The folks that run the businesses on the island are ready for a busy year, knowing people are ready to get out and have some fun after all the lockdowns.
Allan Whitley of Lansing is hoping to make farming and gardening more inclusive.
Whitley told FOX 47 that he grew up in a family of farmers and saw gardening as more of a chore when he was a kid but appreciates it now.
My father and my grandfather were farmers not necessarily as a job, but just as a necessity to feed the family. It was one of the chores I kind of fought, but the past few years, it just somehow came back to me.
Whitley started his own garden behind his home and decided he wanted to share tips to educate communities about urban gardening and launched Root of the Vine Urban Garden.
Save Michigan Bees and Butterflies By Delaying Yardwork
We ve been blessed with warmer weather these last couple of weeks. I m sure you re anxious to get out into the yard and clean up those flower beds.
Well, experts recommend holding off on cleaning up those leaves and sticks to protect our favorite pollinating insects.
Biologist and pollinator expert at DTE Energy, Kristen LeForce told MLive that the debris in your yard protects butterflies, moths, bees and other insects from the harshness of winter and they may even be hibernating in them.
Leforce says that there s been a decrease in the number of pollinator s due to habitat loss in the spring. Most home-owners are unaware that insects use yard waste as their shelter.
Michigan Fire Department Goes On Wild Goose Chase
We all love a good animal story, and of course I am sure fire departments all across the country have a lot of great stories to tell over the years with many of the crazy calls they receive. One rescue mission turned into a wild goose chase for the Monroe Township Fire Department this week.
Wxyz.com is reporting that a family called about a goose or duck possibly injured on the River Raisin near Waterloo Park. The Monroe Twp. Fire Department was quick on the scene sliding down their poles, getting in gear, and speeding out onto the ice.