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Counting turkeys

LANSING — Maintaining a health turkey population requires continued monitoring, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says. To accomplish this, the DNR is asking the public to participate in its wild turkey brood survey. The annual survey began July 1 and ends Aug.31 Adam Bump, ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

“When she’s walking by the river or the railway line, she can still hear him whisper, ‘Let’s go down to the waterline,’” – Mark Knopfler It’s a warm, summery day today – just like so many I remember from years ago. When I was a kid, there was a place my parents used to take ...

Talkin’ turkey

LANSING — If you spot a hen turkey leading a line of poults (baby turkeys) this summer, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources wants to hear from you. It's time for Michigan's wild turkey brood survey: a community science effort that helps wildlife biologists understand how well ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

“Takes rocks and gravel, baby, to make a solid road, make a solid road,” – Bob Dylan Growing up in a turn-of-the-20th century mining company house, within sight of a hematite mine that had been in operation for nearly a hundred years before I was born, I think I always felt that the red ...

DNR seeks volunteers

ESCANABA — If you’re looking for a volunteer opportunity to help young people experience outdoor recreation – helping instill in them a sense of Michigan’s rich natural resources heritage and traditions – then the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking for you. Mentors ...

Protect lakes and rivers

LANSING — As thousands of Michiganders head to lakes and rivers for the Independence Day holiday, state and local partners are reminding boaters and anglers that a few simple steps can help protect Michigan’s waters from harmful invasive species. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed June ...