environment

The Traverse City nonprofit runs programs in schools that often don't have other free summer or after-school options.

The meeting comes after controversy over the practice of land applying septic system waste as a type of fertilizer.

Waste from the energy-producing digester was at the center of the disagreement.

One scientist thinks the next two decades could bring a higher risk for more frequent, severe freezing rain events.

The complaint says the proposed expansion will, “result in various pollutants raining down on the headwaters of the Au Sable, one of the most famous trout streams in the United States.”

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.

How we understand the Great Lakes could change according to a new study.

The conflict has led to a lot of questions and confusion, and could be discussed at a meeting this week.

This week we have three conversations we think you need to hear.A lawsuit against Benzie County in federal court alleges that sheriff’s deputies could have prevented a murder. We hear from the victim’s son, who is bringing the case.And, federal job cuts hit close to home. A conversation with a Cadillac woman who lost her job at the Forest Service.Also, in his career as a freelance trumpeter, Interlochen alumnus Aaron Smith has played for TV and film, in the pit orchestras of national touring musicals, even backed up Beyonce. Now, he’s talking to us about his career. And, the tragic turkeys of Suttons Bay.That's all this week on the Up North Lowdown from Interlochen Public Radio.

Last fall, three turkeys popped up and decided to stick around.