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Today, retiring Congressman Dan Kildee reflects on his years in Washington. We’ll also talk about what may lie ahead for the new Congress. Then, where to go in Michigan for prime winter duck-watching. Later, a departing Michigan Supreme Court justice on state court matters. Plus, we catch up with Michigan research on how cannabis affects people suffering from PTSD.

It started in the Eisenhower era: Every year, Wisdom, a Layan albatross, has returned to her nesting grounds on the Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

A new study in the journal Global Change Biology studied a pessimistic policy outlook and an optimistic policy outlook to project how climate change would affect birds in the neotropics, stretching from central Mexico to the southern tip of South America.

Audubon Great Lakes members held an advocacy day for the first time in Michigan. Wetlands topped the agenda, but was just one item in a list to improve the environment.

The loss and degradation of wetlands has had a profound effect on many birds. There are efforts to restore them, but the rate of loss is greater.

Listen to Lester Graham and Rebecca Williams's documentary about the health of bird populations, and how changes there could signal a change for us.

Today, with the onset of the presidential campaign in Michigan, how are candidates and surrogates trying to win over middle-of-the-road voters? Also, a production short-cut in the cannabis vaping industry has regulators scrambling to close loopholes for synthetic THC. Recalling the time a jet bomber flew under the Mackinac Bridge. And, we preview a documentary on birds and their status as an indicator of environmental change.

A conversation with the United States Ambassador to Ukraine, a new dark comedy TV series called "Diarra from Detroit," and conservation efforts happening at one of Michigan’s most important wetlands.

A Michigan birder invites us to pause, listen, and enjoy the sights and sounds of bird species in winter and spring.

A look into support for Trump in northern Michigan, a conversation on winter birding, a new climate change study using AI and social media to determine American attitudes toward climate change.