Matthew Russell

Matthew Russell

Matthew Russell is a West Michigan native and with a background in journalism, data analysis, cartography and design thinking. He likes to learn new things and solve old problems whenever possible, and enjoys bicycling, spending time with his daughters, and coffee.

Articles by Matthew Russell

Split image showing a close-up of an embedded collar injury on one side and the same brown dog being treated with a bright pink neck bandage on the other.

Dog Rescued From Embedded Collar Gets a New Beginning

She was chained outside, badly hurt, and living with a collar buried into her neck. Now this little dog has a new name, a new family, and a whole new...

Dog Rescued From Embedded Collar Gets a New Beginning

She was chained outside, badly hurt, and living with a collar buried into her neck. Now this little dog has a new name, a new family, and a whole new...

Beekeeper wearing a veil and gloves examines a hive box glowing in warm evening light.

USDA Move Threatens Critical Bee Research After Massive Colony Losses

After widespread honeybee deaths, one federal lab helped identify a likely cause and gave beekeepers answers they needed. Now that same research center could be shut down.

USDA Move Threatens Critical Bee Research After Massive Colony Losses

After widespread honeybee deaths, one federal lab helped identify a likely cause and gave beekeepers answers they needed. Now that same research center could be shut down.

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Forest Service Plans To Close Critical Wildfire Research Stations As Danger Grows

The United States Forest Service is moving ahead with plans that could shut down research stations studying wildfire risk, drought, and forest change just as fire danger grows across the...

Forest Service Plans To Close Critical Wildfire Research Stations As Danger Grows

The United States Forest Service is moving ahead with plans that could shut down research stations studying wildfire risk, drought, and forest change just as fire danger grows across the...

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Half Blind Farm Dog Takes On Bear To Save Her Family

She was 12, half-blind, and still the one who stood between a bear and her family’s farm. Honey’s injuries were horrifying, but what she protected that night makes her story...

Half Blind Farm Dog Takes On Bear To Save Her Family

She was 12, half-blind, and still the one who stood between a bear and her family’s farm. Honey’s injuries were horrifying, but what she protected that night makes her story...

Split image showing a foal behind metal fencing on one side and a young foal standing near an adult horse in a pasture on the other.

BLM Faces Questions Over Missing Records For Dead Foals

Foals are reportedly being born and dying inside BLM holding facilities without a clear public count. Records tied to captured pregnant mares, live births, stillbirths, and deaths may not line...

BLM Faces Questions Over Missing Records For Dead Foals

Foals are reportedly being born and dying inside BLM holding facilities without a clear public count. Records tied to captured pregnant mares, live births, stillbirths, and deaths may not line...

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Dead Canines Are Washing Up On An Island — 'There is a diabolical person out there'

Something horrifying has been washing onto the beaches of coastal Skagit County, and the count kept rising by the day. Residents are shaken, investigators are scrambling for answers, and the...

Dead Canines Are Washing Up On An Island — 'There is a diabolical person out there'

Something horrifying has been washing onto the beaches of coastal Skagit County, and the count kept rising by the day. Residents are shaken, investigators are scrambling for answers, and the...

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