News & Events
-
Groups fight to preserve future of Michigan’s indigenous wild rice
An origin story, a teacher of life, a relative, and a source of crucial nutrition, manoomin now has a new […]
-
Amy Emmert: Leading environmental education at Belle Isle in Detroit
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) alumna Amy Emmert (MS/MSEd ’03) decided to work toward her master’s […]
-
A River’s Rejuvenation: The Fish Story of Detroit
NOW OPEN in DeRoy Hall A River’s Rejuvenation: The Fish Story of Detroit celebrates the importance of fish, their Detroit River […]
-
Adams Administration Breaks Ground on New York Harbor School Expansion on Governors Island
The planned expansion of Harbor School will prepare young New Yorkers for good-paying green jobs in the city’s “Harbor of […]
-
Study: DTE-owned EES Coke among worst polluters, causing premature deaths
A new report from Industrious Labs reveals that Michigan’s coal-based steel and coke facilities are causing an estimated 40-80 premature […]
-
‘It’ll be amazing’ — Gordie bridge expected to super-boost Windsor-Detroit tourism
The Gordie Howe International Bridge may still be under construction, and the international crossing’s opening date not yet announced, but […]
-
Taking it to the streets: How the humanities can reframe urban renewal
When the iconic Michigan Central Station in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood reopened to tremendous fanfare in summer 2024, Motor City native […]
-
$1.28 Million Committed to Launch the Great Lakes Local News Initiative
Wallace House Center for Journalists at the University of Michigan is pleased to announce an innovation-driven $1.28 million gift from […]
-
Students Sail the Detroit River
Detroit! Meaning strait in French, a narrow passage of water linking two larger areas of water. Detroit! Take a moment […]
-
Operation Manoomin: Restoring Wild Rice along the Detroit River
Manoomin (mah-NOO-mehn) or wild rice was once very common in coastal marshes along the Detroit River and has always been […]
-
Amid Heavy Industry, Canada’s Newest (and Tiniest) National Park
The creation of an urban national park on an unprepossessing parcel of land in the automaking hub of Windsor, Ontario, […]
-
DNR Summer Youth Program opens up new worlds
Under a powder-blue sky dotted with cotton-like clouds, the four wader-clad students walked near the lake’s edge, slowly gliding their […]
-
Can Detroit students see themselves in their course work? District wants them to weigh in.
Esther Launstein, Chalkbeat Detroit, August 1, 2024
-
Michigan, Canada officially connected by North America’s longest cable-stayed bridge
It’s not open yet, but the Gordie Howe International Bridge has just become an official border crossing, connecting Michigan and […]
-
Can Detroit students see themselves in their course work? District wants them to weigh in
In August, students in the state’s biggest school district will form a group to weigh in on the district’s social […]
-
Students from Belle Isle program build their own boat. Now they look to sail it
Eight middle school students returned to Belle Isle this summer for another year of sailing lessons. But a few months […]
-
Young Detroiters discover water-linked educational and career pathways at Detroit River Youth Career Expo
Lavonnes Bolds, a forestry student in his final year at Michigan State University, was one young person who attended the […]
-
How Black Journalists in Detroit and Canada Have Passed their Pens Along the River
Saarthak Johri and Courtney DuChene, Telegram Newspaper, June 27, 2024
-
Why Friends of the Detroit River’s volunteers are key to its success
Brady McKillop, Planet Detroit, June 20, 2024
-
Bronx program teaches students how to build and sail boats
“Rocking the Boat” is an organization in the Bronx that teaches high school kids how to build and sail wooden […]
-
Invasive species an ongoing risk tied to Great Lakes maritime transport
Charlotte Parent, Bridge Detroit, May 26, 2024
-
Maritime trade poses environmental risks along Detroit River
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
Charlotte Parent, Bridge Detroit, May 22, 2024
-
Iconic Clearwater nonprofit faces financial ‘disaster’ that could pull it under
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, started by Pete Seeger in the 1960s, is fighting to keep its emblematic ship and education […]
-
New waterfront cultural arts destination coming to Detroit’s Little Village
Multiple boat storage and service facilities lining the Detroit River are transforming into Stanton Yards, a forthcoming waterfront arts destination […]
-
Place-based education event connects Wind River youth to land, elders, and community
On a bright Wednesday morning, forty or so sleepy-eyed high school students from Wyoming Indian High School sit at folding […]
-
Gordie Howe International Bridge becomes part of binational trail system
Imagine if the world’s longest trail (located in Canada) connected people even further, into another country, via Michigan’s longest trail. […]
-
How Coleman Young transformed Detroit’s Riverfront, starting with Chene Park
As we celebrate the completion of the Riverwalk to include the link along the former Uniroyal site adjacent to the […]
