Category: U.P. Michigan

• September 12, 2022

  Bogs Have a Favorite Child, and Her Name Is Erica

  By Lily Rice – September 12, 2022 If you thought I was done talking about wetlands after my last post, you are unfortunately mistaken. Wetlands are quite possibly the most fascinating ecosystems on the planet (in my opinion). Especially peatlands, where select groups of plants have become highly adapted to the harsh conditions present. This…
• August 22, 2022

  You’ve Got a Fen In Me

  Man, I love a good wetland. You might be wondering, what the hell is a fen? We don’t often hear the word “fen.” Most people likely have an image in their heads when they hear someone speak about swamps or bogs, but fens to most are still an enigma. Prior to 2020, I had no…
• August 15, 2022

  The Coast, the Dunes, and the Waterfall

  My trip into the Upper Peninsula of Michigan took me to a rather special place in the Midwest- coastal sand dunes. Coastal sand dunes are Great Lake specialties- remnants of the time when glaciers covered the land. You can imagine glaciers as giant snow plows mixed with trench diggers; as they stretched down across early…
• August 9, 2022

  Upper Peninsula of Michigan Orchids

  My trip to the upper peninsula of Michigan was in large parts, to familiarize myself with the flora of the U.P. region, mostly though, to find some dang orchids. Dang orchids is what I found- 7 species in fact. Allow me to describe them to you all! First off, I’ll give you my favorite find,…