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A week to celebrate our native pollinators

Editorial

The Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin play host each year to a wide variety of native pollinators — but not as many as there once was, experts say. Which is why the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources encourages Wisconsinites to help these important species during Pollinator Week, which started Monday and extends through Sunday, and year-round as well with a few simple lawn care habits, volunteering and supporting endangered resources funding. Most of Wisconsin’s pollinators are bees — the state has more than 400 native species, including 21 bumble bee species — ...

Celebrate the 4th

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: Marquette knows how to celebrate the 4th of July. We decorate our streets, homes and businesses with flags. We have a land parade and a boat parade, a food festival, picnics and family gatherings. The fireworks are fantastic! The first time I went to our parade, I was surprised that people put their folding chairs along the parade route in the morning and came back to find them in the same place in the afternoon. It seems that everybody who isn’t marching or riding in the parade turns out to watch it. Nearly every aspect of our community is represented in the ...

General Time undefeated in battle

Columns

I am on a mudslide toward death. Well, we all are, really, when you think about it, but sometimes it just seems you're slipping down the side of the mountain faster than at other times. Like, for example, when you're approaching a birthday that starts with a "fif" and ends with crying in the ...

Roadless Rule a good one

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: The U.S. Forest Service needs to keep its Roadless Rule, which protects millions of acres of wild public lands. In 2001, after hundreds of public hearings and input from more than a million stakeholders, the Forest Service established the Roadless Area Conservation Rule which meant that Roadless areas - with limited exceptions – have been kept free of roads and development. In addition to designated wilderness areas, Michigan has 6 roadless areas (https://maps.roadless.org/). The largest of these, Norwich Plains in the Ottawa National Forest, includes parts of ...

Warmer months mean increased fire vigilance

Editorial

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources gets right to the point, when it comes to fire safety. It is everyone's responsibility. Nine out of ten wildfires in Michigan and across the nation are caused by humans, according to the agency. That's shocking. Here's a handful of common sense DNR tips to prevent dangerous wildfires: • When you burn Always have a water source nearby. Never leave a fire unattended, even for a minute. Keep a metal shovel and bucket nearby. Put out fires completely with water every time. Do not burn on windy days or during dry weather. • At ...