State confirms first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in free-ranging geese in Michigan
The Michigan departments of Natural Resources (DNR) and Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) today announced the state’s first confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N2 in the state. The disease was found in free-ranging Canada geese in Macomb County. Avian influenza is a virus that can infect both free-ranging and domestic poultry such as chickens, turkeys, quail and geese.More
Meadowlark Builders, an Ann Arbor-based design/build company, will be conducting tours of a new custom home under construction on Park Place Drive in Northville. For the next installment of their Behind the Drywall ® tour series, Meadowlark will provide guided tours on Saturday and Sunday, June 27/28, 2015. Attendees will get a rare glimpse of the technology and building techniques that go into constructing high performance homes that are healthy, comfortable, and ultra-efficient.
Document Type: Grants Notice
Michigan has received a $5.5 million federal grant to reduce and prevent food insecurity and hunger among children during the summer months.
The Department of Natural Resources announced that the seventh- and eighth-graders of Homeschool ACADEMY, Inc. in Wayne, Michigan, are the winners of the 2014-15 Year in the Life of a Bear contest.
The DEQ and Great Lakes Commission today announced nearly $69,000 in grants to help nine organizations support volunteer water quality monitoring work.
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation and House Opera, a new performance and art base in Detroit, today announced a new crowdfunding campaign through Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. The campaign will support the construction of an open theatre space at 1620 Morrell Street, a once vacant and dilapidated home that is being transformed into the House Opera | Opera House.
In response to numerous instances of gun violence throughout Detroit and across the Country, Council Member Sheffield authored a resolution to declare June Gun Violence Awareness Month in the City of Detroit. The measure was taken up by City Council and passed unanimously on May 26, 2015. At the request of Council member Sheffield, Mayor Mike Duggan codified council’s actions with a proclamation declaring June Gun Violence Awareness Month.