The Environment Report
The Environment Report is a news service committed to revealing the relationship between the natural world and the everyday lives of people. This service is based at the University of Michigan's public radio station in Ann Arbor - Michigan Radio.
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Invasive Fruit Fly a Pesky Problem for Farmers and Home Gardeners
There's an invasive fruit fly attacking berries in Michigan. It's ...
There's an invasive fruit fly attacking berries in Michigan. It's become a big problem for growers... and home gardeners too. We'll get some advice on what to do if your backyard berries are under siege.
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Weird Things Are Happening to Suburban Frogs
There are strange things happening to frogs in the suburbs. ...
There are strange things happening to frogs in the suburbs. We'll hear what's going on.
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The State of Our Wetlands
You can think of wetlands as nature's kidneys. They filter ...
You can think of wetlands as nature's kidneys. They filter water. Wetlands also help control floodwater. And all kinds of creatures live in them. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has released its first status report on the wetlands in our state.
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RoundUp and health concerns & Learning to find dinner in the woods
A new study points to potential health problems with a ...
A new study points to potential health problems with a widely-used herbicide. Rewind a few thousand years to a time before grocery stores existed. You would have gotten a lot of your food by finding it out in the wild. Foraging is no longer a necessary skill ... but some people like to do it as a hobby. Paula Friedrich recently sat in on a foraging class for beginners.
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Women's Changing Role in Agriculture
he number of farms owned and operated by women has ...
he number of farms owned and operated by women has tripled in the U-S in recent decades. We'll look at the changing roles of women in agriculture.
