In a wooded lot south of Adrian, smoke is rising through the air. Curious neighbors emerge for a closer look as a prescribed burn crew from Iron Creek Ecological Restoration sets fire to their neighbor’s land.
The 2026 State of the Western Lake Erie Basin Conference, organized by the University of Michigan Water Center, will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the Adrian Tobias Center at Adrian College.
Award-winning author and herbalist Bevin Cohen will present a program on the art of seed saving at the Lenawee District Library on Tuesday, March 31 from 6–7 p.m.
It’s early October in Tecumseh, and leaves float down Evans Creek. The yellow flowers of wingstem bloom along its banks, attracting a steady stream of bees.
The newly formed Friends of Watkins Lake State Park, or FoWL, is inviting the public to an open house on Sunday, Aug. 24, from 2-4 p.m. at Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve near Brooklyn.
The second annual State of the Western Lake Erie Basin Conference on June 26 brought together more than 200 people representing efforts to reduce the risk of harmful algal blooms in the lake.
