Gratiot Lake Conservancy

03/30/2025

12/01/2024

On January 25th, Noon to 1:15 EST join in the GLC Book Club virtual discussion of “The Light Eaters: The Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers A New Understanding of Life on Earth” by Zoe Schlanger. 304 pages. Published in 2024. This well researched examination of plants and their survival adaptations has received glowing reviews from sources diverse as the The Wall Street Journal, Nature, Kircus Review, The New Yorker, and Scientific American. Schlanger is known for her science writing in many periodicals and was included in 2022 Best American Science and Nature Writing anthology. She received the 2017 National Association of Science Writers’ reporting award. Email [email protected] to register for a virtual discussion link.

09/08/2024

Gratiot Lake Shoreline Clean-up
Contact [email protected] to volunteer. Dates flexable between Sept. 7 -Sept.21. Data on trash removed is shared with Alliance for the Great Lakes as part of their coastal cleanup.

08/23/2024

Bring your kayak/canoe and equipment and join in the fun. Let us know you are coming. More info and to register https://www.gratiotlakeconservancy.org/Michigan Tech Summer Youth Programs

07/25/2024

05/15/2024

GLC’s book club will discuss biologist David George Haskell’s “The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature” on Saturday, June 22, Noon to 1:15 Eastern time. Haskell “sees the world in a grain of sand” as he observes a square meter patch of old growth forest. Part natural history and part philosophy, Haskell encourages the reader to take the time to look closely and deeply at nature... and at our role in nature. The book has won awards and high praise for its artful writing and engaging insights. It is 288 pages in print format and is also available in ebook or audio formats. If you would like to receive a link to the virtual discussion, email [email protected]

02/20/2024

On Saturday, March 23, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM the GLC Book Club will discuss The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, & Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History, by conservation biologist Thor Hanson. This book is available in a variety of formats.

Hanson, a Guggenheim fellow and winner of the John Burroughs Medal for Nature Writing, pursues his subject with the humor and liveliness of a storyteller and keen eye of a scientist. In telling the story of seeds, he deftly weaves together evolution, ecology, and human history. He takes us to the around the world and through time deftly telling the stories of seed adaptations that have allowed them to persist even in extreme environments and through local catastrophy. Hanson includes lively discussion of seeds that have been a crucial part of human survival, commerce, culture, and enjoyment. Email [email protected] to get the virtual discussion link.

12/20/2023

Happy Holidays! 🕎 🎄 ☃️