By Bob Allen
Shoreline property owners in Peninsula Township will have a chance, under certain conditions, to opt out of a program to treat an invasive plant....
All content tagged: "environment"
Two brothers from the Eastern Upper Peninsula have pleaded guilty in federal court to charges stemming from illegal dumping of fish guts into Lake...
By Bob Allen
A new report says Great Lakes beaches have higher levels of contamination than many places around the country.
The Natural Resources Defense...
By Bob Allen
Researchers say the ecosystem in Lake Michigan is changing dramatically. On the surface, with a summer sun glinting off the water, the lake appears placid and inviting. But...
By Bob Allen
The Traverse Area Association of Realtors is being honored for its efforts to create "green" or "eco-friendly" home listings.
Executive Vice President...
Many area residents and visitors have an itch to dip into the clear lakes of northern Michigan, especially after enduring an unrelenting and bitterly cold winter. But with the heat of summer brings another type of itch -swimmers itch. No one...
Officials in Long Lake Township are moving fast on plans to design a village center west of Traverse City, off North Long Lake Road.
They hope a re-designed Long Lake Elementary School will be part of the walk-able community center.
...Mariah Power is gearing up a wind turbine for high wind conditions. The Nevada company says MasTech Manufacturing in Manistee will build the new turbines.
Mariah's basic design is a turbine that spins on a vertical axis with no propellers...
Funding to treat an intrusive grass with herbicide around Grand Traverse Bay is confirmed for this year. The U.S. Forest Service is providing $100,000 to spray phragmites in Leelanau, Grand Traverse, Antrim and Charlevoix counties.
Natural...
Brad Aspey's answer to Coggin Herrenga's "Outdoors" series on IPR. After this spot aired, Coggin dropped by the station with this scientific specimen.
