The past couple of years have seen generally slim pickings in the region in terms of avian visitors that can bring color to the otherwise drab palette of winter and make it worth the expense of putting out seed and suet. Last year I wrote in late December "no purple finches, no evening or ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club will hold its annual sight-in day Friday, Nov. 14, ahead of the Michigan firearm deer season opener. Starting at 7 a.m., the 100-yard rifle range will be manned by certified instructors. Targets and assistance will be provided free of ...

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 are ...

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 ...

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 ...