Ellie Katz
Environment ReporterEllie Katz joined IPR in June 2023. She reports on science, conservation and the environment.
She's had previous stints at Heritage Radio Network, FRQNCY Media, Stitcher and Michigan Radio. She's reported on Detroit's roller derby league, dining in the metaverse, knights' training for the restaurant chain Medieval Times, and more. She also co-wrote season three of the climate change podcast A Matter of Degrees — she's thrilled to continue similar work at IPR reporting on science, conservation and the environment.
Ellie first visited Interlochen as a middle school camper shortly after moving to Michigan. She's happy to have considered the state home ever since, and even happier to be back at Interlochen.
Reach out at ellie.katz@interlochen.org.
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Dan Sarya, the owner of the sauna, says the damage was mostly superficial but repairs will be needed. -
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. -
Scientists have been trying to figure out a good way to treat ballast water from lakers, which are ships that travel only within the Great Lakes. But new research shows things might be a little trickier than scientists thought. -
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. -
Small, silvery fish called kiyi used to roam the deep, cold waters of nearly every Great Lake. Remnant populations still exist in Lake Superior, and scientists are wondering: Can we find them? And bring them back to the other Great Lakes? -
Daffodils and trilliums get all the love. But deeper in the woods, another iconic marker of spring has started to appear: vernal pools. -
New businesses serving Michigan’s outdoor recreation industry could soon get some help from a new $3 million fund based in the Upper Peninsula. -
After years of planning and legal delays, the FishPass Project in the Boardman-Ottaway River is moving ahead. -
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. -
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.
