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Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems
Six years ago, the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians formed Michigan’s first indigenous-led, multi-agency collaborative to restore and protect the ecology of our streams and rivers. "Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems" is a 26-minute documentary that shines a light on these nonprofit and governmental organizations working together to restore the natural flow in Michigan’s streams and rivers - often called ”the arteries of mother earth.”
WCMU Public Television was the first to broadcast and cablecast this documentary on Sunday, October 2, 2022. The film is also available through Nature Change (naturechange.org).
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Short Trailer: Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems
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Six years ago, the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians formed Michigan’s first indigenous-led, multi-agency collaborative to restore and protect the ecology of our streams and rivers. "Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems" is a 26-minute documentary that shines a light on these nonprofit and governmental organizations working together to restore the natural flow in Michigan’s streams and...
Hope for Michigan's Most Endangered Flower
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Michigan's most endangered plant is actually easy to see ... if you know where to look. Brimming with beautiful little yellow flowers, Michigan Monkey Flower is found in only 23 locations across the Mackinac Straits and Grand Traverse Areas - all threatened by invasive plants and development. In this short documentary, we join experts and volunteers working to protect and restore this uniquely ...
Restoring the Crystal River - and Removing a Culvert Calamity
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This short documentary film is about several big problems that overlap, literally. This film is also about governmental and nonprofit organizations working together to turn problems into opportunities. Just outside of Glen Arbor, Michigan a well-traveled section of County Road 665 is imperiled as it crosses three sets of undersized culverts slowly crumbling into the Crystal River. That’s a mult...
Restoring the Pine - Erosion Control & Habitat Improvement
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This past summer (2021), the sounds of trucks, bobcats and excavators echoed down from the high bluffs above the Pine River in Northwest Lower Michigan as a new kind of sediment control structure was pieced together. Attempting to mimic nature, the Conservation Resource Alliance (CRA) and its partners designed and built a log jam like no other in Michigan, stabilizing a sand bluff and creating ...
The Fight for Lake Leelanau
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Huge sheets of burlap, monster suction hoses, and teams of scuba divers are all part of the war on Eurasian Watermilfoil invading Lake Leelanau. In the second year of the fight, the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and the Lake Leelanau Lake Association are making real progress in lake restoration - including some re-planting of native plants. To see how and what this partners...
Brookie Lessons
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In this short video, we visit a little creek or “brook” in southern Leelanau County fed by groundwater springs and flowing toward Lake Leelanau. The small stream is part of an old farmstead donated to the nonprofit outdoor education group known as the Human Nature School (Traverse City). School staff and volunteers have been working to clean up the old farmstead and wondered what needed to be d...
Nature Change TV Episode 2. A Legacy of Conservation Leadership
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Nature Change TV Episode 2. A Legacy of Conservation Leadership
Tracking Changes in Lake Michigan's Fisheries
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Tracking Changes in Lake Michigan's Fisheries
A Conversation with Jerry Dennis & Michael Delp - On the Boardman River
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In this video, we join highly-regarded writers and fast friends, Jerry Dennis and Michael Delp for an extended discussion about writing and the environment. Their love of fly fishing is obvious as is their commitment to preserving the high-quality lakes, rivers and streams northwest lower Michigan.
Who Protects the Public Trust?
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"Who Protects the Public Trust" is a very short presentation by Professor Richard Norton, Taubman College, University of Michigan. Norton is an expert in Michigan planning and zoning law and a natural resources specialist. In this video, Norton describes and illustrates the concept of “public trust” and how important it can be to Michigan’s citizens. He says very clearly that local governments ...
Why Shore Armoring Inevitably Fails
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In this short film, Professor Guy Meadows (Great Lakes Research Center, Michigan Technological University) describes how high-water levels and waves are changing the shorelines of the Great Lakes through a constant process of erosion, movement, and deposition. Shore structures installed to stop erosion such as revetments may block the erosive forces of Lake Michigan’s waves and high waters for ...
The Leelanau Conservation District
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The Leelanau Conservation District
The Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network
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The Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network
Plague Phase - voices in response to ecological decline
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Nature Change and Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology are very pleased to present this experimental short film, Plague Phase. On the evening of Thursday, January 28, 2021, Nature Change joined with Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology (Petoskey, MI) to present a "virtual premiere event" featuring the new short film, "Plague Phase." Inspired by a challenging and prophetic essay by the noted ecolo...
Stopping Eurasian Watermilfoil in Lake Leelanau
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Stopping Eurasian Watermilfoil in Lake Leelanau
Managing High Water Impacts on Inland Lakes - Part Two
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Managing High Water Impacts on Inland Lakes - Part Two
Managing High Water Impacts on Inland Lakes - Part One
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Managing High Water Impacts on Inland Lakes - Part One
The Invisible Secret to Life
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The Invisible Secret to Life
Tough Times for Great Lakes Beach Walkers
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Tough Times for Great Lakes Beach Walkers
Lake Friendly Landscapes
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Lake Friendly Landscapes
Assisted Tree Range Expansion
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Assisted Tree Range Expansion
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Beef Production
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Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Beef Production
Regulating Dam Safety
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Regulating Dam Safety
Witness: Dave Dempsey, Great Lakes & Water Policy Expert
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Witness: Dave Dempsey, Great Lakes & Water Policy Expert
Healing Habitat in Pigeon River Country
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Healing Habitat in Pigeon River Country
The Environmental Educator - New Leadership at GTCD
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The Environmental Educator - New Leadership at GTCD
Stopping a Tree Killer
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Stopping a Tree Killer
TRAILER: Flushing the Future - The Challenge of Failing Septic Systems
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TRAILER: Flushing the Future - The Challenge of Failing Septic Systems
Migratory Birds: Why They Are Coming for Us
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Migratory Birds: Why They Are Coming for Us