Nature Change offers a treasure trove of engaging and informative mini-documentaries on science and nature. Students can use these videos to explore important concepts of natural resource management and change. They are also useful conversation starters for life science, earth science, history, and other classes.

Just choose one of the categories: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Stewardship & Conservation, Water Quality, Earth Science or Life Science.  Then click on a title to find a short summary of the video and applicable Next Generation Science Standards. Learn more about Nature Change and Language Arts. Enjoy!

Climate Change

• Climate Change – Bringing Weather on Steroids
• Climate Change Bites – Apple Farmers Face New Risks
• Phenology & Climate Change – Changing Nature’s Clocks
• Keeping Carbon in Forest Soils: The Necessary Snowpack
• Improving Tree Canopy for Climate Resilience
• Grass River Natural Area – Facing the Challenge of Climate Change
• A New Tick Arrives in Northern Michigan
• Volunteer Conservationists: Habitat Restoration at Brown Bridge

Invasive Species

• Controlling the Spread of Aquatic Invaders
• Tracking Change in Lake Michigan’s Fisheries
• Forest Blow Down on Alligator Hill – Which Path to Recovery?
• Japanese Barberry & Backlegged Ticks: On the Thorns of a Dilemma
• Discovering Lake Trout Secrets in the Deeps of Elk Lake
• Quaggas! Lake Michigan’s Ecosystem Disruptors
• Monster Weed! Battling Japanese Knotweed in Manistee
• Game Changer! A New Fruit Fly Puts Northern Michigan’s Orchards at Risk
• Invasive Phragmites: Discovering the Tipping Point
• A New Tick Arrives in Northern Michigan

Stewardship & Conservation

• An Eye in the Sky Watching for Change
• Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch – Part 2. Ed Pike and the Young Owl Banders
• Managing Resources: The Re-Wilding of Bowens Creek
• Keeping Carbon in Forest Soils: The Necessary Snowpack
• Forest Blow Down on Alligator Hill – Which Path to Recovery?
• Discovering Lake Trout Secrets in the Deeps of Elk Lake
• Regenerating Damaged Forests & the Challenge of Overbrowsing
• Diversifying the Local Economy – What Do Birds Have to Do With It?

Water Quality

• Cleaning Up the Bay – The Rain Garden Way
• Tracking Change in Lake Michigan’s Fisheries
• Managing Resources: The Re-Wilding of Bowens Creek
• Monitoring Change in the Waters of Leelanau
• Improving Tree Canopy for Climate Resilience
• Let the River Flow: Free-Spanning the Maple

Earth Science

• An Eye in the Sky Watching for Change
• Climate Change Bites – Apple Farmers Face New Risks
• Controlling the Spread of Aquatic Invaders
• Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch – Part 2. Ed Pike and the Young Owl Banders
• Phenology & Climate Change – Changing Nature’s Clocks
• Tracking Change in Lake Michigan’s Fisheries
• Managing Resources: The Re-Wilding of Bowens Creek
• Keeping Carbon in Forest Soils: The Necessary Snowpack
• Climate Change – Bringing Weather on Steroids
• Forest Blow Down on Alligator Hill – Which Path to Recovery?

Life Science

• Monitoring Change in the Waters of Leelanau
• Climate Change Bites – Apple Farmers Face New Risks
• Improving Tree Canopy for Climate Resilience
• Grass River Natural Area – Facing the Challenge of Climate Change
• Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch – Part 2. Ed Pike and the Young Owl Banders
• Japanese Barberry & Backlegged Ticks: On the Thorns of a Dilemma
• Let the River Flow: Free-Spanning the Maple
• Discovering Lake Trout Secrets in the Deeps of Elk Lake
• Regenerating Damaged Forests & the Challenge of Overbrowsing
• Phenology & Climate Change – Changing Nature’s Clocks
• Quaggas! Lake Michigan’s Ecosystem Disruptors
• Monster Weed! Battling Japanese Knotweed in Manistee
• Tracking Change in Lake Michigan’s Fisheries
• Game Changer! A New Fruit Fly Puts Northern Michigan’s Orchards at Risk
• Managing Resources: The Re-Wilding of Bowens Creek
• Invasive Phragmites: Discovering the Tipping Point
• Diversifying the Local Economy – What Do Birds Have to Do With It?
• A New Tick Arrives in Northern Michigan
• Forest Blow Down on Alligator Hill – Which Path to Recovery?
• Volunteer Conservationists: Habitat Restoration at Brown Bridge