Great Lakes regional environment theme of award-winning publications
Two are featured in reviews on Echo
View ArticleAuthor interviews Lake Michigan
Wisconsin native Pen Augustin explains her communication with Lake Michigan and its surroundings in her book, "Waves of Light: Messages From Nature To Heal Our Planet."
View ArticleThe natural guide to Michigan
Many years and many scientists have taken on the challenge of documenting the natural communities of this Great Lakes state.
View ArticleBringing conservation to cities
A new book explains how what was once considered the ultimate paradox is now setting the precedent for urban development – a wildlife refuge in Detroit. The author will discuss the promise of urban...
View ArticleFrom mapmakers to moles, North Shore traces a Superior coast legacy
A decade of deep archival research and on-the-ground observation lends perspective to a new environmental history in this new book.
View ArticleGreat Lakes border challenge
Provide an image illustrating the US/Canada border relationship and we’ll run it in an Echo post.
View ArticleBirch bark canoe artists keep Native American tradition afloat
Native Americans have worked to return what was once merely a souvenir shop item to a craft that is a symbol of individual and community pride,
View ArticlePhoto Friday: First entry in U.S. Canadian border challenge
A submission for the Great Lakes border challenge captures a colorful island vista along the Ohio-Ontario border.
View ArticleMichigan’s ‘Pine King’
Author Mike Nagel chronicles the business and philanthropic acumen of Michigan’s ‘Pine King’ in his new book.
View ArticleA Driftless paddle across natural history and restoration
Canoeist's trip through the Driftless Area of Minnesota and Wisconsin reveals ecological damage and repair among forested hills, bedrock outcrops, bluffs of caves, sinkholes, springs and disappearing...
View ArticleSeeking balance? Ask a plant
Mary Siisip Geniusz revives native Anishinaabe-Ojibwe plant knowledge with cultural and culinary anecdotes in her new book.
View ArticleWorld Trade Center architect’s Detroit vision
John Gallagher chronicles architect Minoru Yamasaki from his humble beginnings and through his quest for a unique style that produced the New York City landmark and a more modest impact on Detroit's...
View ArticleThe Food Fix: ArtPrize artist creates piece on water scarcity
The Food Fix podcasters visited ArtPrize in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, to talk to people who are taking a more artistic route to feed the world.
View ArticleArtPrize: From solar sound to four-season photography
Recently Echo visited ArtPrize in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan to talk with artists who've put an environmental spin on their work.
View ArticleMinnesota-based artist travels around the Great Lakes in four months
Current State talks with a Minnesota-based poet artist who traveled along all the Great Lakes shorelines this summer for his project H.O.M.E.S.
View ArticleArtists raise awareness about abandoned farms and child hunger
The Food Fix podcasters visited ArtPrize in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, to talk to people who are taking a more artistic route to feed the world.
View ArticleMichigan filmmaker sets coming of age story in Upper Peninsula
"Superior" based on 1,300 mile bicycle trip taken by two boys at the crossroads of uncertain futures.
View ArticleArtist prints native plants on invasive species
Jane Kramer prints the shadows of endangered plants on paper crafted from the invaders that threaten them.
View ArticleInvestigating environmental soundscapes
Environmental sounds of the Great Lakes region produce scientific analysis, guitar-playing finches and a spiritual balance.
View ArticleBook explores Michigan’s shadow villages and ghost towns
Retired librarian resurrects their past, tells their stories.
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