4/27/2026

Happy 25th anniversary, EIC

The Environmental Interpretive Center’s 25-year milestone celebrates the rich history of nature education and stewardship that’s taken place on the land for many years. The staff is hosting an anniversary event on May 16. ...
10/1/2025

Connecting yesterday, today and tomorrow with sweetgrass

UM-Dearborn’s 2025-26 Community Read, “Braiding Sweetgrass,” helps weave together Indigenous knowledge and university life....
8/27/2025

UM-Dearborn to Launch NSF-Funded Summer Research Program on Urban River Health

Backed by a substantial National Science Foundation grant, UM-Dearborn will launch a 2026 summer program offering undergraduates hands-on research in the Rouge River watershed....
6/23/2025

Onsite composting is coming to UM-Dearborn

A pilot with Picasso Restaurant Group is paving the way for a new campus composting site, which will reduce the university’s climate-warming emissions and help students learn about soil science....
2/4/2025

Student-led garden grows food and community

The UM-Dearborn Community Garden — which is seeking volunteers for the 2025 season — cultivates food sustainability skills, brings people together and stocks the UM-Dearborn Student Food Pantry with fresh produce....
10/23/2024

University fellowship aims to create 'dream team of sustainability'

New campuswide initiative brings together sustainability efforts from all four UM-Dearborn colleges....
8/2/2024

Plan a trip to the lake

Take a dip into the history of Fair Lane Lake, along with what you’ll see when hiking around the trails that surround it....
7/8/2024

Intriguing sites just steps from the classroom

Take a stroll back in time — and see a new environmentally friendly addition to the land — when on a campus walk toward the south side of the Rouge Gateway Trail....
7/3/2024

UM-Dearborn is infusing sustainability into its engineering programs

Part of being a great engineer these days is understanding the environmental and societal impacts of your work. But how do we train students to be holistic engineers?...
5/12/2024

Get outdoors and explore

From historic structures to native species plants, Environmental Interpretive Center experts point out a few interesting finds you can see on the campus trails....