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MARQUETTE -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is soliciting applications for open volunteer positions on the Eastern and Western Upper Peninsula Citizens' Advisory Councils. The councils, which were formed in 2008, advise the DNR on regional programs and policies, identify areas ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

Idiot wind, blowing through the buttons on our coats, blowing through the letters that we wrote, blowing through the books upon our shelves, it’s a wonder we can even feed ourselves,” – Bob Dylan Walking along an old dirt road, I feel the winds of autumn swirling around the tree trunks, ...

Pest prevention

LANSING — On Thursday, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Michigan Invasive Species Program announced a new firewood quarantine to protect Michigan’s agriculture, forests and natural resources from invasive insects and plant diseases. Beginning January 1, ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

The days they pass so quickly now, nights are seldom long, time around me whispers when it’s cold,” – John Denver With the skies gray and chilly, threatening rain, I’m visiting an old hardwood forest I like to frequent in the autumn. This is a place where golden maple leaves reign ...

Build your own map

LANSING — Michigan hunters planning a fall trip have a rebuilt tool to work with. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has launched a new version of MiHunt, the state’s interactive map of lands open to public hunting, available at Michigan.gov/MiHunt. The map is live just in time ...

With no time to spare

Editor's note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. LANSING — With time running out to save the Great Lakes’ whitefish from a deadly mussel invasion, Michigan officials have a ...