For Friday, Sept. 25, 2026

1 – Bay City’s sister is using goats to fight invasive species. 

CTV News out of Canada reports that the town of Goderich, Ontario, is using the animals to control two invasive plants, Japanese knotweed and Himalayan blackberry, along a utility corridor. 

Goderich, located on Lake Huron, is a sister city to Bay City, meaning the two cities partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links. 

There are 52 goats on the job in Goderich, along with 20 sheep. CTV called it “Goaterich” in its report. 

The animals are grazing in steep and wet areas where machines and herbicides aren’t ideal. 

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2 – Welcome to fall, which officially began this week.

Pure Michigan’s latest Fall Color Report says the leaves are just starting to turn in our area, the Central Lower Peninsula.

Peak fall color is forecast for Oct. 15-24 in Mount Pleasant and Oct. 16-22 in Frankenmuth. 

Michigan has a fall color map online at Michigan.org/FallColorMap.

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3 – Resiliency is the ability to withstand, adapt to and bounce back from climate-related stressors. 

More than 100 coastal resilience projects are in place across the Great Lakes basin. The multinational Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative is spotlighting resilience efforts with an interactive web map. 

The map features projects that are helping communities plan for and advance measures to strengthen their coastlines. 

The map includes a shoreline restoration project at Veterans Memorial Park in Bay City along with sediment control effort in Au Gres. 

More is online at GLSLCities.org.

– Mr. Great Lakes is heard at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on Delta College Public Radio 90.1 FM WUCX in University Center, Michigan, near Bay City (listen live). Follow @jeffkart on Twitter or even Bluesky #MrGreatLakes

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