Topic: Environmental History
Exhibit: A woman’s place is in the woods, and on water, and with the wildlife
The Michigan Women’s Historical Center in Lansing is going green with a new history exhibit entitled “Resourceful Women: 30 Who Worked to Preserve Michigan’s Water, Woods, and Wildlife” on display through February 19.
View ArticleFall 2009 - Michigan Environmental Report
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Environmental History
Melodic “Michigander” preferred by readers over highfalutin’ “Michiganian”
Last issue, we asked an unbiased question and stood back disinterestedly to see the results: Did readers prefer the term Michigander and its melodic, friendly, open, harmonious ring? Or did they favor the term Michiganian, thus aligning themselves with nonnative, highbrow, overeducated socially sheltered wimps?
View ArticleSummer 2008 - Michigan Environmental Report
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Environmental History
Second MEC historical trail marker to celebrate Kirtland’s warbler resurgence
The second historical marker for a Michigan Environmental Council-sponsored Michigan Conservation Trail was approved by the Michigan Historical Commission this spring. Efforts by communities, scientists and governmental agencies to restore the endangered Kirtland’s warbler are the theme of the marker, which will be installed in the Mio area.
View ArticleSummer 2008 - Michigan Environmental Report
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Conservation, Environmental History
Environment Michigan pushes to revive Michigan’s waning wilderness program
Aggressive lobbying and public education by MEC member group Environment Michigan helped convince Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to create the state’s first wilderness designation in 20 years, permanently protecting part of Algonac State Park.
View ArticleSpring 2008 - Michigan Environmental Report
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Conservation, Environmental History
Michigander or Michiganian?
View ArticleSpring 2008 - Michigan Environmental Report
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Environmental History
Stark beauty of Michigan’s water, need to protect it, are theme of new book
The grandeur of Michigan’s waters is the theme of a new book by prolific author and Michigan Environmental Council advisor Dave Dempsey and photographer David Lubbers.
View ArticleSpring 2008 - Michigan Environmental Report
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Environmental History, Water Protection
Detroit River: Ruin and recovery
The incredible story of the Detroit River’s decline and resurgence
was commemorated Sept. 1 with the placement of the first historical
marker on Michigan’s Conservation Trail at the gateway to the Detroit
International Wildlife Refuge in Trenton.
View ArticleFall 2007 - Michigan Environmental Report
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Conservation, Environmental History
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