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MTU Forestry Center to offer outdoor learning for teachers May 3-4

Posted 04/27/2002

HOUGHTON -- A group of 70 educators from throughout the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan will attend an outdoor learning workshop for K-12 teachers on Friday-Saturday, May 3-4, 2002, in Michigan Tech University's Ford Forestry Center, located eight miles south of L'Anse. Participants will enjoy geologic tours, learn recreation techniques and stream monitoring, hike Canyon Falls and discover Keweenaw birds butterflies. more

KNHP/MTU Archives series links family stories with national history

Posted 04/25/2002

HOUGHTON -- The third "Preserving Family History" meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 25, at the Calumet Public Library. "Collection and Storage of Clothing and Antiques" will be presented by Larry Lankton, Michigan Tech University professor of social sciences, and Tom Baker of Keweenaw National Historical Park (KNHP). Guest writer Katie Alvord describes the first two sessions of the series sponsored by KNHP and the MTU Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections. more

MTU students help plan bridge restoration in Eagle River

Posted 04/23/2002

EAGLE RIVER -- Michigan Technological University’s Civil Engineering Senior Design Group has been assisting Eagle River resident Jim Vivian III in planning restoration of the Pratt Pony Bridge in Eagle River, near Lake Superior. The historic bridge has been closed by the Keweenaw County Road Commission for the past three years because of the dangerous decay of the concrete deck. more

Earth Day report shows sweeping attack on environment, health at federal agencies

Posted 04/23/2002

LANSING -- Key Bush administration agencies have been quietly carrying out a coordinated attack on numerous environmental safeguards, according to environmental and public interest groups in a new report released on Earth Day, April 22, 2002, by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Save Our Environment, a coalition of leading environmental organizations, is conducting a national public education campaign in observance of the 32nd annual Earth Day. more

IP, Conservation Fund to offer awards

Posted 04/21/2002

STAMFORD, CONN. -- International Paper (IP) and The Conservation Fund have joined together to offer two National Honor awards -- each including a $10,000 cash grant. Nominations are due April 26, 2002, for the Environmental Education Award and the Conservation Partnership Award. See details and nomination forms on the IP Web site. more

Senate vote defeats Arctic drilling

Posted 04/18/2002

DETROIT -- United States Senators voted 54 to 46 on Thursday, April 18, to defeat an amendment to the energy bill that would have opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil drilling. The Wilderness Society Web site provides details of the vote. Keweenaw Now sends thanks to Michigan's Senator Debbie Stabenow and Senator Carl Levin for contributing to this victory by their vote against Arctic drilling.  To contact Michigan senators call Senator Carl Levin at 202-224-6221 or 313-226-6020 and Senator Debbie Stabenow at 202-224-4822 or 517-203-1760. more

Senate to decide soon on Arctic drilling

Posted 04/18/2002

DETROIT -- The U.S. Senate may soon decide which way the nation goes on the issue of oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In an April 17 editorial The Detroit Free Press asks Michigan senators not to succumb to the pro-drilling faction's inducements that have nothing to do with energy policy -- such as government help with steelworkers' benefits. For more on the Arctic Refuge, including photos, see the National Wildlife Federation's Web site. Also see the April 18 Washington Post article on Bush's plan to expand oil and gas exploration in the Rockies. To contact Michigan senators call Senator Carl Levin at 202-224-6221 or 313-226-6020 and Senator Debbie Stabenow at 202-224-4822 or 517-203-1760. more

Scientists to Bush: National Forests need protection, not logging

Posted 04/18/2002

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In an April 16 letter to President Bush, more than 200 U. S. scientists, including two from Michigan, urged the President to end commercial logging of National Forests and renew the Forest Service's original vision of forest protection. Dr. Jiquan Chen of Michigan Technological University's School of Forestry and Wood Products and Dr. Jeff Conner of the Michigan State University Kellogg Biological Station are among the signatories to the letter, released by Sierra Club, National Forest Protection Alliance (NFPA) and U. S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG). more

Keweenaw County to hold public hearings on residential zoning issues

Posted 04/14/2002

EAGLE RIVER -- Definitions of "tourist homes" and "roadside stands" in Resort Residential zoning districts will be the subject of a public hearing by the Keweenaw County Zoning Board of Appeals  at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 30, at the Courthouse in Eagle River. Two other public hearings on residential zoning issues will also precede the 7 p.m. Zoning/Planning Commission Meeting on Apr. 30. more

Rich Brown appointed to Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education

Posted 04/10/2002

LANSING -- State Representative Rich Brown (D- Bessemer) has received a temporary appointment to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, which oversees funding for Michigan's universities. The committee will hear testimonies from Michigan Technological University and Northern Michigan University within the next month. more

Joe Kirkish to receive 2002 Donovan outstanding service award

Posted 04/06/2002

HOUGHTON -- Michigan Tech Professor Emeritus and Keweenaw Now columnist Joe Kirkish has been selected to receive the 2002 Clair M. Donovan Award for outstanding service. Kirkish was nominated by MTU Chemistry Professor Les Leifer, who received the award in 2001. Leifer noted  Kirkish's devotion to MTU students and his service to the community have continued since his retirement a decade ago. The MTU chapter of the Blue Key National Honor Fraternity presents this award. more

Annual Conservation District Tree Sale is underway

Updated 04/02/2002

HOUGHTON -- Friday, April 5, is the deadline for orders for the Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District's Annual Spring Tree Sale. All proceeds from the sale benefit soil and water conservation programs in Houghton and Keweenaw counties. more

DEQ grants septic permit to Mt. Bohemia; Black Bear may add ski hill motel to system

Updated 04/02/2002

LANSING -- The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) approved on March 29 a permit allowing developer Black Bear, Inc. -- a subsidiary of Crosswinds Communities, Inc. -- to discharge sewage from Mt. Bohemia with a maximum of 36 lb. of phosphorous to Lac La Belle, near Lake Superior. Recently published DEQ memos reveal that Black Bear wishes to add a 22-unit motel to the system. more

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