Snowy Owls in Michigan and how to find them | Brother Nature
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Snowy Owls are one of the world's most nomadic birds, nesting in the Arctic before spreading south. Among the places they can be found is in Michigan. Their lack of familiarity with people means they may stick around long enough for viewers to get a good look at them. That is, if you know where to look.

Spotlighting Huron Meadows and making snow for ski races | Brother Nature
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Making snow is as much art as it is science at the Huron Clinton Metroparks and that includes at Huron Meadows where there is an annual cross country ski race that goes on. Also on the show, there are things that live in the clouds that are responsible for what falls to the ground.

Rare Michigan Prairie: Effort to save unique land in Metro Detroit | Brother Nature
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The Sibley Prairie is a rare tract of land and one of the last of its kind in Michigan. It includes a unique selection of plants and animals that don't coexist anywhere else. For more details on the conservation effort, go to SaveSibleyPrairie.org

Lake Sturgeon in Great Lakes: Exploring the ancient fish that resides in Michigan

When thinking of the lake sturgeon, some liken the fish to a living fossil. It grows scales, can live over a hundred years, and has called the Great Lakes home for much longer.

Exploring lake sturgeon that live in the Great Lakes | Brother Nature
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The Great Lakes are home to all kinds of wild life, including the lake sturgeon: an aquatic wonder that grows up to seven feet and lives as long as 125 years. They are also part of one of Michigan's most famous fishing seasons up in Black Lake, which is also one of its shortest. 

Save Sibley Prairie: Coalition wants to preserve rare grassland in Wayne County

A rare tract of land and one of the last original pieces of Michigan prairie that formed after the glaciers receded is under threat for development. But a conservancy has a chance to purchase the land to protect it.

Judge: Line 5 ruled by federal law, Michigan can't block pipeline

A federal judge has ruled Michigan cannot block construction of a controversial pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac.

629-foot freighter runs aground in Detroit River

A 629-foot freighter carrying 18,000 tons of stone ran aground in the Detroit River late Wednesday, prompting a Coast Guard response and ongoing efforts to refloat the vessel.

Vessel runs aground in Detroit River

The vessel is a Canadian Steamship that was built in 1973 before being converted into a self-unloader in 2003, according to CSL.

Why do shipwrecks fascinate us?
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The Edmund Fitzgerald is one of thousands of shipwrecks that dot the bottom of the Great Lakes. They are both time capsules of history and reminders of the perils of sailing on the Great Lakes

The final moments of the Edmund Fitzgerald's last voyage
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The Edmund Fitzgerald had made the journey over 50 times that year and its final voyage started out like any other journey. But, as it left Superior, Wisconsin, loaded with 26 tons of iron ore, a storm was brewing - and heading directly toward the Great Lakes.

More Great Lakes spearfishing? Michigan anglers push for better opportunities

Those that spearfish in Michigan can only do so in limited parts of the Great Lakes and can only harvest three game fish. A looming decision in October could greatly expand opportunities.

Wildlife regulators approve burbot catch limits in Michigan

Burbot fishing has grown in popularity recently. But so have the pressures on the species as invasive mussels continue to spread around their habitat.

Burbot fishing booms in Michigan, worrying researchers and anglers that the species is faltering

As overharvesting and invasive species threaten the coldwater fish, Michigan is proposing first-ever catch limits on burbot. Meanwhile, researchers are racing to better understand the relatively-unknown fish.

400 mile memorial swim honors crew of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years later

It has been half a century since the famous Edmund Fitzgerald sank to the bottom of Lake Superior, taking the crew down with her, and this week, swimmers undertook a 411-mile relay swim to honor the 29 men.

Isle Royale staff kill wolf that grew too reliant on visiting campers

Managers of the remote island made the decision after noting the wolves had grown reliant on human food sources and had been spotted dragging away food storage bags and backpacks “at numerous campsites.”