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 and more.
Ellie first visited Interlochen and northern Michigan shortly after moving to Grand Rapids, Michigan from Texas as a 12-year-old. 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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Workers first discovered the spill last week. Remediation work is ongoing. -
Sugar maples recover better than most species, according to a researcher at the University of Vermont. -
Why you should add companion plants to your garden that naturally attract pollinators and repel pests. -
By some estimates, tens of millions of trees could be damaged. -
This week we look at forest damage caused by a recent ice storm Up North, talk about the return of cougars to the Great Lakes states, and ideas for your summer garden. -
![Three aging culverts in the Jordan River watershed will be replaced with timber bridges this fall. The culverts obstruct the river's flow, preventing certain species from passing upstream and threatening road safety during rain events. "We'll see a natural stream dimension return," said Kimberly Balke, program director at the Conservation Resource Alliance. "We won't have [a] huge impoundment area that's full of muck. ... That single culvert is acting like a dam, really, for how undersized it is." (Photo: Conservation Resource Alliance)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3bac02a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1141+0+111/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa3%2Fbf%2F91c6be40465da4247412f28deff6%2Fdji-0236.jpg)
One has funding delayed on nearly half its projects. -
The species' hyper-specific jack pine habitat was in the path of the ice storm, but DNR officials say it was left mostly unscathed. -
How to kickstart your garden by seeding plants inside.
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One scientist thinks the next two decades could bring a higher risk for more frequent, severe freezing rain events. -
Relief from a brutal ice storm — which left thousands without power across Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula — could be a few days off yet, according to forecasts.
![Three aging culverts in the Jordan River watershed will be replaced with timber bridges this fall. The culverts obstruct the river's flow, preventing certain species from passing upstream and threatening road safety during rain events. "We'll see a natural stream dimension return," said Kimberly Balke, program director at the Conservation Resource Alliance. "We won't have [a] huge impoundment area that's full of muck. ... That single culvert is acting like a dam, really, for how undersized it is." (Photo: Conservation Resource Alliance)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2cc8f8b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1141+0+111/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa3%2Fbf%2F91c6be40465da4247412f28deff6%2Fdji-0236.jpg)
