Bee by ssstephanie!
Agriculture is Michigan's second largest industry (maybe now it's our first), contributing more than $71 billion to the state's economy. Due to this we feel it is fitting that we bring awareness to National Pollinator Week which runs from June 22 to the 28th.
Michigan Agriculture Fast Facts
For some fast facts on Michigan's agriculture [...]
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After tallying the votes from an enormous number of submissions we have identified our winner. Drum roll please......
"I moved from Michigan to Florida this January for work. People said "Florida in the winter....wow, you're lucky" and "you got a job in this economy, man, you're lucky". Well let me tell you something my [...]
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UK Solar Power Experiment by david.nikonvscanon
The Michigan Energy Fair returns to the Manistee County Fairgrounds in Onekama June 26-28, 2009. This year is the 4th annual and the weekend offers a chance learn all about how alternative energy can and is working in Michigan.
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports:
This marks the fourth annual event and as [...]
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SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, and the Southeast Michigan Partners for Clean Water announce the third annual Water Week to be held from June 6–14 to celebrate, learn about, and enhance our abundant water resources in Southeast Michigan through recreation, education, and stewardship activities.
The Spring 2009 issue of the Michigan Water Environment Association's [...]
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Shell Cluster by johndecember
2009 is the 50th anniversary of the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway and while linking ports on Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario to the world's shipping hubs increased trade in the Great Lakes region, it also opened the door to zebra mussels and a host of invasive species.
Journalist Jeff Alexander [...]
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Driving today on the Leelanau Peninsula, I noticed the cherry trees beginning to bloom. Apparently, the south side of the farms have warmed and are ready to begin the growing season, while the trees planted in the north appeared a little less eager to wake from winter's slumber. Within days, the orchards will be adorned [...]
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The photo featured today shows a cluster of nests at a Michigan heronry and was shot by Sentrawoods.
Sentrawoods. adds:
This location was shown to me by my local flickr friend gerrybuckel. If you enlarge this you'll see seven maybe eight heron's nesting. I plan on getting much closer in the days to come.
The Department of Natural [...]
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Rouge Plant, 1947 by Lynne's Lens
I came across this very cool photo from the heyday of the American auto industry yesterday. It's interesting to me to think about how deeply our nation identified with the manufacturing and innovation represented by these cars and how much goodwill Ford, GM & Chrysler were able to squander with [...]
Courtesy Michigan in Pictures...
In Flight, photo by Mi Bob.
As yesterday's Traverse City Record-Eagle reported:
The bald eagle is now off both state and federal endangered species lists for Michigan. But the federal Bald Eagle Protection Act of 1940 makes it a crime to hunt, kill or otherwise harm them.
Fewer than 100 nests existed in the state [...]
Happy Earth Day by docksidepress
Founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network (EDN) promotes environmental citizenship and year round progressive action worldwide. More people are participating in Earth Day than ever before. In 1970, twenty million people were involved. By 1990, that number had grown to two hundred million [...]
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