How one community opted to sterilize deer to control its herd instead of hunting Points North·May 10, 2024Ten years ago, a group of neighbors in a Cincinnati community didn’t want to see their local deer killed. So they turned to another solution: sterilization.ConservationWildlife
The turtle takeover of Lake Erie Points North·February 22, 2024So many people have released their pet red-eared sliders into Lake Erie that the turtle is now an invasive species, out-competing native turtles.ConservationWaterWild PennsylvaniaWildlife
Can plants make music? The plant musician says ‘yes’ Points North·December 20, 2023A plant music machine supposedly harnesses the electricity in plants and then turns those impulses into musical notes.ConservationCulture
We’ve got jellyfish! How the invertebrates got into the Great Lakes Points North·October 11, 2023Researchers think the species hitched a ride here on ornamental aquatic plants shipped from China. But we still don’t know all that much about them.ConservationWaterWildlife
Rekindling wilderness: Bringing back an Indigenous practice to manage the land Points North·September 1, 2023The Indigenous practice of using fire to manage land is being revived in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota.Conservation
The Stone Skipping Philosopher Points North·August 18, 2023World record holder Kurt Steiner, who got his start on Lake Erie, considers stone skipping a "middle finger at the technological capitalist system."RecreationWater
Not Just Another Fish Story: The Lake Erie Walleye Cheating Scandal Points North·June 30, 2023The Points North podcast reels in the true story behind the event that rocked the competitive fishing world.Recreation
Glowing squirrels and the search for ‘why’ Points North·May 26, 2023One night in northern Wisconsin, Jon Martin was looking for biofluorescence. But what Martin saw that night was something he never expected.ConservationWildlife
The Phosphorus Paradox: We use it to grow food, but it’s poisoning our water Points North·May 3, 2023Phosphorus, a key ingredient in agricultural fertilizers, is fueling harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes. PollutionWaterYour Environment Update
A trail less traveled: Few have hiked all 4,800 miles of the North Country Trail Points North·February 3, 2023Only 20 people are known to have hiked the entire North Country National Scenic Trail. In Ohio farm country, one more name is about to make the list.Recreation
