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With over 80 percent of the U.S. population now living in urban areas, cities have arguably become humanity’s new natural habitat. Though urban ecosystems are not wholly owned and managed […]

Tune in to learn about the important invasive species work we do in Oakland County, our day-to-day working realities as a CISMA (Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area), and the unique […]

Aquatic resources play an important role in almost every ecosystem in Michigan, touching many parts of our daily lives. In this presentation we will explore some of the historical and […]

Got the bittersweet blues, knotweed nightmares, peeved at parsnip? Mike from Got Weeds? joins us this month to refresh your mindset, your methods, and your measurables.

Eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, play an important role in the forests they inhabit by creating a microclimatic variation useful for multiple animal species. The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) is a small […]

Call for native plants increases year after year, but can supply meet this surging demand? There are many horticultural considerations that affect the supply of native species and seed but […]

With a waning tax base and declining population, the City of Detroit has been struggling to oversee vacant lots, pursue absentee landowners, or investigate illegal dumping. In response, the Springwells […]

It’s easy to feel discouraged these days, but California’s 30×30 initiative, with its goal of conserving 30 percent of state lands and coastal waters by 2030, offers an important ray of […]

For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum is part of the Genesee County Parks & Recreation and has the privilege of leading the stewardship efforts for the park system. In a world […]

Bats have long been excluded from species data collection, in part because they’re so difficult to find and study. Using modern echometer technology, we can now identify species of bats […]

ECN will be highlighting the LEAP Sustainability Fellowship program that builds resident capacity to steward open space in their neighborhoods. We work with resident leaders who have been taking care […]

Today’s ecological restorationists may believe that things have always been the way they are now, with wide acceptance of practices like stewardship workdays, prescribed fire, or dabbing herbicide on cut […]

Amphibians and reptiles (collectively regionally referred to as herpetofauna) are recognized key indicators of environmental health, this makes them ideal candidates for incorporation into a wetland functional assessment tool. Incorporating […]

Grassland birds are the habitat group in steepest decline across the U.S. and Canada, and we’ve witnessed a 40% decline within less than one human lifetime. At the same time, […]

We’re all asking the same question: How do we create stewardship programs that are intentional, inclusive and culturally relevant? The definition of stewardship and conversations about taking care of our lands are […]

In fire-dependent oak ecosystems throughout the eastern United States, recruitment of oak saplings to the forest canopy is poor. Although current overstory composition in dry and dry-mesic forests is dominated […]

In the fall of 1879, Professor William James Beal started what is now the longest continuously monitored experiment in the world. He wanted to know how long seeds can remain […]

There are massive land transitions that are now at play.  How does our language, our role, and our understanding of relationships need to change to reflect the shifting values in a […]

Ecological restoration is a young science, and every place we transform habitat through stewardship is a place to learn lessons about those ecosystems. Those lessons don’t always come in the […]

The bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (HR3742, S2372) would dedicate $1.3 billion for state-led conservation efforts and $97.5 million to Tribal nations to recover and sustain healthy fish and wildlife […]

Birds of prey capture people’s fascination. How can you invite them to your park or natural area? We’ll look at  small-cost management practices in natural areas can create an inviting […]

Indigenous peoples are among the populations in the U.S. who are increasingly calling for equity and justice in the energy transition to renewable energy. Major policy initiatives, proposed for legislation […]

Grassland restoration, specifically soil carbon management, has a multitude of benefits. Methods of soil carbon management in grassland ecosystems can be used to address climate mitigation, regrow water supplies, reduce […]

One of the biggest conundrums any land manager / property owner / community faces is how to respond to the early detection of an aggressive invasive species. Three years into […]