The Ooze Cruise In January 2020 My friend Lauren Schandevel and I hosted the "Ooze Cruise", a walk around Electroplating Services in Madison Heights. This site has become famous in Michigan because of the "green ooze", a toxic mixture of Hexavalent Chromium, trichloroethylene (TCE) and cyanide which was dumped into earthen pits in the basement of … Continue reading Transforming the Green Ooze into a Movement for Tri-county Environmental Justice Solidarity
Grappling with Invasive Species Management on a Colonized Land: Part I
For a few years now, I have invested time and energy into cultivating native plants and removing invasive, non-native ones – as a paid worker, an unpaid volunteer and a recreational gardener. My reason for this work is that native plants are beneficial to the local landscape but threatened by invasive plants, a notion well-supported by scientific research and further endorsed by many governmental initiatives. While I sense that the American public is becoming increasingly aware of the economic and ecological threats that some high-profile species pose, I’ve encountered various reactions to how such species are removed, especially when pesticides are involved. I want to better understand the complexities of invasion ecology so that I can advocate for smart natural resource management. But I must admit, I harbor a certain uneasiness about the dichotomy of “native vs. non-native” that is so prevalent in invasive species discourse, and believe some reflection…
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Ecological Lullaby of the Rouge
Saturday, June 15th 8 pm-10:30 pm | Rouge Park (Lahser Marsh area... look for signs, little orange cones, and lights) Join us at sunset in Detroit's Rouge Park to discover the sights, sounds and living beings of the riparian zone and floodplain. A microscopic home movie will be projected after dark and Julia Sosin will … Continue reading Ecological Lullaby of the Rouge
Explorations in a mirrored horizon: a local clay workshop
Saturday, June 9th 3-5pm Join us on Saturday, June 9 for a walk into a precarious wetland on the brink of development for an intimate engagement with soil and clay. This two-part workshop will include an examination of soil profiles for evidence of hydric characteristics (a prerequisite for the state’s preservation of wetland sites). The … Continue reading Explorations in a mirrored horizon: a local clay workshop
Possible Futures
The landfills became swollen with an unknown substance and the earth continued to rebound from the last ice age, resulting in the surprising emergence of rolling hills covered with weedy turf grass, burdock and Queen Anne's lace. The roads and parking lots fractured and crumbled like the crust atop a creme brulee. The homogenous strip … Continue reading Possible Futures
The Resonant Underbelly
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Instructions for Walking
The Dwellings of Others: Walk around the block, looking for the shelters of non-human residents. Record what you see in words or images. A result: Banjo decided to play too! After much internal debate, I decided not to try and retrieve the DOLLAR that was in the hole! It took a lot of … Continue reading Instructions for Walking
Explore the Red Run!
Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 at Noon Meet at the Warren Community Center Join local artist & researcher Bridget Quinn for a walk in urban nature! Bring water, a camera or sketchbook and an open mind. Don’t forget to wear comfortable shoes that can get dirty! Meet us on the walking path by the playscape at … Continue reading Explore the Red Run!
“12 Town Drain”
The George W. Kuhn Retention Treatment Basin, previously known as the "12 town drain" is the site of huge combined sewer discharges (when partially treated sewage and fully treated sewage are mixed and discharged during big rain events). Willi G Gutmann's Red Run WordPress site is the single most comprehensive source of information about the Red Run, Check out … Continue reading “12 Town Drain”
The A.W.E. Society 