I’m very surprised to learn that a young black bear has been sighted in Webster Township in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Webster Township is near Dexter, about 9 miles northwest of Ann Arbor, in heavily populated southeast Michigan. There have been three bear sightings thus far, two at Hudson Mills Metropark and one at a home near the [...]
Is sulfide mining in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula safe for our waters? The article, “Midwest Mining Rush Threatens Water: Part IV: Challenging the Mine Permitting Process“, provides insight into the maddening mine permitting process. I’ve always felt that this Kennecott Eagle mine is a short sighted and bad idea, both for the tourisim economy and for [...]
A reward is being offered in a bald eagle shooting. Michigan natural resources officials are looking for help to solve the fatal shooting of a mature bald eagle in Otsego County in northeast lower Michigan, according to the article “Reward offered in bald eagle shooting“ in the Traverse City Record Eagle. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources [...]
