The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit will once again be patrolling Oakland County’s lakes this summer, but a tight budget means stretched resources to cover its more than 450 navigable lakes.

Summer in Michigan means getting to the lake for fun in the sun – fishing, swimming, relaxing and soaking up the short summer season rays of sunshine on your favorite beach.

With the heralding of summer comes the pressure to have the greenest, most weed and pest-free lawn in the neighborhood. As early as March, our suburban subdivisions are abuzz with lawn and garden contractors.

The song of the American bullfrog echoes across a muggy, Michigan summer night. The flight of the dragonfly across gentle splashing waves and the annual mayfly swarm fills the afternoon gentle breeze. The dance of otters, the laziness of turtles sunning themselves as the ever so majestic loons dive for their dinner and sing their songs to gather their mates.

A new statewide program that allows for the capture and euthanasia of Canada geese for qualified applicants has animal rights advocates questioning The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) while giving property owners additional routes for the removal of nuisance geese.

The United States banned leaded gasoline beginning with cars made in 1975. During this time, the nascent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which had just been founded in 1970 under the Clean Air Act, ruled that leaded fuel posed health hazards for humans, especially in brain development of fetuses, infants and young children. The last gallon of leaded gasoline was pumped into the last car by January 1, 1996. As a result, there was a dramatic decrease in ambient lead leve

Algae – simple plants that live in oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds and even moist soil – is both beneficial and harmful and thrives in every…

State agencies test fish for contaminants regularly at Michigan’s inland lakes, streams and rivers. However, experts say the inability…