Conserving Natural Resources in Leelanau County
Nature Change appreciates this video and short description submitted by Aime Merizon, Communications Specialist for the Leelanau Conservation District (LCD). We hope you
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Agriculture
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Beef Production
A special report recently release by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said that big changes in global land use, agriculture
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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
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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
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Beautiful Biochar
This photo essay re-introduces Nature Change readers to a very old way of enriching our soils while managing the disposal of wood wastes.
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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
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Fire & Stewardship at Angell Farm
This video essay is about land stewardship and some of the people dedicated to preserving and caring for Northern Michigan’s historic landscapes. This
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Eating for Climate Resilience
This very timely essay and guide was submitted by nutritionists, Kelly Wilson and Paula Martin from Taste the Local Difference (TLD). Please read
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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
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Climate Change Bites – Apple Farmers Face New Risks
Apples! One of Michigan’s largest and most valuable crops, there are over 11 million apple trees in commercial production helping to support 825
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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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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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Game Changer! A New Fruit Fly Puts Northern Michigan’s Orchards at Risk.
A new, particularly dangerous species of fruit fly has invaded Northwest Lower Michigan. Not the ordinary fruit fly that loves overripe and rotting
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