Plague Phase – voices in response to ecological decline
Nature Change and Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology are very pleased to present this experimental short film, Plague Phase. On the evening [...]
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Beetlemania
Author, teacher and bioregionalist, Stephanie Mills offers readers another in her series of essays on natural resource experts and their work in Northern Michigan. In [...]
Enhanced Migration of Trees – Climate Adaptation on Tribal Forest Lands
This fall, Nature Change visited the Little Traverse Bay Bands (LTBB) of Odawa Indians in Harbor Springs. We were there to ask about [...]
The Once and Future Northern Forests
In this photo essay, we join author, teacher and bioregionalist, Stephanie Mills on a visit to Houghton to meet Stephen Handler, a Climate Change Specialist based [...]
Investing in Solar – Personal Choices with Public Benefits
“First and foremost,” Jim and Kelly Lively tell us, “going solar is a personal family decision.” This video essay reveals some of their [...]
Viewers’ Choice 2017
In all, 39 photo and video essays were published on Nature Change in 2017. Here’s a quick review of the ten most popular [...]
Nature Change Heros: Volunteer Conservationists
In this essay, Nature Change Editor, Joe VanderMeulen reflects on the heros among us. If you love fishing, bird watching, walking in the [...]
Thanking the Farmers – A Visit at Providence Farm
Traveling the rolling landscapes of Northern Michigan, you can see a beautiful patchwork quilt of small farms brimming with natural beauty. Many of [...]
Climate Weirding & the Mysterious Great Lakes
Complex systems with weird behavior might describe both the global atmosphere and the Great Lakes. In this essay, noted environmental policy expert and [...]
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 [...]
Voluntary Wetland Restoration to Preserve Ecosystem Services
Submitted by: LIAA & the UpNorth Media Center. Northwest Lower Michigan has a diverse array of highly productive wetlands that provide essential habitat [...]
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 [...]
The Future of Nature: Panel Discussion
Climate change, climate variability and invasive species threaten the future of natural resources in Northwest Lower Michigan. Changes in rainfall patterns and increased [...]
Thinking Like an Investor: Diversified Forests Hedge Against an Uncertain Future
Essay By: Stephen Handler, Climate Change Specialist Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science; USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station In a recent essay [...]
Climate Change – Bringing Weather on Steroids
Recently, Nature Change took the opportunity to talk about the impacts of climate change with three respected experts at the University of Michigan: [...]