nature

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Have you noticed there are fewer fireflies now then there were when you were a child and used to catch them in a jar? They're slowly dying across Michigan and the nation.

Thursday morning when I heard about the bear on the west side of Grand Rapids, I was mildly concerned, because I live around that area, and until that moment, I was really only worried about skunks.
I say mildly worried, because I thought, “Oh, I might come across one around my trash cans, bett…

Are you from the east side of the state and planning on moving to West Michigan? Or maybe you know someone who's going to make the move? I'm from the metro-Detroit area, and have lived there for most of my life, but I've been living in West Michigan for over 4 years now and just cuz w…

Yes, it's the dead of winter and a good portion of the country is being held hostage by a deep freeze, so why not take a look at something that'll make you really, really warm?

No, this is not a promotional video for "The Day After Tomorrow."
This is an actual time-lapse video of the skyline in Buffalo. The imposing white wall pictured is lake-effect snow, which blew in from Lake Erie and ravaged the city Tuesday and Wednesday.

With the start of bow hunting season Wednesday, deer are on the move here in West Michigan. October and November are the riskiest months for deer-related vehicle accidents in Michigan.
Because of this, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and other organizations are coming up with new ways to…

Several factors have led to a sharp decline in the number of monarch butterflies migrating to West Michigan.