The Ripley and District Horticultural Society’s (RDHS) Nov. 19 meeting at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre had something for everyone: creative arrangements, Christmas decorations and gardening advice. The usual business reports were presented including the annual summary of the For Our Youth group activities. The youth wing of the local horticultural society enjoyed another successful season […]
By Lauren Coin
Park trails along Lake Michigan’s shoreline in Wisconsin and Michigan are eroding because of more frequent extreme precipitation events and increased foot traffic from visitors in undesignated recreation areas.
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As progress continues on the replacement build for Kincardine District Senior School (KDSS), the community is being invited to view and comment on the new facility’s design. Until Oct. 24, members of the public can view preliminary floor plans and renderings for the school on the Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) website, bwdsb.on.ca, and provide […]
By Maya Moore
Blight Hernandez is a master of turning everyday trash into something of value. A Southwest Detroit native, Hernandez has called himself an artist since he was 6. Now a full-time working artist for five years, his sustainable business is called Be The Light. It’s born out of intention and focused on higher consciousness, keeping things out of the landfill, and making things that people love, Hernandez said.
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What’s being sold as scientific infrastructure by AI creators increasingly resembles science fiction gone awry, two researchers warn
It can come down to politics or logistics, depending on whom you ask.
By Maya Moore
If Congress approves President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the operations and science budget of the U.S. Geological Survey, the scale and intensity of Great Lakes environmental restoration will be significantly diminished, experts say. Among the programs that could be dismantled entirely is the 70-year-old program to control sea lampreys, an exotic parasitic fish that attacks game fish and has caused billions of dollars in damage to Great Lakes fisheries.
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.
A push by politicians to cancel a paved trail in northwest London is irking accessibility advocates
London Free Press
ree Press readers find it mind boggling that countries are caving to Trump's "never ending demands instead of standing together to oppose the United States."
An engineering design study will determine what can be done with the Waukegan River system in Illinois to enhance the area as it flows into Lake Michigan. Read the full […]
Interlochen Public Radio
What would happen if our devices were alive? Would it change the way we treat them? One researcher in Chicago wanted to find out. So she made a smartwatch that has to be fed and watered to work.