Weekend pedal: A Kalamazooan tours Detroit at the ‘speed of bike’
What better way to visit Detroit than by bike? Writer Mark Wedel, an avid cyclist, decided to test his pedal mettle in the Motor City. He discovered a bicyclist's urban nirvana.
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An update on the trail that will connect Great Lakes and small businesses
Here's a look at plans for the Great Lakes-to-Lakes trail network, which will have a route running through Southeast Michigan.
Michigan food hubs make hospital food and the local food economy healthier
In Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, food hubs are getting locally-grown foods into the cafeterias and onto the trays of Bronson Hospital. At the same time, they’re supporting local farming economies and healthy communities.
Michigan Dune Alliance helps protect Michigan’s iconic sand dunes from invasive species
Michigan's iconic sand dunes are threatened by invasive species. Fortunately, a group of conservation organizations are joining forces to weed out the invaders.
Michigan’s pig problem: What to do if you see a smart, tusky animal in Michigan’s outdoors
Feral swine are an invasive wild boar intent on devouring Michigan's natural landscapes and farmland. Mark Wedel tells us why these tusky invaders are a growing threat in Michigan.
Biking Michigan: Politics and safety
In part two of Biking Lake Michigan, writer Mark Wedel tackles some of the political realities surrounding biking in Michigan.
Biking Lake Michigan: A long-distance adventure
Writer Mark Wedel offers up a personal account and lessons learned along the U.S. Bike Route 35 through northern and western Michigan, the first in a two-part series on long-distance bike routes in the state.
Good wood: How you can enjoy your campfire this summer while protecting Michigan’s forests
Without campfires, there's no s'mores. But without restrictions on moving firewood around the state, there might not be healthy forests. Mark Wedel explains why.
Detroit Public Schools welcomes blended learning into the classroom
When blended learning—a mix of online instruction and live teachers—came to the classroom, some feared a battle of high tech versus high touch, a world of kids plugging into computers and the teacher rendered obsolete. But what has evolved at one Detroit school is a system of high tech and high touch.
Aliens in the woods: Invasive species pose number one threat to Michigan forests
Despite what Smokey Bear may have told you, fires aren't the number one threat to forest ecosystems (at least not in Michigan). According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, invasive species are what we should be most worried about.
