University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) alumna Amy Emmert (MS/MSEd ’03) decided to work toward her master’s […]
Amy Emmert: Leading environmental education at Belle Isle in Detroit Read More »
The planned expansion of Harbor School will prepare young New Yorkers for good-paying green jobs in the city’s “Harbor of
A new report from Industrious Labs reveals that Michigan’s coal-based steel and coke facilities are causing an estimated 40-80 premature
Study: DTE-owned EES Coke among worst polluters, causing premature deaths Read More »
The Gordie Howe International Bridge may still be under construction, and the international crossing’s opening date not yet announced, but
‘It’ll be amazing’ — Gordie bridge expected to super-boost Windsor-Detroit tourism Read More »
When the iconic Michigan Central Station in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood reopened to tremendous fanfare in summer 2024, Motor City native
Taking it to the streets: How the humanities can reframe urban renewal Read More »
Wallace House Center for Journalists at the University of Michigan is pleased to announce an innovation-driven $1.28 million gift from
$1.28 Million Committed to Launch the Great Lakes Local News Initiative Read More »
Detroit! Meaning strait in French, a narrow passage of water linking two larger areas of water. Detroit! Take a moment
Students Sail the Detroit River Read More »
Manoomin (mah-NOO-mehn) or wild rice was once very common in coastal marshes along the Detroit River and has always been
Operation Manoomin: Restoring Wild Rice along the Detroit River Read More »
The creation of an urban national park on an unprepossessing parcel of land in the automaking hub of Windsor, Ontario,
Amid Heavy Industry, Canada’s Newest (and Tiniest) National Park Read More »
Under a powder-blue sky dotted with cotton-like clouds, the four wader-clad students walked near the lake’s edge, slowly gliding their
DNR Summer Youth Program opens up new worlds Read More »
Esther Launstein, Chalkbeat Detroit, August 1, 2024
It’s not open yet, but the Gordie Howe International Bridge has just become an official border crossing, connecting Michigan and
Michigan, Canada officially connected by North America’s longest cable-stayed bridge Read More »
In August, students in the state’s biggest school district will form a group to weigh in on the district’s social
Eight middle school students returned to Belle Isle this summer for another year of sailing lessons. But a few months
Students from Belle Isle program build their own boat. Now they look to sail it Read More »
Lavonnes Bolds, a forestry student in his final year at Michigan State University, was one young person who attended the
Saarthak Johri and Courtney DuChene, Telegram Newspaper, June 27, 2024
How Black Journalists in Detroit and Canada Have Passed their Pens Along the River Read More »
Brady McKillop, Planet Detroit, June 20, 2024
Why Friends of the Detroit River’s volunteers are key to its success Read More »
“Rocking the Boat” is an organization in the Bronx that teaches high school kids how to build and sail wooden
Bronx program teaches students how to build and sail boats Read More »
Charlotte Parent, Bridge Detroit, May 26, 2024
Invasive species an ongoing risk tied to Great Lakes maritime transport Read More »
Growing up in one of the state’s most polluted ZIP codes, Southwest Detroit resident Theresa Landrum has fought for decades
Maritime trade poses environmental risks along Detroit River Read More »
Charlotte Parent, Bridge Detroit, May 22, 2024
Maritime trade poses environmental risks along Detroit River Read More »
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, started by Pete Seeger in the 1960s, is fighting to keep its emblematic ship and education
Iconic Clearwater nonprofit faces financial ‘disaster’ that could pull it under Read More »
Multiple boat storage and service facilities lining the Detroit River are transforming into Stanton Yards, a forthcoming waterfront arts destination
New waterfront cultural arts destination coming to Detroit’s Little Village Read More »
On a bright Wednesday morning, forty or so sleepy-eyed high school students from Wyoming Indian High School sit at folding
Place-based education event connects Wind River youth to land, elders, and community Read More »
Imagine if the world’s longest trail (located in Canada) connected people even further, into another country, via Michigan’s longest trail.
Gordie Howe International Bridge becomes part of binational trail system Read More »
As we celebrate the completion of the Riverwalk to include the link along the former Uniroyal site adjacent to the
How Coleman Young transformed Detroit’s Riverfront, starting with Chene Park Read More »
In 1929, the longest suspended central span bridge in the world at that time – The Ambassador Bridge – was
What the Bridges to Windsor Represent to Detroit Read More »
Today, the Detroit River is much cleaner, and sentinel wildlife species have returned. It is good to look back at
Lest we forget: a history of Detroit River oil pollution Read More »
The terrain covering Grosse Ile’s Hennepin Point, at first blush, appears like any other of the myriad areas around Michigan’s
The fire that tore through the Boblo boat Ste. Claire in 2018 destroyed the century-old ship’s historic wooden superstructure, but
Boblo boat loses national historic designation Read More »
Virtually hidden behind grimy industrial sites, unsightly infrastructure and bland parking lots, the Detroit River was practically an afterthought for
A River Runs Through Us — and with it, Countless Stories Read More »
Southwest Detroit has long been known for its heavy industry. In recent years, the Boynton and Oakwood Heights neighborhoods have
Creating a green oasis in southwest Detroit Read More »
U-M undergraduate Meghan Wysocki describes her summer internship experience with Inland Seas and the school ship learning station she developed
Learning the Ropes Read More »
The public space on the banks of the Mississippi, which honors a Black skiff boat operator who saved 32 people
Installations by Theaster Gates and James Little reinvigorate riverfront park in Memphis Read More »
Dan Kennedy, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge manager, lights up when he talks about a rare orchid that can be
Q&A: Manager of Detroit River refuge on downriver’s ‘awesome’ wildlife viewing Read More »
The Kinfolk Foundation tests the rollout of its new, more diverse city “monuments”—which are only viewable digitally, like a game
The Statue Wars Turn to Cyberspace Read More »
In 1945, Sarah Elizabeth Ray was denied passage on a ferry on the Detroit River because she was Black. She
The Unsinkable Sarah E. Ray Read More »
Several Schoolcraft College students recently did what those on Gilligan’s Island couldn’t do: return to civilization after a three-hour boat
Launched in response to the growing crisis of narrative infrastructure, the Detroit River Story Lab is a collaborative, public-facing initiative
Sailing the River, Writing Ourselves Read More »
LSA’s Detroit River Story Lab teaches students from elementary school through college about the past and future of the vibrant
Scholars and Schooners Read More »
