Woodland Ephemerals – A Springtime Nature Walk Through a Great Lakes Hardwood Forest
This video essay and brief description below were contributed by Matthew Kern, Production Assistant, UpNorth Media Center, LIAA. This spring I set out [...]
Creating Interpretive Signage for the Kids Creek Watershed
In this video, we hear from some very bright and dedicated young citizen scientists working to share what they have learned about the [...]
Grass River Natural Area – Facing the Challenge of Climate Change
This video is about people who are entrusted with the protection and preservation of one of northern Michigan’s most important and revered natural [...]
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 [...]
Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch – Part 2. Ed Pike and the Young Owl Banders
In this short video, Nature Change offers an optimistic story about people – young and a bit older – who demonstrate true commitment [...]
Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch – Part 1. Soaring Across Big Water
This video begins with a small group of avid bird watchers gathering in a field on the western outskirts of Mackinaw City. Each [...]
The Once and Future Otter Creek
Author, teacher and bioregionalist, Stephanie Mills offers this essay to Nature Change readers about the long-term restoration of Otter Creek (a tributary to Lake [...]
Japanese Barberry & Blacklegged Ticks – On the Thorns of a Dilemma
In this video, Nature Change explores the impacts and rising concerns over an invasive species of plant that increases the threat of lyme [...]
Moving to the Land of Milliken – The Values of Place
Submitted by Dave Dempsey, this essay starts with a critical question. How important is place? To Michigan’s longest serving governor, Traverse City’s own [...]
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 [...]
Regenerating Damaged Forests & the Challenge of Overbrowsing
Are there too many deer in Northern Michigan? Many foresters and forest land managers respond with a resounding YES to that question. This [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Keeping Carbon in Forest Soils: The Necessary Snowpack
Randy Schaetzl studies the processes of soil formation and the interactions of soils with regional hydrology, biology and climate. A Professor of Geography [...]
Jim Olson & Dave Mahan on Natural Resources Stewardship
Executive Director of the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation, Phil Ellis invited two of our region’s most respected and experienced environmental leaders to consider the [...]
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 [...]
Volunteerism & Tenacity – Improving Access to Nature at Brown Bridge Quiet Area
Over several winter days, a dedicated work crew gathered at Traverse City’s Brown Bridge Quiet Area to create something special for all of [...]
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 [...]
Let the River Flow: Free-Spanning the Maple
Since the first big timber cut over 150 years ago, northern Michigan’s rivers have been constricted and polluted by many human activities. [...]
Volunteers Going Deep! Documenting the Changing Ecology of Lake Michigan
In the summer of 2006, thousands of water birds like seagulls and loons were killed by botulism toxins along the shores of Sleeping [...]
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 [...]
Diversifying the Local Economy – What Do Birds Have to Do With It?
This is a story about a Northern Michigan community responding to the economic challenges brought on by changes in the region’s natural resources, [...]
Discovering Lake Trout Secrets in the Deeps of Elk Lake
This short video essay, tells the story of Lake Michigan’s lake trout populations and the efforts to restore this iconic species of fish. [...]
Escaping Ornamentals: A Threat to Natural Area Biodiversity
Essay by: Miriam Owsley, Outreach Assistant, Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network Northern Michigan boasts some of the most beautiful natural landscapes in the country, [...]