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Invisible: Dead Birds and Windows

Birds killed by windows, the programs trying to count them and their final, museum resting place.

7 min readApr 22, 2021

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Invisible: Dead Birds and Windows

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A Look Back and Forward at Michigan’s Environment and Relative Risk

Part 1: Looking ahead from 1992

Predicting and preparing for Michigan’s environmental risk

2 min readApr 13, 2020

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Part 1: Looking ahead from 1992

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A Look Back and Forward at Michigan’s Environment and Relative Risk

Part 2: Michigan’s Urban Environments

Preventing harm in Michigan’s most densely populated environments.

2 min readApr 13, 2020

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Part 2: Michigan’s Urban Environments

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A Look Back and Forward at Michigan’s Environment and Relative Risk

Part 3: Michigan’s Environmental Awareness

In 1992, environmental experts worried Michiganders weren’t aware enough to value or protect the environment. What could change that? What…

2 min readApr 13, 2020

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Part 3: Michigan’s Environmental Awareness

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A Look Back and Forward at Michigan’s Environment and Relative Risk

Part 4: Looking ahead at Michigan’s Environmental Risk

Experts weigh in on the risks facing Michigan’s environment.

1 min readApr 13, 2020

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Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes: Investigating Efforts to Protect and Preserve Water Quality

Farmers and Great Lakes Benefit from Cover Crops

Agricultural runoff is spurring algal blooms in the Great Lakes. Can cover crops entice farmers into solving the problem?

7 min readDec 6, 2018

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Farmers and Great Lakes Benefit from Cover Crops

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Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes: Investigating Efforts to Protect and Preserve Water Quality

The Project and Its Creators

About the Project

2 min readDec 6, 2018

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The Project and Its Creators

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Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes: Investigating Efforts to Protect and Preserve Water Quality

What You Can Do to Stop Algal Blooms

Some simple steps to keep algal blooms out of your local lakes.

2 min readDec 3, 2018

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What You Can Do to Stop Algal Blooms

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Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes: Investigating Efforts to Protect and Preserve Water Quality

Algal Blooms: Coming for the Great Lakes

Climate change and agricultural practices may make algal blooms frequent visitors to the Great Lakes.

4 min readDec 1, 2018

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Algal Blooms: Coming for the Great Lakes

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Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes: Investigating Efforts to Protect and Preserve Water Quality

How to Stop Algal Blooms: Volunteer Power

Scientific environmental advocacy organizations turn to volunteers to combat water pollution by monitoring water ecosystems.

6 min readNov 8, 2018

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How to Stop Algal Blooms: Volunteer Power

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Andrew Blok

Andrew Blok

A journalism Masters student at Michigan State University. Interested in landscapes, trees, climate change, and any other subject of good writing.

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