State wildlife agencies in Michigan and Ohio have received nearly $500,000 in federal funding to study rare turtles.
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Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Moose bone study in Michigan offers insight into aging: Turns out, it stinks
The recently published study found that the severity and prevalence of the three diseases among moose increased with their age, based on an examination of jaw bones, hip joints and skulls of animals that died on the island at age 1 or older.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan officials ask for federal disaster declaration for cherry industry
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seeking a federal disaster declaration for northwest Michigan’s sweet cherry industry. Counties that produce cherries could lose an estimated 30% to 75% of their crops this season.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
MSU has audacious goal: Cattle production that actually helps water quality
Michigan State’s Jason Rowntree is out to prove that ranching is an ecological asset.
Posted inQuality of Life
Get those nets ready: Michigan has restocked over 9 million fish this year
Various species of trout and salmon are among the 9.1 million fish the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has stocked from seven fish hatcheries across the state.
Posted inTalent & Education
Tiny Bois Blanc hires long-term substitute teacher for one-room schoolhouse
The tiny district has hired an island resident — who’s also a custodian and real estate agent — as its long-term substitute teacher. The district plans to use a ‘grow your own’ program to help her earn teaching credentials.
Posted inMichigan Government
Alpena voters approve library tax, despite fuss over sex-themed books
Alpena’s library will keep its doors open after an operating millage passed Tuesday. The fight over sex-themed books is likely to continue.
Posted inTalent & Education
Wanted: Teacher on remote Michigan island. Can’t leave in winter without plane
On the four-student school on Bois Blanc Island, classes are set to resume soon. The one problem: There’s no teacher.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Court sides with Michigan regulators in poop dispute with big farms
Michigan Supreme Court sides with state regulators who sought to tamp down on manure pollution from big livestock operations. Farm interests said the rules are too onerous.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
After years of opioids agony, rural Michigan finds reason for hope
While still inadequate in many communities, addiction services are on the rise, thanks in part to an influx of millions of dollars in opioid settlement funds.