Planet Detroit

Nature cropping up in Midland lakes where dams failed

Nature is returning to craters left from lakes drained by two dams that failed in May during torrential rain in…

4 years ago

Bridget Quinn joins Planet Detroit as an Artist in Residence

Bridget Quinn is an artist, activist, and experimental nature therapy guide who invites people to reconnect with nearby nature using…

4 years ago

Introducing ‘Sidewalk Botany’ with the A.W.E. Society

Each week Planet Detroit’s new artist in Residence, Bridget Quinn, of the A.W.E. Society will highlight two new plants often…

4 years ago

A new plan to reduce phosphorus pollution in Lake Erie pits farmers against Detroiters

State's plan prioritizes upgrades to Detroit's wastewater treatment plant over agricultural runoff.

4 years ago

Ask Planet Detroit: Why is there so much trash in Detroit’s parks (and what can we do about it?)

Why are our parks so trashed with garbage all the time? Is there anything that can turn this around and…

4 years ago

OPINION: Why public water shutoffs are a crisis multiplier for coronavirus

by Nadia Gaber, PhD “Wash your hands.”  If we’ve heard one thing consistently since the start of the novel coronavirus…

4 years ago

Power outages in Highland Park and Detroit add to heatwave’s misery

Following the storms on July 8, Highland Park resident Michelle Jones had to leave her house on account of an…

4 years ago

Q&A: Bees in the D founder on why it’s critical to build up Detroit’s pollinator population

Brian Peterson-Roest and Brian Roest-Peterson (yep, you read that right!) are the founders of Bees in the D, a Detroit-based…

4 years ago

The mysterious origin of Detroit’s Jesuit pear trees

Today, Jesuit pear trees are considered a treasure of Detroit's natural history and preservation efforts are underway.

4 years ago

Michigan is testing water for lead under the nation’s most stringent rules. It may not like what it finds.

Flint is the most notable example. But we might soon find out about many more.  Aside from a few infamous…

4 years ago