Expand Your Environmental Understanding with WDET’s Earth Week Glossary
From green infrastructure to regenerative agriculture, explore the origins and significance of some key environmental terms and hear from a few folks...
Annamarie Sysling is a producer for Detroit Public TV's Great Lakes Now.
She is a former producer for “Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson.” She also focuses on solutions-oriented environmental stories as a reporter.
Sysling was an intern at WDET beginning in 2012 and has worked as a freelance reporter, producer and storyteller for a variety of media outlets. She was hired by WDET in 2014 as a part-time reporter and anchor, and became a full time producer for Detroit Today in the Fall of 2019. For her 30th birthday, she went to the U.S.-Mexico border and volunteered in the Sonoran Desert searching for migrants with a humanitarian aid group.
When she’s not at work, Sysling is likely walking through the city, practicing yoga or out in her garden.
Belle Isle Conservancy Gears Up For Earth Week With Pandemic-Friendly Changes To Annual Island Cleanup
Earth Week is just a couple of weeks away and environmental groups all along the Detroit River are gearing up...
Seasonal Thaw Combines With Climate Change to Bring Wet Conditions to Detroit’s Belle Isle
As temperatures slowly climb back up throughout Southeast Michigan, officials at Belle Isle State Park in Detroit are trying to...
Ford House Moves To Restore Lake St. Clair Natural Shoreline
Coastal wetlands provide critical habitat to a variety of native species living in metro Detroit waterways. But, as shorelines have...
Zoning In On Rezoning Efforts in 48216 and 48209 SW Detroit Neighborhoods
Detroit City Council members are considering a proposal to rezone two neighborhoods of Southwest Detroit. The change would affect the...
What’s At Stake For Metro Detroit’s Environment In 2021?
It’s a new year, and while there is a lot happening in politics and public health nationwide, climate change continues to...
Know Your Enemy: Getting To Know Great Lakes Invasive Species
Invasive species are a big part of the Great Lakes ecosystem. While they haven’t always been here, it’s important to...
Congressman Andy Levin Introduces Legislation Aimed At Sustainable Investments
Congressman Andy Levin, a Democrat representing Michigan’s 9th Congressional District, recently introduced two new pieces of legislation aimed at increasing transparency around...
EPA Grant Allows EGLE To Plan for Enhanced Air Monitoring In SE Michigan In 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently selected Michigan to receive a $500,000 grant to go toward community-scale air monitoring. The...
High Water Levels On Tap This Winter As November Marks The Start Of A New Water Year
The general public may be approaching the end of the calendar year, but climate scientists have just started a new year...
University of Michigan Dives Into New Project Highlighting Detroit River Stories
After years of work, the University of Michigan is launching the Detroit River Story Lab. It's a multi-faceted partnership between the...
Did You Know There Are 150 Year Old Fish Swimming Around The Great Lakes?
While the nation's political anxiety has arguably never been higher, it may provide some respite to remember that regardless of the...