Environment & Sustainability

Coverage of green innovations, and climate and environment issues and developments, especially those told by local voices and that offer solutions for community concerns.

Tree doctor puts together the clues that reveal what’s ailing the arbor

Meet Dr. David L. Roberts, also known as the Tree Doctor of MSU.

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Test your knowledge: What do you know about invasive species in Michigan?

Second Wave has covered Michigan's invasive species intensively over the past 12 months. We'd like to find out what you've learned and how it's impacted your life and your actions.

Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy protects two-mile stretch of the Paw Paw River

Work to protect the Lower Paw Paw watershed will make it a haven for wildlife, biodiversity, open space, water quality, and human enjoyment of the natural space.

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

David LaMott
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.

Hemlocks line the banks at Tahquamenon Falls in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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?

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