The flowers that we planted last May are beginning to open up on the Water Street Prairie. They aren’t quite as plentiful as we’d hoped, which we attribute to the poor quality of the soil, and the continued presence of invasive species like Spotted Knapweed, but the native plants that we reintroduced to the site […]
By Mark | November 17, 2013
Thanks to the hard work of a lot of people, we now have a proper sign explaining the history and significance of the Water Street Commons native prairie. Special thanks go out especially to native plant experts Jason Tallant and Ben Connor Barrie for helping me with the text, Jeff Clark for designing the sign, […]
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Water Street Commons, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ben Connor Barrie, Clementine, Grafaktri, Jason Tallant, native plants, native prairie, Pete Larson, signs, Water Street, Water Street Commons |
By Mark | November 16, 2013
I don’t know that any hunters will be dissuaded by his argument, but America’s foremost authority on shirtless wildlife management, Iggy Pop, has finally weighed in on Michigan’s controversial wolf hunt. Here’s his letter to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder. [If you can’t read his letter, a larger version can be found here.] Speaking of our […]
Posted in Michigan, Other, Uncategorized | Also tagged DNR, Iggy Pop, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, natural resources, Rick Snyder, SB 288, trophy hunting, wildlife, wildlife management, wolf, wolf hunting, wolves |
By Mark | September 4, 2013
A LETTER FROM MY FRIEND JEFF CLARK: About five months ago, on May Day, the local community joined together to seedbomb the acre of Water Street at the corner of River Street and Michigan Avenue. The little clay balls were handcrafted by children from Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor elementary schools, as well as several adults […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged brownfields, information hut, land art, meadow, native plants, public art, restoration, sculpture, seedbombs, Water Street, Water Street Commons, Water Street Information Center |
By Mark | August 13, 2013
“So, what’s up with the headers?” It’s a question that I get asked quite a bit. So I thought that maybe it warranted a post… not just because I think that people should understand how the headers came about, but because I think the individual artists behind them deserve to be credited by name… Here’s […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Site Admin, Special Projects | Also tagged advertising, Chris Sandon, Dave Lewinski, Dave Miller, Dustin Krcatovich, Eric Lagergren, Gregory Hischak, Jim Cherewick, John Zeichman, Josh Chamberlain, Leisa Thompson, Linette Lao, Melissa Dettloff, Mike Giannouris, Ruth Marks, Ryan Groendyk, site headers, Steve Hughes, Vinnie Massimino |
