MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has awarded a total of $100,000 in deer habitat improvement grant funding to a dozen entities for projects in the Upper Peninsula. The Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative is a competitive grant program designed to enhance ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Upper Peninsula Trappers Association District 3 has announced scholarship recipients under a program introduced this year. The District 3 organization is a group of trappers from Dickinson, Delta and Menominee counties. At a recent meeting, the association decided to award scholarship money to three high school seniors in the amount of $500 each. Requirements include a grade-point average of 2.8 or better; attending a post-secondary institution; demonstrating leadership abilities/good citizenship; and plans to pursue further education in an area relating to the ...
SILVER CLIFF, Wis. — Marinette County’s newest hiking and mountain bike trail system opens Saturday with a ribbon cutting and day of activities. Strong Falls Trails is a professionally designed and constructed trail system in the town of Silver Cliff, featuring 11.5 miles of forested, ...
For many, the Memorial Day holiday weekend marks the start of the boating season. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is again teaming up with McDonald’s of Michigan to increase awareness of boater safety and the importance of wearing life jackets. From this weekend through Labor Day, conservation officers will hand out vouchers to youth and teens who are seen wearing life jackets while boating. Each voucher is valid for a free ice cream cone or apple slice package at participating McDonald’s locations. “We’re in our third year of this partnership, and it’s ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Wild Rivers Invasive Species Coalition will host its annual partner meeting in Iron Mountain on Wednesday, June 7. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Iron Mountain City Park’s main lodge. The event, which is being held in Iron Mountain for the first time, is open to the public and community organizations across the region. The meeting is an opportunity for WRISC partners and community members to come together to celebrate WRISC’s milestones, projects, and learn what’s in store for the future. There will be morning brunch for attendees, followed ...
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Newly fitted with tracking bands, four peregrine falcon chicks named Pickles, Muhammad, Egbert and Swooper have a nest in one of the best seats — make that perches — at Michigan State University’s football stadium. Scientists and college students on ...
