LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed a 12-year-old boy, now identified as Declan Carter, was killed after a tree fell on top of him at the Howell Nature Center ...

DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A 12-year-old boy has died after a tree fell on him Thursday afternoon at the Howell Nature Center, the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office said. Officials say the boy was ...

Light a mighty oak, the Howell Conference and Nature Center’s new tree house grew from an acorn of an idea. “I said maybe we should have a little cabin, something small,” Director Dana DeBenham said.

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