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The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians could soon be the first tribal nation in Michigan to formally grant legal rights to nature.
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A free documentary screening in Traverse City on Wednesday dives into the story of sea lamprey, and how this jawless fish from the Atlantic nearly took down the Great Lakes.
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This week, the Up North Lowdown is all about where you look: at a dark patch of sky, upward from the path of totality, in a vernal pool deep in the woods, or into yourself for exactly the right words.
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Daffodils and trilliums get all the love. But deeper in the woods, another iconic marker of spring has started to appear: vernal pools.
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After years of planning and legal delays, the FishPass Project in the Boardman-Ottaway River is moving ahead.
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For many northern Michigan tribes, signs to return to sugar bush and tap trees came too early this year — or didn't come at all.
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People in Central Lake can now take advantage of a drug disposal box. Environmental groups say it's a key way to prevent pollution from household pharmaceuticals.
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Despite some confusion, this season will be the first fully under the 2023 Great Lakes Fishing Decree, an agreement between the U.S., the state of Michigan and five tribes.
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Fluctuating temperatures make it harder than normal for northern Michigan's cherry growers to plan for this year's crop.
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Opinions are divided over whether the state should help finance a proposed copper mine on the shores of Lake Superior.