plants

Ann Arbor residents could soon start noticing smoke coming from some of the community’s parks and other nature areas. We get the details from WEMU’s Taylor Pinson.

Washtenaw County is chock-full of non-native, invasive, plant species. In many cases, they pose a threat to native species and the health of the habitat that supports our wildlife and pollinators. There are also human implications. WEMU's David Fair discussed the progress being made toward local habitat restoration and expanding efforts to reintroduce native plant species with Doug Reith from the Washtenaw County Conservation District.

There are intersections of plant-based diets and improved climate. Ann Arbor will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars over the next decade to promote plant-based diets to supplement and support its A2Zero Climate Action Plan. WEMU's David Fair discussed the plan with Ann Arbor's Sustainability and Innovations Manager, Missy Stults.

Over many years, there has been a precipitous decline in our bee populations and that has a significant and negative impact on agriculture and the health…