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Outdoors

Starting over in 2024 with all I had in 2023

Running, running, running, across the snow in a blue tint haze. Disappearing through a soft snowdrift to duck behind an aged hemlock trunk, I am searching for seclusion and deliverance. I hear a branch snap and twist my head around fast. I see nothing. I listen intently for a few moments ...

The snow doesn’t need to stop invasive species management

Winter is practically here, and most plants have lost their leaves, woody invasive species, such as Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii), common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), and glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus), can still be managed during the winter months. They may be easier to manage ...

Open to ideas

LAKE LINDEN – Michigan Department of Natural Resources hosted an open house at the Lake Linden High School auditorium Wednesday to discuss conceptual designs for the Houghton-Douglass Falls scenic site. The tallest waterfall in Michigan at roughly 110 feet, the site has drawn visitors for ...

Lost in the shuffle? Find yourself in nature

“I live in the shade of a forest of green in the wildest of woodlands that you’ve ever seen.” – Gordon Lightfoot I have recently been thinking about why some places I visit for the first time tend to make a lasting impression on me and others don’t. It’s kind of odd. For ...

Trail restoration project celebrates completion

Supporters and partners joined the Michigan Department of Natural Resources today in Houghton County to celebrate the reopening of a roughly 8-mile segment of snowmobile and off-road vehicle trail devastated by a historic storm in 2018. In what is likely the Michigan DNR’s largest trail ...

Giving thanks to outdoor companions and opportunities

With the spirit of thanksgiving blowing across the landscape this week, pushed by a cold Canadian wind, I was reminded recently of something I have been truly thankful for over many years, though it’s not something I think about in detail too often. My recollections began when talking with ...