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EGLE, Michigan Chamber of Commerce and more than 30 partners join with bipartisan lawmakers to announce NextCycle Michigan
EGLE, Michigan Chamber of Commerce and more than 30 partners join with bipartisan lawmakers to announce NextCycle Michigan
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Largest collaborative effort in state history to spark recycling and recovery economy
Leaders of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) joined today with the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, bipartisan lawmakers and Meijer to announce NextCycle Michigan, hailed as the largest collaborative effort in state history to spark the state s recycling and recovery economy.
As part of the NextCycle Michigan initiative, EGLE announced that already in 2020 and 2021, $97 million is being committed to recycling projects through partners that in addition to Meijer include: Henry Ford Health System, GFL Environmental, Carton Council of North America, Goodwill Industries, Keurig Dr Pepper,
âAn early sign of spring, ospreys are making their return to Michigan. The magnificent fish-hawk with striking brown and white plumage can be seen flying along shallow, fish-filled waters of the Great Lakes region â hovering, then plunging feet-first to snare fish in its talons.
âOspreys can be found across the state, but they once faced an uncertain future here. Locally, an osprey nest can be seen atop the cell phone tower behind the Sears Hometown Store in Fenton. In past years, Jeff Stone, owner of Sears, said he has seen ospreys carrying fish, most likely from Lake Fenton, to their nest.
Adopt an osprey nest this summer
An early sign of spring, ospreys are making their return to Michigan. The magnificent fish-hawk with striking brown and white plumage can be seen flying along shallow, fish-filled waters of the Great Lakes region hovering, then plunging feet-first to snare fish in its talons. Ospreys can be found across the state, but they once faced an uncertain future here.
Osprey were severely affected by use of the pesticide DDT and were listed as a threatened species in Michigan after their population declined precipitously in the 1960s. Fortunately, the sale and use of DDT was banned in 1972, giving ospreys a fighting chance. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of MI Birds partners, the DNR, the Detroit Zoological Society and friends at Huron-Clinton Metroparks, the osprey was successfully reintroduced to southern Michigan and removed from the threatened species list in 2009.
Volunteers needed to ‘adopt’ Michigan osprey nests this spring
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LANSING, MICH. Good news for Michigan’s ospreys and everyone who loves these magnificent birds: After spending a worrisome chapter on the threatened species list, ospreys are on the rebound in the Great Lakes State.
But while these impressive birds of prey are making a comeback, they are still listed as a species of special concern. Conservation groups are stressing the importance of continuing to monitor their populations and they need volunteers to help.
Volunteer “community scientists” are invited to participate in the osprey Adopt-A-Nest monitoring program, to help track activity and population abundance at the 200 known osprey nesting locations throughout the state. The program is organized by MI Birds, a public outreach and education program created by Audubon Great Lakes and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Royal Oak man issued warrant for violent threats in deer cull
Cull canceled at Kensington Metropark
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ROYAL OAK After an investigation into threats of violence against Huron-Clinton Metroparks police officers made via a phone call to the administration office, the Livingston County Prosecutor’s Office issued a misdemeanor warrant to a 71-year-old Royal Oak man Feb. 23.
Authorities canceled the deer cull scheduled at Kensington Metropark in Milford the next day in response to the threats, which they deemed credible.
The charge is malicious use of a telecommunications service, which is punishable by six months in jail and/or a $1,000 fine. The case will be heard in the 53rd District Court in Howell after the suspect turns himself in.