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.
Mark Wedel's Latest Articles
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 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).
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.
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.
New face at the Arts Council is a familiar face to Kalamazoo arts scene
After a five month national search, the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo has named a new executive director. And she's no stranger to the Kalamazoo arts scene.
Slowly but surely BC Vision is bringing about change
Battle Creek organizers say they are looking farther ahead in the future thanks to BC Vision.
