Raging forest fires underline importance of planting trees
Over 12,000 trees planted across northern Michigan in May 2009 by Upper Peninsula EarthKeepers; as project ends forest fires destroy
Earth Day 2009 & The interfaith Upper Peninsula EarthKeeper Tree Project
Faith leaders bless and plant the first of 12,000 trees across
12,000 trees to be planted by U.P. EarthKeeper Team for Earth day 2009
The Upper Peninsula interfaith EarthKeepers will create the equivalent of a forest for Earth Day 2009 as 12,000 trees are planted by about 100 churches and temples across northern Michigan.
Inland Drilling
On the southern shore of Lake Superior, rugged edges of deep green forest merge with cliffs of sandstone and million-year-old granite to mark the northern boundary of Powell Township. For most Michigan citizens, this remains a remote, forgotten corner of the Upper Peninsula, an economically depressed region that economists often call America's "second Appalachia." For those who live here, it has become a battleground between an international mining company and a patchwork coalition of
Wings & Seeds The Zaagkii Project
Northern Michigan teens are on a mission to protect pollinators by helping butterflies and restoring native plants to areas of the Upper Peninsula.
Earth Keepers accept White Pine Award
Upper Peninsula Earth Keeper Team announced plans for 2009 while accepting the prestigious White Pine Award from the Michigan Sierra Club
The Awakening
Canal Street is one of the jewels of Duluth's commercial district. Located on the water's edge of Lake Superior's largest port city, perched on foundations of old industrial docks, it's a glistening neighborhood of upscale art galleries, restaurants, gift shops and bookstores.
The Manoomin Project: At-risk teens, tribes restore wild rice in Michigan
Youth learn social issues like racism against American Indians.
Earth Keepers, KBIC Tribe, 9 faiths, students honored by Lake Superior Magazine for environment projects
(Marquette, Michigan) - The impact of numerous environmental projects created by the northern Michigan Earth Keepers over the past few years is measured in the hundreds of tons as over 15,000 residents have turned in hazardous waste, teens are restoring wild rice beds, businesses and homes are reducing