Ellie Katz, IPR, Author at Bridge Michigan https://bridgemi.com/author/ellie-katz-ipr/ Michigan’s nonpartisan, nonprofit news source Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:57:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://bridgemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-android-chrome-192x192-1-32x32.png Ellie Katz, IPR, Author at Bridge Michigan https://bridgemi.com/author/ellie-katz-ipr/ 32 32 247008660 Michigan House passes bill to lift deer baiting ban in the Lower Peninsula https://bridgemi.com/outdoors-life/michigan-house-passes-bill-to-lift-deer-baiting-ban-in-the-lower-peninsula/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 01:51:08 +0000 https://bridgemi.com/?p=72351 Whitetail deer in a clearingThe state House bill would allow deer baiting throughout the Lower Peninsula regardless of whether chronic wasting disease had been detected or not.]]> Whitetail deer in a clearing

The state House bill would allow deer baiting throughout the Lower Peninsula regardless of whether chronic wasting disease had been detected or not.

]]> 72351 Ice storm decimated Michigan’s ‘wood basket,’ meaning tough years ahead https://bridgemi.com/business-watch/ice-storm-decimated-michigans-wood-basket-meaning-tough-years-ahead/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:34:21 +0000 https://bridgemi.com/?p=68523 A man wearing a safety vest and hard hat stands in front of massive piles of logsA glut of timber downed by the March ice storm was harvested quicker than it should have been. Now there’s little wood left to harvest and years until planted trees can replace what was lost.]]> A man wearing a safety vest and hard hat stands in front of massive piles of logs

A glut of timber downed by the March ice storm was harvested quicker than it should have been. Now there’s little wood left to harvest and years until planted trees can replace what was lost.

]]> 68523 ‘Big, beautiful bill’ scraps conservation projects in northwest Michigan https://bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/big-beautiful-bill-scraps-conservation-projects-northwest-michigan/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 21:09:06 +0000 https://bridgemi.com/uncategorized/big-beautiful-bill-scraps-conservation-projects-northwest-michigan/ An aerial view of crews working on a culvertCongress withdrew $20 million that was earmarked for stream restoration and farmland preservation across northwest Michigan after groups already spent $450,000 getting ready for the projects.]]> An aerial view of crews working on a culvert

Congress withdrew $20 million that was earmarked for stream restoration and farmland preservation across northwest Michigan after groups already spent $450,000 getting ready for the projects.

]]> 62787 Will the DNR budge on baiting to get higher license fees? Some think so https://bridgemi.com/outdoors-life/will-dnr-budge-baiting-get-higher-license-fees-some-think-so/ Tue, 27 May 2025 14:59:52 +0000 https://bridgemi.com/uncategorized/will-dnr-budge-baiting-get-higher-license-fees-some-think-so/ A man stands in a food plot next to a deer blind in northern MichiganThe DNR has opposed lifting a ban on deer baiting int he Lower Peninsula over worries about the spread of chronic wasting disease. But pro-baiting lawmakers think they have a new bargaining chip: The DNR needs money.]]> A man stands in a food plot next to a deer blind in northern Michigan

The DNR has opposed lifting a ban on deer baiting int he Lower Peninsula over worries about the spread of chronic wasting disease. But pro-baiting lawmakers think they have a new bargaining chip: The DNR needs money.

]]> 62994 Slammed by northern Michigan ice storm, foresters wonder what’s next https://bridgemi.com/outdoors-life/slammed-northern-michigan-ice-storm-foresters-wonder-whats-next/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:21:08 +0000 https://bridgemi.com/uncategorized/slammed-northern-michigan-ice-storm-foresters-wonder-whats-next/ Bill Sterrett stands among downed trees on his propertyA historic ice storm in late March downed millions of trees across Northern Michigan, obliterating untold sums of lumber. Forest owners wonder what to do now.]]> Bill Sterrett stands among downed trees on his property

A historic ice storm in late March downed millions of trees across Northern Michigan, obliterating untold sums of lumber. Forest owners wonder what to do now.

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