Saturday - November 23, 2024
Tipoffs for Kenosha, Wisconsin (Lake Michigan) Newsletter for Tuesday October 01, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Happy trails: Conservancy brings universal access to seven trails in northwestern Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: A Trumpeter swan at Arcadia Marsh. credit: Jeremy Marble Along M-22 in northwestern Michigan, people with mobility challenges can access breathtaking views of Lake Michigan from a 300-foot-high platform, explore rare birds and plants in a restored marsh or lose themselves in coastal dunes and forests once off-limits. The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy has created more than 3 miles of accessible tr  more

Unlocking ocean power: $3.6M for community-centric wave energy converters
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Wave energy could power millions of homes, but to make a splash in the industry, the tech must balance engineering, socio-economic and environmental trade-offs Inside the University of Michigan's Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory, Lei Zuo, the Herbert C. Sadler Collegiate Professor of Engineering and a professor of naval architecture and marine engineering, inspects a prototype buoy that generates electricity   more