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The Michigan DNR has solved a mystery regarding many swan deaths in Michigan’s Waterford Township.
DNR conservation officers have retrieved eight dead mute swans on Maceday Lake in Waterford Michigan
A Michigan company is offering scholarships to students who pursue studies in cannabis cultivation and its business
Images from a remote camera taken on September 29, 2019, reveal that a female wolf likely gave birth to at least two pups. Also, researchers at Michigan Technological University (MTU) observed a likely pup in February 2020,
Learning the major effects of ice on the Great Lakes will be crucial. Access to ice cover data is essential. Ice on the Fantastic Lakes impacts many societal benefits provided by the lakes, from hydropower generation to commercial freight to commercial and recreational fishing. Thumbwind has been tracking the 2021s Great Lakes Ice Coverage.
Climate Change rises the potential of rapid moving thunder storms and record setting temperatures which stresses the main grid to Power blackout. Here is what to prepare for a power outage.
Editors Note It’s been reported that those who contracted Covid-19 have a 98% survival rate. However, what is lost in that conversation is the extremely high rate of lingering symptoms… Read More »I Managed Surviving Covid 19, But It’s Still Affecting Me Six Months Later
New assistance is available that can help keep struggling Michigan renters in their homes. Around $622 million will be distributed through the COVID Emergency Rental Assistance program. Comments from Eva Rohlman, outreach services director, Mid Michigan Community Action; and Kelly Rose, chief housing solutions officer, Michigan State Housing Development Authority.
Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum in Detroit is dedicated to exhibiting a culture that extends some 8,000 miles away in Africa.
Minong Mine Copper Mining District, part of Isle Royale National Park, has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL). The designation celebrates the national significance of Indigenous and historic copper mining that occurred at the Minong Mine. Minong is the Ojibwe term for Isle Royale.
The gig economy is finally being recognized as a powerful economic factor during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Michigan’s Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation provides an additional $100 a week in benefits for those earning at least $5,000 in the past year.
