Ellie Katz
Environment ReporterEllie Katz reports on science, conservation and the environment. Before joining IPR in June 2023, she had stints at Heritage Radio Network, FRQNCY Media, Stitcher and Michigan Public. Her work with IPR has been featured on NPR, Here & Now, Science Friday, Bridge Michigan and more.
Ellie first visited Interlochen and northern Michigan shortly after moving to Grand Rapids, Michigan from Texas in middle school. She's happy to have considered the state home ever since and even happier to be back at Interlochen.
You can reach her at ellie.katz@interlochen.org.
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Your tomatoes have adjusted to being outside. Now, it's trellis time. Here's why I go for tomato twine instead of cages. -
Just one story for you this week, and it's about deer, money and big piles of carrots. Or apples. Or whatever else deer are interested in eating. -
The meeting comes after controversy over the practice of land applying septic system waste as a type of fertilizer. -
The air is warming up — and so is the soil. Direct sow some classic food crops in your garden to diversify your harvest!
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Some argue baiting helps hunters kill more deer, curbing the spread of disease. Scientists say that's risky. -
Level up your tomato-planting with battle-tested tips for northern Michigan's sandy, dry soils.
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It’s rare for the species to show up in the river. Sturgeon haven’t been able to spawn there for 150 years. -
The fish will be released into three northern Michigan rivers. -
After Traci Lynn Martin’s mom died, she knew she couldn’t keep putting off her dream: Becoming the first person to kayak around the Great Lakes in one year. -
Waste from the energy-producing digester was at the center of the disagreement.
