Photo of the Week: Inside|Out Program, Bank of the Oise at Auvers

A wooden kiosk features a wooden framed painting depicting a riverbank scene with dense green vegetation in the background, rowboats in the water with people in and standing next to the boats on shore in the foreground. The artist used expressive long and short brushstrokes.

When I was birding at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge in Trenton, Michigan this weekend, I discovered they were participating in this year’s Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) Inside|Out program.

Launched in 2010, the program aims to bring art reproductions to the metro Detroit community, connecting people and showing that art is for everyone.

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Photo of the Week: Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge in Winter

Brown native plants stand out against the snow-covered field, with frozen river and treeline along the shore of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. In the background, fluffy white clouds against a blue sky with the setting sun shining a golden glow.

With layoffs at the US Fish and Wildlife Service this month, I wanted to make sure I visited our local national refuge at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge in the downriver Detroit suburbs.

It’s the only international wildlife refuge in North America.

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