Northern Michigan Environment & Preservation Articles

North Stars: How Josephine Roberts is Protecting Walloon Lake & the World

Josephine Roberts is helping to preserve Walloon Lake—and the world—through her work at Adventure Scientists. This article first appeared in...

Photos of the Month: The Final Whispers of Winter

February brought the last of winter ice and the return of colorful sunsets and beautiful blue-sky days. Here, 10 of our favorite photos from the...

Help Monitor Michigan’s Magical Vernal Pools This Spring

Interested in learning about and protecting one of our most enchanting ecosystems? Training starts this week to become part of the statewide Vernal...

Experience the Art of Forest Bathing in Northern Michigan’s Woods

Northern Michigan is synonymous with lush spring wildflower walks, summer evening strolls, fall color hikes and winter snowshoe treks. But have you...

Visit Treat Farm in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Explore this beautiful trail and Treat Farm in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore this winter in Northern Michigan. This article first...

Photo Essay: Go Snowshoeing at Canyon Falls in the Upper Peninsula

Deep winter dispatch: A photographer snowshoes into the Upper Peninsula's snow-coated Canyon Falls to bear witness to the quiet intensity winter has...

Ultimate Aurora Viewing: The Best Place to View Northern Lights in Michigan

You’ve probably heard that 2024 is going to be a peak time to experience northern lights—the best year in a decade, actually. If you’re thinking...

Where the Wild Things Are: Meet Artist Dani Knoph-Davis

Artist Dani Knoph-Davis uses her talent to create breathtaking art that helps to preserve endangered species. This is a web original article from...

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Our Natural World

In Search of Wild Orchids

The Science Behind Gull Island

A Week With Piping Plovers on North Manitou

In Search of Isle Royale Moose...And Bones

Our Environment

Liz Kirwood, Guardian of the Great Lakes

David Milarch & Archangel Ancient Tree Archive

Green Elk Rapids, From Recycling to Bird Habitat

The Mysteries of the Changing Fish in the Great Lakes

Land and Farm Preservation in Northern Michigan

Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy Incredible 88 Projects in 6 Years

Mawby & Leelanau Conservancy Partner for Farmland Preservation

Leelanau Conservancy Cedar River Preserve Grows to 546 Acres

Northport Residents Protect Farmland

State Parks & Sleeping Bear Dunes Videos