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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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. -
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. -
Last month's federal staffing cuts and hiring freezes threatened the sea lamprey control program. Now, it has permission to rehire the staff it originally planned to. -
When a black bear in Minnesota woke up from hibernation in the middle of winter and attacked three people and a dog, researchers were left with one question: Why? -
The conflict has led to a lot of questions and confusion, and could be discussed at a meeting this week. -
Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week. -
Last fall, three turkeys popped up and decided to stick around. -
Seasonal federal workers help control the eel-like, parasitic fish each year.
