Winging it: Of butterflies, beer (mostly butterflies), and travels with the Butterfly Lady
Monarchs are on the minds of those who care about growing plants. Here is what some local folks are doing about the butterfly's decline.
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Endangered peregrine falcons find urban settings have what they need to thrive
Kalamazoo's peregrine falcons, Rebecca and Kewpie, foster a new kind of placemaking based on pride in helping an endangered species return from the brink.
The long view: Rachel Bair and food innovation
At the Food Innovation Center, students are learning how to build sustainability into the food distribution system.
A Celebration of Asylum Lake Preserve will happen in September
Have you been to a Celebration of Asylum Lake Preservation? Your chance is coming up soon.
Green Spirit’s goal to demonstrate how we can protect water (and have fun, too)
Find out what you can do to preserve the Great Lakes at Green Spirit and enjoy the entertainment and fun, too.
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.
Kalamazoo River fights to clean up pollution past and present
The Kalamazoo River is impacted by legacy contamination from paper mills and more recent pollution from a burst Enbridge oil pipeline in 2010. What will it take to restore Michigan's seventh-largest river?
Waiting on a dam (removal): Otsego city manager Thad Beard on restoring the Kalamazoo River
Thad Beard wants to see development, fishing and recreation along the Kalamazoo River in the City of Otsego. But before that can happen, an old dam must be removed and some legacy contaminated sediments cleaned up.
Endangered peregrine falcons find urban settings have what they need to thrive
Kalamazoo's peregrine falcons, Rebecca and Kewpie, foster a new kind of placemaking based on pride in helping an endangered species return from the brink.
The long view: Rachel Bair and food innovation
At the Food Innovation Center, students are learning how to build sustainability into the food distribution system.
A Celebration of Asylum Lake Preserve will happen in September
Have you been to a Celebration of Asylum Lake Preservation? Your chance is coming up soon.
Green Spirit’s goal to demonstrate how we can protect water (and have fun, too)
Find out what you can do to preserve the Great Lakes at Green Spirit and enjoy the entertainment and fun, too.
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.
Kalamazoo River fights to clean up pollution past and present
The Kalamazoo River is impacted by legacy contamination from paper mills and more recent pollution from a burst Enbridge oil pipeline in 2010. What will it take to restore Michigan's seventh-largest river?
Waiting on a dam (removal): Otsego city manager Thad Beard on restoring the Kalamazoo River
Thad Beard wants to see development, fishing and recreation along the Kalamazoo River in the City of Otsego. But before that can happen, an old dam must be removed and some legacy contaminated sediments cleaned up.
