Volunteer Stewardship: Tips and tricks from a super volunteer
Join us for this episode to hear from a dynamic DNR duo of dedicated volunteer + professional natural resource steward and learn about managing invasive species side by side.
Stewardship is Climate Action
Stewardship of our natural world is crucial in shaping effective responses to climate change now and in teaching our next generation of leaders the skills they’ll need to bring about both personal and collective action tomorrow.
Growing towards equitable urban forest stewardship
This presentation will cover how to ensure that historically underserved communities, especially communities of color, are included and empowered in urban forestry programs.
Mice, voles, beetles, and native plants: A tour of their responses to management at Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois
In many of our remaining native ecosystems, land management activities like prescribed fire, grazing, and invasive species removal dominate the time and resources of land managers.
Climate Change, Michigan, and the Bigger Picture
Climate change has already caused huge changes to weather patterns in the Great Lakes and worldwide, strongly impacting ecosystems and challenging human infrastructure that was built for the less extreme climate of the 20th century.
Not So Different: using bugs to fight apathy and inspire empathy
Join The Bug Chicks as they talk about their work using arthropods to engage people in nature. Creating a pathway from fear to fascination, these entomologists help organizations, schools and individuals build capacity and resilience
Identifying Recoverable, Fire-Dependent Systems in The Huron Manistee National Forest
Growing up, many local kids are told that Michigan is just an extensive forest and that a squirrel could run from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron without touching the ground.
RADical ecosystem change: Applying the RAD (Resist-Accept-Direct) framework
Most natural resource conservation and management approaches look to the past for precedent. But, what happens when the past doesn’t reflect the future?
The Great Lakes Piping Plover: Road to Recovery
The Great Lakes Piping Plover was federally listed in 1986, when the population was only at 17 pairs. Since listing, the population has slowly continued to increase as a result of monitoring and protection.
Creating a Network of Old-Growth Forests in Michigan
The Old-Growth Forest Network will explore the status of old-growth in Michigan, discuss the importance of ancient forests for human health, biodiversity and combating climate change.