Tag: Research
Ex-London hospital board member pulls $1M pledge over deficit concerns
A London Health Sciences Centre donor is pulling a $1-million pledge he made to the hospitalâs foundation, citing frustration over what he is calling mismanagement and its growing deficit.
Willoughby: Inconvenience a better choice than easy alcohol
The government doesn’t have enough money for education, health care, and many other social services, but it’s willing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to make alcohol more convenient.
Michigan officials mull more access for e-bikes on state trails | Great Lakes Echo
By Gabrielle Nelson Electric bicycle use is expanding, welcoming a new group of riders to the cycling community. But under current Michigan state park policies, the bikes are banned from many trails. That could soon change. The Department of Natural Resources has proposed a yearlong pilot program that would open 3,000 miles of trails to […]
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Trail Talk: A ride at the Pinery
One surprise for me was how dry the trails were after over three inches of rain. On our Thursday morning hike there were no puddles and hardly any mud, either at the Varna or Bannockburn trails. Have you noticed how blue the edges of many roads are? This is due to chicory which is in […]
Michigan trying new approaches against invasive crayfish | Great Lakes Echo
By Elinor Epperson Researchers are exploring new techniques to remove an invasive crayfish from Michigan waters. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has been fighting an invasion of red swamp crayfish since they first appeared in the state in 2017. Aggressive attempts to trap and remove the crustacean haven’t worked. Kathleen Quebedeaux, a fisheries biologist […]
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