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Crew at Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts set the stage for one of the musical acts, with Ukrainian flags in the background, during the May 6 Together for Ukraine concert fundraiser. Courtesy photo.

Ukraine benefit concert a success, say organizers

May 17, 2022 No Comments

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Different colored crayons all meet at their pointy coloring ends, a nice metaphor for this essay on prejudice and discrimination by Ramona DeGeorgio-Venegas for Freshwater Reporter.

Pre Judge Us and Dis Crime In A Nation (Prejudice and Discrimination in the United States of America)

May 7, 2022 No Comments

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Musical fundraiser for Ukraine aims to bring community members together

May 3, 2022 No Comments

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Photo of white pine trees on a small island rising above their reflections in an Upper Peninsula lake and towering above trees in the background. Photo by Mark Videan.

‘Big Tree’ hunters could win a prize

April 27, 2022 No Comments

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View of numbered tag on a tree trunk leading to a white ash tree canopy at Arcadia Dunes. Photo courtesy of Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy.

‘Legacy trees’ protected at Arcadia Dunes for future generations

April 25, 2022 No Comments

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Close up photo of Stinging Nettle leaf, stem and white flowers taken by Robert W. Smith, courtesy of Michigan Flora Online, https://michiganflora.net

Stinging nettle: friend, not foe

April 23, 2022 2 Comments

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Photo of young children wearing rubber boots and playing in mud between new plantings in a field

Ode to Mud

April 22, 2022 No Comments

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A “shooting star” (meteor) is captured hitting the atmosphere. Photo: Pixabay

April showers include the Lyrid meteor shower

April 21, 2022 No Comments

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Photo of honey bee on flower by Jonas Thoren.

Learn to plant a pollinator garden

April 18, 2022 No Comments

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Beekeeper Anne Maurer, from Victory Apiary, inspects one of their hives during a seminar held at their operation. Photo by Carmelitta Tiffany.

The buzz about beekeeping

April 18, 2022 No Comments

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Photo of the AFFEW table, A Few Freinds for the Environment, in Ludington. File photo courtesy of AFFEW.

Area Earth Day events planned this week

April 18, 2022 No Comments

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The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy seeks volunteers to help plant trees in Manistee and Benzie counties, among others. This image shows a youngter's hands transferring a tree seedling to another slightly older youngster's hands. Photo on Pixabay.

Feeling spring feverish? Volunteers needed to plant trees

April 14, 2022 No Comments

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