NATIONAL PARKS AT THE CENTER OF DEBATE OVER HOW TO TELL AMERICA’S STORY

The Trump administration is rewriting signage at federal parks, but historians are pushing back

BY Ren Brabenec

About 10 percent of Michigan land is managed by the federal government, with nearly 3.6 million acres maintained by the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service … Read More >>

GROWING ORGANICALLY AT BEAR CREEK FARM

How an animator and architect launched Petoskey’s first certified organic farm

BY Kierstin Gunsberg

“There was no time to lose, no time to waste in rest or play,” wrote Laura Ingalls Wilder in 1933’s Farmer Boy. “The life of the earth … Read More >>

TRENDS AND TIPS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD GARDEN

What’s growing at Skegemog Gardens this spring

BY Molly Cox

Curtis Sherwood comes from a long line of Michiganders with green thumbs. He and his wife bought Skegemog Gardens in Traverse City three years ago from his … Read More >>

SUSTAINABLE SHOPPING MEETS HIGH (AND FUN) FASHION

The third annual Traverse City Fashion Weekend

BY Rachel Pasche

Traverse City Fashion Weekend is a celebration of old-fashioned fashion. Not fast fashion rooted in trends that could change by the next month, but timeless styles sourced … Read More >>

ROADLESS RULE IN FLUX

The future of land management is uncertain amidst sweeping changes in the National Forest Service

BY Ren Brabenec

The Great Lakes State is also the Great Forest State, because, according to the Environment Research & Policy Center, Michigan has more national forest land than any … Read More >>

MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS RALLYING FOR SPRING

From fighting hemlock pests to landowner education, here’s what the MACD is doing this season

BY Drew VanDrie

The wide-lens view of conservation may conjure images of massive preserves, sweeping initiatives, and prominent figures like Muir and Roosevelt. But if you zoom in a bit, … Read More >>