Beth Weiler
Newsroom InternBeth Weiler is a newsroom and digital intern covering the environment. She graduated from the University of Michigan where she studied pollinator ecology and also fell in love with frogs, salamanders and snakes. She loves story-telling and photography, and is making the shift from ecology into environmental journalism.
She has previously worked as an ecologist, horticulturist, and research technician on a variety of ecological projects. You can find her – with her camera and nets – flipping logs and wading in muck to find critters. She enjoys reading environmental non-fiction, traveling, gardening, listening to electronic music (shoutout to Detroit, birthplace of techno!), and adventuring with her dog, Birdie.
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Black ash trees are threatened by the invasive emerald ash borer. Indigenous groups have used the trees for traditional basket making for generations. New research from Michigan State University explores the link between the pest and the basket making tradition. -
Invasive spotted lanternflies have been detected in Michigan. The insects pose a threat to plants, crops, and properties. -
The DNR plans to reintroduce Arctic grayling to Michigan waterways. The fish were wiped out in the state in the 1930s, and attempts to reintroduce them in the 1980s failed. -
The federally threatened eastern massasauga rattlesnake is Michigan's only venomous snake species. The John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids is working to preserve the species with field monitoring and captive breeding. Michigan has the most eastern massasaugas out of all the states where they're found.
