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, The Indicator from Planet Money, 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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Wave Lumina, a startup in Traverse City, has received grants that will help finance its work for the next two years. -
No garden? No problem. Today, I'll show you how to grow fresh pea shoots in a Tupperware or to-go container right on your windowsill. -
The money was slotted for stream restoration and farmland preservation across the region. -
Maybe you don't have the room or the time to add compost to your soil. Luckily, leaves and stems are also great vehicles for nutrition!
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A look at how the crop is coming along the season, when to expect a harvest and what uncertainities farmers are facing. -
Fungi, disease, bugs... there's all sorts of things that can go wrong when growing tomatoes. We've got solutions.
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The association is still suing the developer of Sunkissed Hills, a housing development which violated a soil erosion permit in 2023. -
The new nonprofit is seeking to fill a research gap left after Michigan Audubon suspended its owl banding program last fall. -
Your tomatoes have adjusted to being outside. Now, it's trellis time. Here's why I go for tomato twine instead of cages.
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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.
