Interlochen Public Radio joined scientists as they worked to reintroduce whitefish to the Jordan River.
Ellie Katz, IPR
A guest author for Bridge Magazine.
Posted inQuality of Life
One year after ice storm, Michigan maple syrup producer back to tapping
The 2025 ice storm toppled tens of millions of trees and destroyed about a third of the state’s maple syrup production. This year’s ice storm wasn’t as bad for most syrup producers.
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Northern Michigan digs out of another devastating winter storm
Sunday’s storm brought nearly 3 feet of snow to parts of the Upper Peninsula and a quarter-inch of ice to the northern Lower Peninsula. Tens of thousands remained without power Monday.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Michigan House passes bill to lift deer baiting ban in the Lower Peninsula
The state House bill would allow deer baiting throughout the Lower Peninsula regardless of whether chronic wasting disease had been detected or not.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Ice storm decimated Michigan’s ‘wood basket,’ meaning tough years ahead
A glut of timber downed by the March ice storm was harvested quicker than it should have been. Now there’s little wood left to harvest and years until planted trees can replace what was lost.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
‘Big, beautiful bill’ scraps conservation projects in northwest Michigan
Congress withdrew $20 million that was earmarked for stream restoration and farmland preservation across northwest Michigan after groups already spent $450,000 getting ready for the projects.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Will the DNR budge on baiting to get higher license fees? Some think so
The DNR has opposed lifting a ban on deer baiting int he Lower Peninsula over worries about the spread of chronic wasting disease. But pro-baiting lawmakers think they have a new bargaining chip: The DNR needs money.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Slammed by northern Michigan ice storm, foresters wonder what’s next
A historic ice storm in late March downed millions of trees across Northern Michigan, obliterating untold sums of lumber. Forest owners wonder what to do now.