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February 28, 2024

Copper mining stamp sands negatively affecting fish habitat on Michigan’s Buffalo Reef

The copper industry in Michigan began when the indigenous peoples spread their knowledge of these copper deposits to early explorers in the early 17th century, says Stephanie Swart, Lake Superior coordinator with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE).

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This Is Gonna Hurt: Ohioan takes on massive hike of more than 8,000 miles in one year

What started as the fleeting thought of a college student ended up taking Brandon Weis more than 8,000 miles across the country on the hike of a lifetime.
The adventure required Weis to through hike the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, and Arizona Trail, all in a calendar year. The 2021 odyssey is all spelled out in Weis’ new book, This Is Gonna Hurt, which the Ottawa, Ohio, native recently self-published.

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Could Kiskiminetas River gator have survived even mild Pa. winter?

If only alligators could talk.
It might solve the mystery of how a reptile presumed to be Neo – a juvenile that went missing in Westmoreland County, Pa., last summer – has spent the past seven months in the wild. If it is Neo, the young gator reappeared, a little worse for wear, near the Kiskiminetas River in Westmoreland County in early February.

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Commentary: Taking a closer look at the extinction crisis

The extinction crisis is real. So is the fact that there are insufficient funds to address it.
In an ideal world, we’d band together and empirically prioritize species at risk based on biological need. We’d ignore cuteness, charisma, social concerns, political boundaries, and economic self-interest. The focus would be promoting the greatest good for the greatest number.

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