This week, read about EGLE Vets, rock collecting, coastal wetlands and more





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"MI Environment Digest - May 23, 2025"

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Home Sweet Veterans Home! [ [link removed] ]

"May 23, 2025"

EGLE Vets and multiple state departments helped beautify the grounds of the Michigan Veteran Homes of Grand Rapids.

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Zach Fleet (EGLE) (foreground) and other volunteers pulling weeds and placing mulch during MVHGR beautification event.

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EGLE rockhound: Keep an eye out for rocks dragged hundreds – and even thousands – of miles by ancient glaciers into Michigan [ [link removed] ]

"May 22, 2025"

Once you start paying attention, glacial erratic rocks start popping up everywhere. 

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EGLE geologist Kent Walters atop a glacial erratic rock in the Upper Peninsula.

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Drafting a regional blueprint for coastal wetlands [ [link removed] ]

"May 22, 2025"

Partners have unveiled a new tool to improve planning and conservation of vital ecosystems. 

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Map of the state of Michigan showing the coastal blueprint map areas in blue. Map courtesy of FWS.

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Air Quality staffers help promote National Clean Air Month [ [link removed] ]

"May 21, 2025"

Attendance at the recent event in Detroit allows EGLE to provide resources to residents and answer air quality questions one-on-one.

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EGLE staff show air quality resources during the event in Detroit.

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Vernal pools: Wicked big puddles are a small wonder [ [link removed] ]

"May 19, 2025"

In vernal pools, look for the egg masses of frogs and salamanders, tadpoles swimming around, or salamander larvae hiding under leaves. 

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Mackenzie Elementary-Middle School students, of Detroit, visit Maybury State Park looking for small insects with microscopes.

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