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Conservation Districts hire forester

"The Gogebic & Ontonagon Conservation Districts have hired a new Forestry Assistance Program Forester, Amanda Stear. The Michigan Forestry Assistance Program assists family forest owners achieve their goals for woodland ownership. The program provides free outreach and technical assistance ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

"The pretty waters in the sea feel as cold as you left me. Yes, blue must be the color of the blues,” – George Jones and Lawton Williams The night was almost completely dead silent. The overcast skies and the otherwise blackness seemed to enhance the quiet. However, the void created by ...

Spot a bear’s den?

MARQUETTE — While you’re enjoying time outdoors this fall and winter, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources asks that you keep an eye open for black bear dens. Reporting den locations to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is a simple yet effective way to support bear ...

DNR to track fish stocking

Editor's note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has begun using genetic testing to track the success of some of its ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

Either get ready for elimination or your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards, – Bob Dylan With a rush and a mighty rustle through a pile of downed leaves, the autumn changing of the guards blew into these Great North Woods in no uncertain fashion. This was the ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

Editor's note: This column was originally published in 2021 “Sacrifice was the code of the road,” – Bob Dylan When I heard the car door shut behind me, I knew I was on the other side of the line – that is, the line between here and out there. I think this has always been one of my ...