Michigan Dune Alliance helps protect Michigan’s iconic sand dunes from invasive species
Volunteers are working to make sure invasive weeds don't strangle Michigan's sand dunes.
Mark Wedel's Latest Articles
From elementary schoolers to adults, Generation E inspires entrepreneurs
Sometimes kids can inspire their parents. That's what happened when the Diamante household found its entrepreneurial spirit thanks to Generation E Institute.
Good wood: How you can enjoy your campfire while protecting Michigan’s forests
This is why you should not be moving firewood from place to place.
Michigan’s pig problem: What to do if you see a smart, tusky animal in Michigan’s outdoors
Cast not your pearls before (feral) swine. Especially if those swine are invasive wild boars intent on devouring Michigan's natural landscapes and farmland. Mark Wedel tells us why these tusky invaders are a growing threat in Michigan, and what's being done to control them.
New Harvest preschool creates a place where little ones can learn
With perhaps as many an 800 youngsters who need preschool in the Battle Creek area, a preschool formed this year is trying to make a difference.
New trail in Portage is gentle, curvy, a little bit hilly
Relocated trail takes riders through at 140-acre piece of forest and wetlands and connects suburbs of Portage with South County farmlands.
New musical memories to be created at reunion for iconic Club Soda
By popular demand, a Club Soda reunion will bring back local rock bands of the '90s (mostly).
Island Festival to move near Growler Stadium, no longer in it
Island Fest, the reggae and Caribbean music and food festival will be near the Growlers Stadium, on a grassy field at Mayor's Riverfront Park.
Aliens in the woods: Invasive species pose number one threat to Michigan forests
Despite what Smokey Bear may have told you, fires aren't the number one threat to forest ecosystems (at least not in Michigan). So what is? According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, invasive species are what we should be most worried about.
Aliens in the woods: Invasive species pose number one threat to Michigan forests
Despite what Smokey Bear may have told you, fires aren't the number one threat to forest ecosystems (at least not in Michigan). So what is? According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, invasive species are what we should be most worried about.
