Seeing the Forester and the Trees
Author, teacher and bioregionalist, Stephanie Mills offers our readers the fourth in her series of essays on natural resource experts. In this thoughtful and sympathetic
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Witness to change
The natural resources on Northwest Lower Michigan are managed and conserved by a wide range of people and organizations. These professionals work with all types of landscapes and resources, specializing in topics such as soil science, entomology, forestry, wildlife management, hydrology, social science, biology and many more.
This category of stories focuses on natural resource professionals and their experiences in the field. We will ask these experienced resource experts to tell us what they’ve seen and experienced. We will also include biographical sketches of conservationists, asking them to reflect on a lifetime of work including their motivations, challenges and successes.
Responding with personal observations, these seasoned experts help answer the question: How are the natural resources of Northwest Lower Michigan changing?
Witness: Dr. Lisa Del Buono
A surgical pathologist, Dr. Lisa Del Buono works in a laboratory serving all of Northwest Lower Michigan. She is also a leading voice
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Lichen Heaven
Author, teacher and bioregionalist, Stephanie Mills offers this essay to Nature Change readers on the curious life of lichens in Northern Michigan and one of our
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Walking in a Good Way
My name is Hank Bailey. I am an Anishinaabe and a Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians tribal member who is
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Of Monarchs and Climate – A Conversation with Nature Photographer Charles St. Charles
In this video, we join District Forester Kama Ross for a conversation with the award-winning nature photographer, Charles St. Charles. They got together
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Witness: Kirk Waterstripe on the Importance of Healthy Soils
Specializing in soil science, Kirk Waterstripe is a plant biology instructor and manager of science laboratories at Northwestern Michigan College (NMC). In
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Witness: Tom Nelson
A lawyer and a long-time conservationist, Tom Nelson is the Executive Director of the Leelanau Conservancy, headquartered in Leland, Michigan. Tom moved to
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Witness: What Vegetable Farmers Know
Nature Change has been checking in with farmers throughout the region about our changing climate and invasive species. This very short video features
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The Most Viewed Stories of 2016 – A Year End Review
In March of this year, we launched Nature Change to offer educational short videos and photo-essays on how people are responding to on-going
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What the Cherry Farmer Knows – A Conversation about Cherries and Climate with Jim Nugent
Jim Nugent and his wife, Toddy have operated the Leelanau County cherry farm called Sunblossom Orchards for over 30 years. For most of
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Anne-Marie Oomen & Keith Taylor on the Poetry of Science
The University of Michigan’s Biological Station is well known as a leading field research station in northern lower Michigan as well as a
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Witness: Steve Largent
Last fall, we turned to Steve Largent for advice in developing this on-line magazine. As a wildlife biologist and program coordinator for the
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The Fate of Coastal Wetlands – A Conversation with Dr. Dennis Albert
In this video, Nature Change catches up with Dr. Dennis Albert and Kate Wellons doing coastal wetland research at Cecil Bay near Wilderness
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Witness: Nate Winkler
Last fall, Nature Change joined Nate Winkler for a tour of the recently restored Bowens Creek that flows through Arcadia Marsh near the shores
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Two Writers & The River – A Conversation with Jerry Dennis & Michael Delp
[Update July 1, 2016: We have uploaded a 30-minute version of this conversation. Access is available below.] Avid outdoors men, Jerry Dennis and
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The Emerald Ash Borer Took More Than Shade
Essay by: Dr. Erwin (Duke) Elsner; Small Fruit/Consumer Horticulture Educator Michigan State University Extension Most people who appreciate the natural resources of Northern Michigan
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Lake Michigan Fisheries: Facing Invaders and Warming Waters
There have been dramatic changes in the fisheries and overall ecology of Lake Michigan over the last few decades and Dave Clapp has
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Eagles: Messengers of Climate Change
An Upper Peninsula native, Dr. Willam Bowerman began studying Michigan’s bald eagles in 1984. Now a professor and department chair at the University
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A New Tick Arrives in Northern Michigan
This is a story about ticks and Lyme disease. It’s also a story about mice and birds and how climate may be changing
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Witness: Kama Ross
The District Forester for Benzie, Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties, Kama Ross provides information services and support to forest and woodlot owners across
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Witness: Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey is the Executive Director of the Little Traverse Conservancy headquartered in Harbor Springs. Serving Chippewa, Mackinac, Emmet, Cheboygan, and Charlevoix Counties, the
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Witness: Dr. William Scharf
Recently, we had the opportunity to talk with Dr. William Scharf at his home in Traverse City. Having studied birds and their parasites
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Witness: Brian Price
This past fall, we had an extended conversation with Brian Price about his career as a natural resources professional. Brian was the Executive
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