBine said.
Autoworkers’ long history of protecting our environment
Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.
April 22, 1970 was the first Earth Day. On that day, two boats — one with an American flag representing American autoworkers and one with a Canadian flag representing Canadian autoworkers — met in the middle of the Detroit River to hold a wake, symbolizing the death of the river from pollution.
Neighbours irked as business closes off longtime Old South pathway
“It is private property. I get it, but this is a very community-built area.”