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Filming in the Amazon
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (74+ words) WKAR - On Air Now Playing WKAR NewsTalk - AM 870 | 102.3 FM - On Air Now Playing WKAR Radio Reading Service Filming in the Amazon To produce Into the Amazon, the filmmaking team quite literally ventured into the Amazon. Filmmakers John Maggio and Hannah…...
Shake Your Teal Feathers: Sundae Stroll
1+ week, 4+ day ago (191+ words) The Michigan Ovarian Cancer Alliance is proud to present our annual Shake Your Teal Feathers awareness event!Join us at The Meadows at Millennium Park on Sunday, September 27, 2026, for a family-friendly community picnic and casual 1-mile walk/run.Bring family…...
Michigan is set for one of spring’s biggest bird migration waves
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (376+ words) Millions of birds are expected to fly over Michigan Thursday and Friday nights as spring migration reaches its peak, according to the Michigan Audubon. Max Henschell, research director for the organization, said migration activity has intensified across the state in…...
Fireflies thriving in Michigan thanks to favorable weather conditions
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (672+ words) If summer nights seem a little brighter in Michigan this year, you’re not imagining it. Favorable weather conditions in recent years have led to an explosion of firefly activity. Researchers say fireflies thrive in climates that are warm and wet,…...
Wonders & Perils of Bird Migration: Campfire Science & S'Mores
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (39+ words) WKAR - On Air Now Playing WKAR NewsTalk - AM 870 | 102.3 FM - On Air Now Playing WKAR Radio Reading Service Wonders & Perils of Bird Migration: Campfire Science & S'Mores...
Michigan beekeepers enter 2026 season after record winter losses nationwide
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (586+ words) As Michigan heads into peak pollination season, the health of the state’s bees will shape everything from backyard apple trees to supermarket produce aisles across the Midwest. “I wouldn’t call it endangered,” said Keith Lazar, a longtime beekeeper and event…...
How seeds from the past are saving a unique flower of the Great Lakes
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (875+ words) STORY PRODUCED BY GREAT LAKES ECHO More than 30 years ago, a group of scientists planted just 4,200 seeds of the rare Pitcher’s thistle (Cirsium pitcheri) in the sandy dunes of the Great Lakes. At the time, no one knew if the…...
Winter birdwatching in Michigan helps scientists fill gaps in avian research
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1036+ words) Michigan residents can help researchers and conservation efforts by counting birds they see at backyard feeders or on trails this winter. The Department of Natural Resources wants people to participate in Project FeederWatch, a November through April survey of North…...
How the Rhone and other rivers were used in ancient times
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (305+ words) SUMMERS: Professor, first of all, why are rivers so important to understanding ancient people? And also, we have a certain idea of the Roman Empire that comes from what we've always said in history and in archaeology - that a Roman…...
Screech owl babies return to the wild after weeks at raptor center
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (203+ words) There are a few more Eastern screech owls flying around the woods near Traverse City. Earlier this month, volunteers from North Sky Raptor Sanctuary released nine baby screech owls that had been in their care for several weeks. Several babies…...