Sumpter Township residents asked to avoid outside burning amid high wildfire risk
Region at risk due to dry ground conditions
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Person burning twigs outside (WDIV)
SUMPTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Authorities are urging residents of Sumpter Township to avoid “outside burning of any kind” as the region is considered at high risk for wildfires Thursday.
According to the Sumpter Township Police Department, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has identified the township area as being at very high risk of wildfires due to dry ground conditions. Residents are being asked to avoid any outdoor burning activities to prevent a wildland fire.
Michigan theme a favorite
From staff reports
A “Michigan” theme came to the forefront as the city of Sturgis’ splash pad committee held “Design Day” on Tuesday, preparing for potential construction of a splash pad next year in the loop near the water tower at Thurston Woods Park.
City staff had surveyed a large group of Sturgis students, showing them a variety of theme and play element options for the splash pad, and asking them to choose their favorites.
Preferred theme options among the more than 425 respondents were “ocean,” “soccer,” “nature,” “ship,” “baseball” and “farm.”
Preferred play elements were “super splash,” “rainbow,” “spray loop” and “horse cannon.”
A bipartisan push could change state wildlife protection
By Alex Brown
Stateline.org/TNS
Scientists say the world is on the precipice of a mass extinction. The United Nations estimates that 1 million species are on the verge of being wiped out, threatened by climate change, habitat loss, pollution, invasive species and poaching.
In the United States, the federal government has oversight of the more than 1,600 species listed under the Endangered Species Act - and powerful legal tools to protect them. But more than 12,000 additional species have been identified as declining or rare, and wildlife experts fear that without action many of them will soon be endangered.