Building on a longstanding partnership with Indigenous nations, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is intensifying its commitment to sowing manoomin, a native aquatic rice and staple of the Anishinaabe people. The DNR’s Wildlife Division, working with the Keweenaw Bay Indian ...
A series of proposed updates to Michigan’s state forest roads is open for public review and comment. The Department of Natural Resources regularly reviews and updates the state forest road inventory to keep it accurate and aligned with current regulations. This year’s proposed changes ...
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is offering up to $1.5 million in Fisheries Habitat Grants to local, state, federal and tribal governments and nonprofit groups. This funding is available for activities that can improve Michigan’s fisheries and aquatic resources, ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Menominee County has the highest deer harvest total in the Upper Peninsula so far during the archery season that began Oct. 1. As of Friday afternoon, the Menominee County total was 524 deer, followed by Delta County, 304, and Dickinson, 208. The antlered harvest totals were Menominee, 290; Delta, 189; and Dickinson, 101. Iron County’s total was 111 deer, including 59 antlered, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ online harvest report. During the 2024 early segment of the archery season, Menominee County’s total harvest was 1,113 ...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will host a virtual public meeting to gather feedback regarding proposed new total allowable catch numbers for lake whitefish in Lake Michigan and Green Bay for the 2026 fishing season. The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29. ...
LANSING — Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials signed and issued a permit Friday allowing a partially sight-impaired wild fawn to be placed at a facility where native, live animals are kept for educational purposes. Thursday afternoon, the facility submitted an official request to the DNR required to keep an injured or otherwise impaired animal, that because of its condition, is unable to be released back into the wild. The name of the facility is not being released by the DNR to give the fawn time to acclimate to its new surroundings. The deer was brought to the ...
