Transit in Transition
At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority’s ridership...
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Environment
Question Corner | July 2023
Q. Where is the nearest old-growth forest? A. The Old-Growth Forest Network maintains a list of the country’s oldest protected forests, and Witherell Woods in Detroit’s Palmer Park is the closest. Located forty miles from Ann...
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Beet Jerky Bros
Best friends since they met at Clague Middle School in 2007, Theo Mourad and Aaron Brodkey grew up...
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The Wetlands
Our property does not quite aspire to having a waterfront, but it is fronted by wetlands. This...
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Riverfront Conservancy
The fourteen acres wedged between the river, the Broadway bridges, and the Amtrak railroad were...
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The Next Life of the Staebler Farm
In 1973, the nascent Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission had a handful of roadside...
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Tucker Rossmaessler
As quarantine protocols eased in 2021, Tucker Rossmaessler took a trip that sparked an idea. At...
Read MoreQuestion Corner | May 2023
Q. I noticed a lot of green tubes in the small valley on Glazier Way that crosses between Huron Pkwy. and Green Rd. What’s going on? A. That’s the Glazier Hills Nature Area. More than 100 different native plant species have been...
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Should We Divorce DTE?
The storm with up to seventy-five miles-per-hour mph winds that swept across Michigan last August,...
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Climate Heroes
February’s Ann Arbor climate hero, Bill Razgunas, set up a recycling program at an apartment...
Read MoreQuestion Corner | February 2023
Q: The federal government recently provided funding to plug “orphan” oil and gas wells to prevent groundwater pollution. Are there any near Ann Arbor? A: A well is considered an “orphan” if it is inactive, unplugged, and...
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Human Electric Hybrids Grows
It all began with engineer Jim Summers, frustrated by his daily commute, figuring out how to...
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Ban the Ban
“What we’re working on, I swear you can’t make this up, is a ban on the ban on the ban,” says...
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Greener Farms
Adopting climate-friendly practices is financially risky for small diversified farms because...
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Decarbonizing Bryant
CAN executive director Derrick Miller says their goal is for everyone in the area around Bryant...
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The Plastic Bag Store
Imagine walking into a space that looks like a modern grocery store—except that everything there...
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(Bed Bath &) Beyond a Praying Mantis
Part One. I needed some things at home, and thought that Bed Bath & Beyond could solve all my...
Read MoreQuestion Corner | December 2022
Q. What will the City of Ann Arbor do if the “Gelman Plume” contaminates Barton Pond? Is there an alternative source of water? A. This fiscal year the city will install two “sentinel wells” to watch for the plume approaching...
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Building a Bike-Safe City
Christopher Becker was biking home from his job at the Ann Arbor District Library on August 24,...
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