Wetlands
2 storiesWetlands are land areas where water shapes soil and plant conditions, providing habitat, water filtration, flood storage, and other ecological functions subject to environmental regulation. Reporting on Wetlands can pair Michigan wetlands with watershed ecology; the same coverage may also include wetland restoration. Another recurring part of Wetlands is development impacts. The same subject may also involve hydric soils together with environmental policy. For Wetlands, marsh habitat provides one more recurring angle and wetland protection provides another.
Pointe Mouillee Road Closure Limits Boat Launch Access as Fall Waterfowl Events Begin
Michigan's managed waterfowl areas will hold their annual fall open houses this September and October, but a key road closure at Pointe Mouillee will restrict boat launch access for hunters through the 2026 season.
Michigan Resistance Camp Draws Statewide Support Against Copperwood Mine
A grassroots camp led by Indigenous organizers near Lake Superior is attracting more Michigan residents who want to protect wetlands and treaty lands from a proposed copper mine in the Upper Peninsula.