piping plovers

On today's show, in honor of Earth Day, we talked about the latest efforts to save the Palisades nuclear power plant, upcycling plastics, an adorable picturesque pair of piping plovers and how to prepare for tick season.

Each spring in Chicago, bird watchers eagerly await the return of a sort of celebrity couple: the piping plovers Monty and Rose. The pair has many fans in the city, a beer named in their honor, and a documentary about their journey. On today's episode, we talked to the film's director about Monty and Rose's epic story of love and conservation.

One University of Michigan student talked to Stateside about why the firing of former university president Mark Schlissel is no laughing matter. Also, one former collegiate athlete shared her struggle with eating disorders. And a filmmaker talked about his journey following a beloved pair of piping plovers.

Today on Stateside, how the passage of an act prohibiting the federal government from punishing banks that accept money from marijuana businesses would…

Half a century ago, hundreds of pairs of piping plovers lived in the Great Lakes. But by the 1980s, they were on the verge of extinction and only a...

A new predator has emerged for a little shorebird in our region, the piping plover.Snowy owls often spend time out on Great Lakes beaches in the winter.…

Piping plovers are little shorebirds, and they're an endangered species in the Great Lakes region. But they’re making a comeback thanks to conservation…

Piping plovers are little white and gray shorebirds. You might’ve seen them running around on the beach.Sarah Saunders is a post-doctoral researcher at…

It may not feel like Spring, but the piping plovers are returning. A growing number of the endangered birds soon will return from their winter nests to…

RJ Wolcott of the Grand Rapids Press spoke with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Vince Cavalieri about the return of the piping plover. The endangered…