Land & Water

County’s spring cleanup day is a chance to safely dispose of tires, batteries, and more

The Lenawee Voice - 0
Mark your calendars for May 11 from 8 a.m. to noon for the Lenawee County Spring Cleanup Day. 

Neighbors voice concerns about proposed gravel mine

A mining company’s proposal for a new gravel pit in Raisin Township, about halfway between Adrian and Tecumseh, has residents alarmed.

How to reduce waste from your holiday shipping boxes

Want to make a last-minute effort to avoid the naughty list and stay on the nice? As the delivery drivers make frequent stops at...

At conference in Adrian, agencies say more action is needed on Lake Erie algal blooms

ADRIAN — Experts on water quality, agriculture and the environment gathered at Adrian College's Adrian Tobias Center on December 12 to discuss efforts to...

Funding available for conservation projects in Lake Erie Basin 

LANSING — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, has grants...

A brief history of Lenawee County’s conservation district

The Dust Bowl era of the late 1920s and early 1930s was characterized by dust storms that blew soil from the Great Plains as...

Local governments losing ability to block solar and wind projects

LANSING — Farmers who want to use their land for utility-scale solar power generation will have an easier time doing it, and local governments...

The Lenawee Voice is published by Lenawee Independent Media LLC