Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Environment
Mountain biking fourteeners creates a rift in the outdoor community
Increasingly the question surfaces: Where should mountain bikes be allowed? How about mountain trails, particularly the popular Colorado fourteeners, known for their elevation? Joe Lindsey’s feature in Bicycling Magazine sheds some light on the complexity of the question. What complexity? Read … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Travel, Conservation, Cycling, Environment, Mountain Biking, Trails
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Pigeon River returning to free-flowing state
By Howard Meyerson VANDERBILT — Anglers who like free-flowing streams got a chance to celebrate in September 2014 when the Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat dam was permanently opened on the Pigeon River allowing it to return to a free-flowing … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, Dams, Environment, Fishing, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Nature, Pigeon River, Rivers, Steelhead, Trout
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Brook trout study explores life-giving groundwater seeps
By Howard Meyerson CEDAR SPRINGS — Within minutes of each pulling on a pair of waders, Justin Wegner and Graeme Zaparzynski were focused on a trout — a nice, hidden brookie in the clear, shallow waters of Cedar Creek, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Annis Water Resources Institute, Brook Trout, Cedar Creek, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, Kent County, Rivers, Trout, Trout Unlimited
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Michigan’s Important Bird Areas Flag Conservation Priorities
By Howard Meyerson It’s no secret that Lake Michigan waters are important for recreation and tourism. Thousands of summer tourists flock daily to its shoreline to boat, swim, and play. But scientists have recently determined that those crystal-blue waters are … Continue reading
North Country Trail offers unique hiking opportunity near Grand Rapids
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids is a walker’s paradise, full of parks where an hour or more can be spent outdoors walking. But for those who seek an entire day on the trail, an excellent opportunity is found just 30 … Continue reading
Government agencies to spend $74 million on Asian carp control
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, Mich. – Federal and state agencies intend to spend $74.2 million over the next two years to keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes. New control techniques are being developed and a third electrical … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian Carp, Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, Conservation, Environment, Fisheries, Great Lakes, Nature
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DNR: Gray wolves have spread across entire Upper Peninsula
By Howard Meyerson GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. – One or more wolf packs now live in every Upper Peninsula county, having spread from west to east over the past 20 years. Most –for now – are concentrated in Western counties, according … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, DNR, Environment, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Nature, Upper Peninsula, Wildlife, Wolf, Wolves
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Lead and Loons
By Howard Meyerson Τom Cooley has examined a lot of dead loons during the past 27 years. They appear every year, dead on beaches and inland lakes where cottage owners, researchers, national park volunteers, or Michigan Department of Natural Resources … Continue reading
Officials examine fish farming in the Great Lakes
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, MI – Whether commercial fish farms will be allowed operate on Michigan’s Great Lakes waters is a question far from being answered, but state officials say it is being considered. A Blue-Ribbon scientific advisory panel … Continue reading
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Tagged Aquaculture, Clean Water, Conservation, DNR, Environment, Fish Farming, Fisheries, Fishing, Great Lakes, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, MSU Extension, Trout
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Researchers considering non-toxic lamprey control on northern Michigan waters
By Howard Meyerson Federal researchers working to control sea lampreys in the Cheboygan River Watershed are considering a chemical-free approach starting in 2017. The four-year experiment would involve releasing sterile male lampreys in the Pigeon, Maple and Sturgeon Rivers. All … Continue reading
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