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A late March ice storm hit 12 counties in northern Michigan, downing or damaging three million acres of trees. The state's largest forest, Pigeon River Country State Forest, has many closed trails, but campgrounds are open.
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The USDA is opening up millions of acres of national forests for timber production. That includes the three national forests in Michigan.
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Environmental groups criticized lawmakers who called for mass firings at the Department of Natural Resources for its intent to lease public land in Otsego County to build a solar energy project.
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Today, why the University of Michigan settled civil rights complaints with the Department of Education, and what this means for campus protests. Then, a discussion with a Michigan author about his new horror novella set up north. Also, sumo wrestling gaining interest in Grand Rapids. And we sit down with the producers and star of a Michigan-made film charting cultural ties between the Mitten and Ukraine.
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We hear from Gift of Life Michigan about advocacy for organ and tissue donation. Then, we revisit a conversation with one of the great musical surprises from small town Michigan – The War and Treaty. And, the team at Points North and Interlochen Public Radio bring us the mystery of an arson.
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has been working to secure a conservation easement in the western Upper Peninsula. Recently awarded grants worth one million dollars will help with the project.
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How to protect yourself from the wildfire smoke. Then, green burials in West Michigan and revisiting a culinary prison education project in Coldwater, MI.
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is pairing conservation groups with drinking water treatment plant operators to see how source water can be protected by planting trees.
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Oak trees are not regenerating in numbers to replace mature trees.
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Michigan State University's Hidden Lake Gardens is a hidden gem in Lenawee County. Officials are hoping a suspension bridge through the tree tops attracts more visitors.