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  • Environment

Lathrup Village plans first city arboretum

Amanda LeClaire August 20, 2026

Lathrup Village is creating a new tree garden as part of a larger effort to keep its mature trees healthy,...

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  • Environment
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Little Traverse Conservancy plans purchase of ‘Hundred Acre Wood’

Zoe Scarsella August 13, 2026

The nonprofit Little Traverse Conservancy wants to purchase a 160 acre lot of forest near Harbor Springs and create a...

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  • Environment

Wildfire risk in the Upper Peninsula is low despite drought

Zoe Scarsella August 6, 2026

The western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula is in a drought after several weeks without significant rainfall. Drought conditions are...

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  • Environment
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Pontiac Oaks Park reopens after $3 million restoration

Amanda LeClaire July 28, 2026

Officials in Oakland County and Pontiac are celebrating the completion of a $3 million renovation of Pontiac Oaks Park, turning...

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  • Environment

Unlike us, wildfire smoke has little health effect on Michigan’s tree canopy

Amanda LeClaire July 24, 2026

Michigan’s air quality declined dangerously earlier this month due to wildfire smoke from Minnesota and Canada. Pollutants in the smoke can...

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  • Environment
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Bloomfield Hills celebrates greenspace partnership

Amanda LeClaire July 17, 2026

Oakland County Parks and Bloomfield Hills Schools are working together to turn natural areas into public parks. Officials say that...

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  • Environment
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Dearborn named Tree City USA for 39th year

Nargis Rahman July 8, 2026

Dearborn was named a Tree City USA for the 39th year.Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud says its a pride point for...

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  • Environment
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Midland conducts tree canopy inventory with AI

Zoe Scarsella July 6, 2026

The city of Midland is the first in the state to use AI to inventory their tree canopy. Midland partnered...

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  • Environment
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MSU seed census predicts shift in Michigan forests

Zoe Scarsella July 3, 2026

Researchers say the composition of Michigan's forests may change in the future. For the past 28 years, scientists from Michigan...

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  • Environment
  • News

Hantz Woodlands experiment seems to be a growing success

Jerome Vaughn July 1, 2026

Thirteen years ago, a local businessman and an agriculture expert joined forces to change a chunk of Detroit’s east side. ...

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The ‘Anne Frank Tree’ brings hope and learning to visitors of Zekelman Holocaust Center

Sascha Raiyn June 26, 2026

The Zekelman Holocaust Center has a horse chestnut tree grown from a sapling of the tree Anne Frank could see...

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According to DTE, fallen trees are responsible for nearly half the time its customers spend without power.
  • Environment

DTE official says utility wants to prevent outages and preserve aesthetics while trimming trees

Quinn Klinefelter June 25, 2026

‘Tis the season for severe weather in Michigan.That means it’s also the season when DTE officials say fallen trees can...

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