Laura Rubin 04/18/2013 General HRWC MDNR's Public Land Management Strategy Let’s hear what you think about the future of state public lands…… Governor Snyder has tasked the Department of Natural… Read More »
Laura Rubin 11/02/2012 Climate change On the Edge of the Storm Our weather patterns are definitely becoming less recognizable! Remember the really warm and early spring (and the frost snap where… Read More »
Laura Rubin 08/14/2012 Dams Sparked by a Dam Removal–Mill Creek Park in Dexter Opens! This past Saturday, I went to the ribbon cutting ceremony in Dexter for the Mill Creek Park, a 1.4-acre public… Read More »
Laura Rubin 07/11/2012 Events Try a swim in the Huron! If you’ve never swum in the Huron, if you like swimming but are tired of only seeing the black lines… Read More »
Laura Rubin 06/20/2012 Invasive Species Ask for a Veto! While we don’t have much great lakes coastline in the Huron River watershed, this is an important issue for the… Read More »
Laura Rubin 04/09/2012 Uncategorized Public Meeting Set to Gather Comments on Ann Arbor River Cleanup The DEQ today announced an April 10 public meeting and hearing on a proposal to clean sediment and riverbanks on… Read More »
Laura Rubin 03/20/2012 Climate change Real-Time Stream Flow and Weather Weirdness With the huge rain last week and the flood warnings, I visited the U.S. Geologic Survey’s (USGS) real-time stream flow… Read More »
Laura Rubin 02/29/2012 General HRWC New National Water Trails System The Secretary of the US Department of Interior Ken Salazar just announced a new National Water Trails System as part… Read More »
Laura Rubin 02/14/2012 Climate change Does This Gross You Out? Reusing Waste Water? Is it okay for irrigation, watering lawns, manufacturing, drinking water, …oops, too far? The New York Times… Read More »
Laura Rubin 01/25/2012 Dams Setting Legal Lake Levels Recently, I went to Washtenaw County Circuit Court about a lake level for Portage and Base (aka Baseline) Lakes in… Read More »
Laura Rubin 11/23/2011 Climate change What Do you Talk About at the Thanksgiving Day Table? A few great tips on discussing climate change. As friends and colleagues head off for thanksgiving celebrations and harvest meals… Read More »
Laura Rubin 11/16/2011 General HRWC What? No Stricter Than Federal? On Thursday, the Michigan Senate passed HB 4326, a bill that prevents the Governor from issuing protections for the Great… Read More »