Calvin “Rusty” Gates passed away this weekend. Gates was nationally known for his efforts to protect the waters of the Au Sable River. Most recently he...
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This week on Points North we'll talk with Knute Naddelhoffer. As the director of the University of Michigan Biological Station near Pellston, Knute has a front row seat to view the changes to northern Michigan's ecology caused by the gradual...
A wind developer based in Norway proposes to build hundreds of wind turbines offshore in Lake Michigan near Ludington. This week the project was the subject of a public hearing at West Shore Community College. Bob Allen spoke with the...
A conservation group says it will plans to have 171 acres of pristine West Michigan dune shoreline in its hands December 31st. Land conservationists have had their...
By Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network
Michigan officials say they may go to court seeking a permanent solution to the threat posed by the Asian carp to the Great Lakes. They say that...
By Bob Allen
Hunters killed fewer deer during this year's firearm season compared to last year. The state Department of Naturla Resources estimates a decline of between 10 percent...
It looks like Acme Township can keep moving forward with plans to buy up more waterfront property for a township park and natural area. The township expects to get $2...
By Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network
Governor Granholm says there should be a permanent barrier between the Mississippi River system and Lake Michigan to prevent the Asian carp from...
Patrick Moore says nuclear energy is the most cost-efficient way to replace fossil fuels. He calls it clean. Harvey Wasserman calls it a failed technology that is dangerous.
By Bob Allen
Last week, the Army Corps of Engineers released results of tests that show Asian carp are close to entering Lake Michigan near Chicago. The Corps operates a $9 million...
