Anishinaabe fire practices shaped Great Lakes ecosystems, new research shows

Anishinaabe fire practices shaped Great Lakes ecosystems, new research shows
Great Lakes Echo

By Victoria Witke

New research shows Anishinaabe fire practices shaped today’s Great Lakes ecosystems. The region’s forests never existed and can’t continue to exist without people – or fire.

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Federal wildfire policy sparks debate: timber or trees? 

Federal wildfire policy sparks debate: timber or trees? 
Great Lakes Echo

By Samantha Ku
New federal policy is aimed at addressing the nation’s wildfire crisis by boosting timber production, but some experts say it’s not expected to have a major impact in Michigan. 

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Small city’s ‘community carbon fund’ promises hyper-local carbon reduction

Small city’s ‘community carbon fund’ promises hyper-local carbon reduction
Great Lakes Echo

By Emilio Perez Ibarguen

In 2023, community organizers from the outdoor Discovery Center, an outdoor education and conservation-focused nonprofit in Holland, Michigan looked for ways to further sustainability efforts in the west Michigan community. This led to a partnership with another local nonprofit to create the Carbon Community Fund, which accepts donations from residents to fund local conservation efforts.

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The state of Michigan hopes its scents will bring people to visit

Interlochen Public Radio
The state's tourism campaign offers a fragrance for the summer with notes of the beach, wineries and lavender. They struck a chord with some people relaxing by the water.
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LFP Letters to the Editor: August 20, 2025

LFP Letters to the Editor: August 20, 2025
London Free Press
A Free Press reader asks if the Conservatives - who blame the Liberals for wildfires in Atlantic Canada - are the same Conservatives "who deny the seriousness of climate change which has made these fires worse?"
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McBean: What Canada can learn from the Texas flash flood

McBean: What Canada can learn from the Texas flash flood
London Free Press
The flash flood in Texas that killed more than 130 people should be a wake-up call for Canada, a climate expert says
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