Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Nature
With Deadly Attacks Up, Federal Officials Prepare to Remove Grizzly Protections
After 30 years of being protected by the Endangered Species Act, grizzly bears in the Yellowstone region have rebounded from a low of fewer than 200 bears to more than 600. Federal officials with the US Fish and Wildlife Service … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, Environment, Grizzly Bear, Nature, Wildlife, Yellowstone National Park
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Toxic Hogweed: State looking for giant poisonous plants
By Howard Meyerson Giant hogweed, an illegal and toxic non-native plant has been known to give state and federal officials heartburn now and then. But homeowners, hunters and hikers who may stumble upon it are being advised to report it … Continue reading
Between a rock and a hard place: Michigan’s national parks cut services amid budget woes
By Howard Meyerson Hikers intending to backpack on Isle Royale this summer might want to pay extra attention to their planning. Fewer rangers will be stationed on the remote and rugged Lake Superior island, meaning fewer first-responders will be available … Continue reading
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Tagged Endangered Species, Environment, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw National Historic Park, Munising Falls, National Park Service, National Parks, Nature, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Piping Plover, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, South Manitou Island
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Wind companies won’t face charges in condor deaths
California condors are fair game if you own a wind farm these days. Surprising as that may sound, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has granted permission to California’s Terra-Gen Power for incidental take of the endangered bird, meaning it … Continue reading
Michigan’s Top Birder: Adam Byrne
By Howard Meyerson Adam Byrne has ruffled a few feathers over the years. The 42 year old secretary for the Michigan Bird Records Committee has had to say ‘No’ to more than one birder submitting a sighting to the committee … Continue reading
Spring Birding Festivals: Plenty to see and do
By Howard Meyerson Chilean-born biologist Alvaro Jaramillo thinks bird watchers can get too hung up in their field guides and miss opportunities to really see the birds they are watching. Bird recognition, he says, takes place in a part of … Continue reading
Helping Birds: Ann Arbor city ornithologist makes a difference
This is the first installment in a Michigan Audubon Society feature series about outstanding Michigan people in the world of birds and birding. _________ By Howard Meyerson Deaver Armstrong recalls the news she got in 1996. A volunteer told her … Continue reading
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Tagged American Robin, Ann Arbor Natural Areas Preservation Program, Birds, Birdwatching, Caleb Putnam, Conservation, Deaver Armstrong, Downy Woodpecker, Environment, Henslow's Sparrow, Hooded Warbler, Important Bird Area, Michigan Audubon Society, Nature, Ornithology, University of Michigan
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Crash Course: Wind turbine bird, bat deaths to be monitored?
By Howard Meyerson LANSING, MI – Michigan wind power operators may soon be able to get a state permit to collect and count the number of birds and bats that are injured and killed by turbines each year, but they … Continue reading
Last year was a bad year in terms of human/bear interactions at national parks. There are some who are suggesting that changes in climate may be contributing to the increase in attacks, having impacted the availability of natural foods. Whether … Continue reading
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