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Planning and zoning for solar in Michigan
Published on April 13, 2023
The economics of solar have never been better and individuals, businesses, utilities and cooperatives are planning projects all over Michigan. Is your community ready? -
National Institute of Food and Agriculture awards MSU Center for Regional Food Systems $3.45 million to Expand Culturally Relevant Support for Farm and Food Business owners
Published on March 30, 2023
Over the next five years, MSU CRFS will work with MSU Extension, Michigan Food and Farming Systems (MIFFS), and the Julian Samora Institute to develop resources for inclusive farm business engagement. -
New watershed maps reflect Michigan’s updated legislative boundaries
Published on March 24, 2023
Residents and elected officials can use this information to inform their actions regarding local water quality. -
Tribal stewards: Changing the narrative—fire as a friend
Published on March 16, 2023
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Inland Fish and Wildlife Department has begun work on a new and ambitious project involving fire, or better described as Ishkode, in the Anishinaabe language of Anishinaabemowin. -
MSU investigating oak wilt as the cause of sudden chestnut tree decline
Published on March 8, 2023
Prevention and a quick response are critical when it comes to oak wilt management. -
Videos share new science on Lake Michigan salmon, steelhead, and alewife
Published on March 7, 2023
Chinook salmon wild reproduction has been increasing in recent years. Alewife reproduction was poor in 2022, while bloater are on the rise. -
Ten things to remember about composting during the winter
Published on March 6, 2023
Healthy organisms in a balanced compost will be active, hot, and produce steam even in the winter. -
Wildfire-resistant landscape plants can protect your home
Published on March 6, 2023
Build landscape resilience to climate change and drought, heat, and wildfires with fire resistant plants. -
Tribal stewards: A river restoration for the record books
Published on March 6, 2023
In 2011, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians received funds from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to plan a restoration project on the Dowagiac River. -
Tribal stewards: From wasteland to wetland
Published on March 5, 2023
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) primary land base is the L'Anse Indian Reservation along the Keweenaw Bay in the Upper Peninsula, consisting of approximately 59,000 acres and approximately 23 miles of Lake Superior shoreline.