Tag: development
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At the November 5, 2025, Sterling Heights City Council meeting, during the concluding comments open to council, the newly re-elected Mayor Pro Tem Liz Sierawaski reflected on the election outcome. First, by highlighting the decades of work and distinguished contributions of long-time Councilwoman Deanna Koski (and notably a consistent and strong advocate for nature preservation!),…
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The US is fortunate to have a group of ten federal agencies, called Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium, that coordinate land cover information and imagery provided by the Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 satellites. They collaborate to create the National Land Cover Database (NLCD), where the primary objective is stated as: The primary objective of…
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How did this centuries-old tree come under threat after enduring so much, for so long? Aside from the turnover of land when Native American tribes owned the land now called Michigan, the recent history begins 20+ years ago, when this Chinquapin Oak stood in an amusement park (Riverland Amusement Park) that has existed under various…