DTE official says utility wants to prevent outages and preserve aesthetics while trimming trees
‘Tis the season for severe weather in Michigan.That means it’s also the season when DTE officials say fallen trees can...
Grow Hamtramck hopes to plant 600 more trees in the city
The Grow Hamtramck program in the city of Hamtramck is hoping to plant a thousand trees in four years. Community...
MSU uses 3D mapping technology and AI simulations for forest management
Researchers are using digital technology to improve forest management strategies. Michigan State University scientists have employed a 3-D mapping technology...
Michigan’s first public forest authority emerges in Keweenaw County
Keweenaw County will become home to Michigan's first public forest authority. The Nature Conservancy purchased 32,000 acres of forest land in...
Conservation effort aims to protect forest on Michigan’s highest natural point
Mt. Arvon, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, is the highest natural point in the state. It’s also a draw for prospective...
Michigan’s largest national forest watches for wildfires
Hot and dry weather brings the risk of fires to the U.P. and Northern Lower Peninsula for weeks. The Michigan...
The fight to save Michigan’s hemlock trees is far from over
Michigan’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says the spread of hemlock woolly adelgid along Lake Michigan is increasing. Native...
MSU study challenges notions about trees and human health
Health experts and urban planners have long believed that planting more trees in residential areas is good for everyone in...
Michigan DNR offers help for tree planting and care to celebrate Arbor Day
Arbor Day began in 1872 as a means for everyday citizens to plant more trees. What began more than a...
The Metro: Art and nature come together at Palmer Park festival
There’s something special about the way nature creates its own art and it's even more special how creativity can live,...
Major cuts to the US Forest Service could devastate Michigan’s tree canopy
The U.S. Forest Service is shutting down all four of its research centers in Michigan as part of a nationwide...
Insect and fungal infestation leads to tree removal and replanting on Wayne State University campus
Last October, Ground Services at Wayne State University discovered an infestation of bark beetles on trees in Gullen Mall. Donna Reincke,...