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Tag: environmental history

Chestnut trees in Michigan
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On the history and future of Michigan’s legendary chestnut tree

by Brianne Turczynski January 24, 2024March 22, 2024

Chestnut trees in Michigan, once devastated by blight, have regained significance in the state’s landscape through ongoing efforts to combat disease and revive cultivation.

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In search of greenspace equity: A short history of Detroit’s parks

by Mickey Lyons February 1, 2023January 19, 2024
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Longtime advocate honored for work to elevate Detroit River’s history as a terminus for the Underground Railroad

by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak October 3, 2022January 19, 2024
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Hunting for stories with the RiverWolf: Downriver history and memories with Dick Whitwam

by Patricia Jewell - Detroit River Story Lab November 3, 2021January 19, 2024
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‘It’s all Waawiyaatanong’

by Patricia Jewell - Detroit River Story Lab October 21, 2021January 19, 2024
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Community raises concern about FCA expansion, call for better testing and community benefits

by Jena Brooker, BridgeDetroit September 11, 2020January 19, 2024
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Hog Island and Detroit’s ‘park question’: A brief history of Belle Isle

by Brianne Turczynski September 3, 2020January 19, 2024
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The mysterious origin of Detroit’s Jesuit pear tree

by Brianne Turczynski July 15, 2020March 29, 2024
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Lost but not forgotten: The legendary Michigan grayling

by Brianne Turczynski March 31, 2020January 19, 2024

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