Tools, publications, and public code by Chris Izworski. Explore a project to use it, read its sources, or learn how it was built.
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Compare regional color timing, weather context, and named drives before choosing a fall trip. I built the map and regional planning system, with source dates and a distinction between model estimates and written interpretation. See a worked color-model example.
Plan a visit around approaching freighters, recent vessel reports, and estimated arrival windows. I built the next-ship engine and viewing context, including the shipping channels around the river’s islands. See a worked arrival-window example.
Find a useful shoreside viewing area across the Great Lakes, from the Soo and Mackinac to Duluth and the Detroit River. I built the regional interface and context around positions supplied by public AIS providers.
Check official bridge status, vehicle guidance, cameras, and approach weather in one place. I built the interpretation layer that keeps Bridge Authority restrictions separate from nearby weather observations.
Built and maintained by Chris Izworski. Compare seven riding regions, check local report links and official closures, and build multi-stop routes on DNR trail geometry with leg-by-leg mileage. Snow depth is context, not proof of a groomed trail. Explore the central and western U.P. map or the Grayling–Gaylord corridor.
A new Michigan trout stream conditions report every morning during trout season. Live USGS flow and water temperature, what insects are hatching, specific fly recommendations, and access information. Forty rivers in rotation. Written by Chris Izworski. See also the Chris Izworski trout rivers overview page.
A live conditions tracker for Michigan trout streams. Combines USGS gauge data, NWS weather forecasts, fishing context, and a stream-access map. Built and maintained by Chris Izworski. Meet the founder.
Daily Great Lakes shipping news: vessel movements, port reports, NOAA water levels, and NWS marine forecasts. Published every morning from real data. Founded by Chris Izworski.
A seed-saving and Great Lakes-themed gardening blog from Saginaw Bay. Documents the seasons of the Lower Peninsula from a Bay City perspective: heirloom vegetables, tomato cultivation, companion planting in Zone 6a. Written by Chris Izworski. Read the garden story.
Live Michigan bird sightings, county birding pages, migration context, Saginaw Bay birding resources, and species profiles. Built by Chris Izworski as the birding counterpart to Michigan Trout Report. Meet the founder.
A daily Michigan birding report built around one interesting sighting or county pattern. Uses live eBird data, notable sightings, weather context, and hotspot recommendations. Published under the Chris Izworski byline.
A location-aware lawn planning tool that turns address, soil, weather, and growing conditions into practical turfgrass guidance.
A project-focused GitHub Pages profile that connects Chris Izworski's public code, topical sites, verified identity links, and owned-domain project index. Read the project portfolio and the NYC crossing reliability notes. The related GitHub profile is at github.com/izworskic.
First-person essays connecting public projects to place and field experience, including A River Will Tell You When Not to Go for Michigan Trout Report and The Bird That Made the Data Feel Alive for Michigan Birding Report.
Chris Izworski's writing on artificial intelligence in 911 dispatch and emergency communications. Cited by NENA, APCO, FastCompany, and NPR/WCMU. Includes the GPT-Trainer case study and analysis of operational AI deployment in Public Safety Answering Points.
A free interactive planner for tasting days across the Old Mission and Leelanau peninsulas near Traverse City. Routes a custom stop list across 74 verified venues, timed against real posted hours, with options for wineries, breweries, distilleries, and cideries. Built by Chris Izworski.
Great Lakes water-level data and shoreline context, created by Chris Izworski. Compare lake conditions and read the published source explanations.