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MTU receives EPA funding for energy transition study

WASHINGTON — Michigan Technological University is one of 11 institutions around the country receiving a combined $11 million in Environmental Protection Agency grants to research the environmental impacts of energy transitions in underserved and Tribal communities, and what drives people to make those transitions. Tech received $1.125 million for the four-year study. Over that time, researchers will engage with Tribal and rural community leaders in forest-dependent communities in northern Michigan to study the impacts of current energy systems and pathways for energy transitions that ...

Estivant Pines 50th anniversary: open after improvement project

Visit Keweenaw Press release THE KEWEENAW, Michigan — The Estivant Pines Nature Sanctuary trail is open now with an upgraded experience for adventurers – in time for its 50th anniversary. The trail was closed briefly while Rock Solid Trail Contracting made improvements with the Michigan ...

National trappers event in Escanaba this month

U.P. Trappers Association Press release Escanaba — The National Trappers Association Convention and Outdoor Show is being held July 27 to 29 at the U.P. State Fairgrounds, located in Escanaba. The three-day event will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST. Admission is $10 for a 1-day pass, $20 for a 3-day pass and kids under 12 free. Food and refreshments will be available. New to this event is the “Kids Cave” which was a big hit at the last two NTA conventions. In the “Cave,” the demos are done by kids! “A great way for youngsters to learn is to be taught by their ...

Keweenaw Land Trust seeks public input

Press release The Keweenaw Land Trust is applying for accreditation renewal. A public comment period is now open where you can comment on the work of the Keweenaw Land Trust. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, conducts an extensive review of each applicant’s policies and programs. Together, land trusts have established a set of guidelines for how to operate a land trust legally, ethically and in the public interest, with a sound program of land transactions and land stewardship. The Keweenaw Land Trust voluntarily adopts the ...

Tips to reduce, reuse and recycle in summer

Copper Country Recycling Initiative Press release It’s outdoor cookout season and disposable items abound. You can cut down on plastic and Styrofoam disposables with some preparation. Invited to a BBQ? Bring your own place setting and utensils. Invited to a potluck? Bring a place ...

Missing Ontonagon woman found

ONTONAGON COUNTY, MI. — On Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at approximately 9:45 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Wakefield Post and deputies from the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a report of a 79-year-old woman who had gone missing from her home. The investigation revealed the woman had walked away from her home. The investigation further revealed that she suffers from dementia and had left her home in Ontonagon Township, carrying her pet cat. After extensive search efforts, the woman and her cat were both located unharmed at approximately 4:30 ...