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April 2024
The Detroit News: Tepid Winter Brought Record-Low Seasonal Ice Coverage to Great Lakes
Resident Biologist Adam Schubel talks about the shortest ice season UMBS scientists have ever recorded on Douglas Lake.
Traverse City Record-Eagle: Researchers Declare Earliest-Ever Douglas Lake Ice-Out
Dr. John Lenters, senior research specialist at UMBS, and Resident Biologist Adam Schubel discuss the record set on Douglas Lake for ice cover this historically mild winter.
Northern Michigan NPR (Interlochen Public Radio): In 'Michigan's Icebox,' the Ice on Douglas Lake Melted Earlier Than Ever
Dr. John Lenters, senior research specialist at UMBS, and Resident Biologist Adam Schubel discuss the record set on Douglas Lake for ice cover this historically mild winter.
March 2024
TV 6 (Michigan’s Upper Peninsula): Researchers Explore This Winter’s Lack of Snow, Ice in Upper Michigan
Dr. Aimée Classen, director of the U-M Biological Station and a professor in the U-M Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, discusses how less snow and more rain during the winter can impact ecosystems.
Michigan Public (NPR): Stateside: Thursday, March 21, 2024
Starting 30 minutes and 55 seconds into this radio program, NPR aired a five-minute interview with Mark Paddock to remember the beloved naturalist in northern Michigan. It was recorded last year by Kyle Norris during his artist residency at UMBS.
February 2024
Bridge Michigan: As Michigan Winters Vanish, Researchers Study Snow for Clues About What’s Next
Dr. Aimée Classen, director of the U-M Biological Station and a professor in the U-M Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Researcher Karin Rand, who manages the Classen Lab, and UMBS Resident Biologist Adam Schubel discuss changing winters and a new sensor that measures snow depth every hour to get a deeper understanding of the complexities of global environmental change.
The Michigan Daily: UMich Biological Station Uses Snowpacks to Study Changing Winters
Dr. Aimée Classen, director of the U-M Biological Station and a professor in the U-M Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Researcher Karin Rand, who manages the Classen Lab, discuss their new sensor that measures snow depth every hour to get a deeper understanding of the complexities of global environmental change.
13 ABC: Less Snow is Impacting Local Ecosystems
Karin Rand, a researcher at the U-M Biological Station and manager of the Classen Lab, explains how the new high-frequency snowpack sensor is helping researchers get a deeper understanding of the complexities of global environmental change.
January 2024
MLive: Snow Science: How Snowpack Affects Soil and Summer Plant Growth
Dr. Aimée Classen, director of the U-M Biological Station and a professor in the U-M Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Researcher Karin Rand, who manages the Classen Lab, discuss their new sensor that measures snow depth every hour to get a deeper understanding of the complexities of global environmental change.
Michigan Public (NPR): 10-year Study of Michigan Stream Before, During, and After Dam Removal Published
Dr. Paul Moore, a researcher and instructor at UMBS, discusses a newly published study that was conducted at the University of Michigan Biological Station involving a decade of students and faculty.
December 2023
Northern Michigan NPR (Interlochen Public Radio): Extensive Study Finds Dam Removal Heals Maple River, Near Pellston
Dr. Paul Moore, a researcher and instructor at UMBS, discusses a newly published study that was conducted at the University of Michigan Biological Station involving a decade of students and faculty.
September 2023
MLive: Flower or Fungus? This Mysterious Michigan Plant has Some Surprising Secrets
Dr. Susan Fawcett, an instructor of the botany course at UMBS and a research botanist at the University of California, Berkeley, explains why a Michigan native plant commonly known as ghost pipe is often mistaken for mushrooms and how it works with fungi to get the nutrients it needs.
June 2023
13 ABC: Aurora Chaser Talks Northern Lights at University of Michigan Biological Station
UMBS Summer Lecture Series speaker Ross Ellet, an Emmy-award winning meteorologist and aurora chaser, gave a presentation about space weather, aurora borealis and photographing the Northern Lights at UMBS and the Headlands International Dark Sky Park.
Petoskey News-Review: Three Artists Selected for Summer Residency at U-M Biological Station
Dr. Aimée Classen, director of the U-M Biological Station, discusses how scientists and artists can work together to inspire deeper understanding and appreciation of local ecosystems and improve public engagement to support conservation.
Cheboygan Daily Tribune: Three Artists Selected for Summer Residency at U-M Biological Station
Dr. Aimée Classen, director of the U-M Biological Station, discusses how scientists and artists can work together to inspire deeper understanding and appreciation of local ecosystems and improve public engagement to support conservation.
May 2023
MLive: Free Up-North Summer Lecture Series Focused on Climate, Environment
Dr. Aimée Classen, director of the U-M Biological Station, talks about the Summer Lecture Series that features topics ranging from “slow birding” and scientific art to Indigenous science and the Northern Lights.
Traverse City Record-Eagle: Summer Lectures Aim to Demystify Great Lakes Science
Dr. Aimée Classen, director of the U-M Biological Station, explains how the free, public talks at UMBS throughout the summer allow people to explore the wonder of biology and the natural areas that they live in.
Northern Michigan NPR (Interlochen Public Radio): Summer Lectures Aim to Demystify Great Lakes Science
Dr. Aimée Classen, director of the U-M Biological Station, explains how the free, public talks at UMBS throughout the summer allow people to explore the wonder of biology and the natural areas that they live in.
