IRON MOUNTAIN — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will host virtual public meetings Tuesday and Wednesday to provide information about its state land review.

The review covers about 240,000 acres of public land statewide to determine their contributions to meeting the DNR’s mission. Those 240,000 acres include parcels that are 200 acres or smaller in size, or difficult to manage due to irregular shape, resulting in a significant shared private-public boundary.

About 4,000 acres have been studied in the final group after not being captured in previous reviews due to their small size or the need for additional research, the DNR said. Parcels in Iron and Delta counties are included.

“We set out to carefully evaluate the nearly 4,000 acres set for review, and then either retain them as being important to the DNR mission, protect them through conservation partners, trade to consolidate state ownership or make them available for sale to the public through auction,” explained Scott Whitcomb, director of the DNR’s Office of Public Lands.

About 44% of the lands reviewed are proposed for public auction.

Virtual meetings are scheduled for 2 p.m Eastern time Tuesday and 6 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday. More information and links are available at https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/managing-resources/public-land/land-review.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources cautions hunters to avoid placing deer stands in or near ash trees this hunting season. If infected with emerald ash borer, trees may unexpectedly snap or drop large branches.

“In many cases, it can be hard to tell if a tree has been infested by emerald ash borer, so hunters should place deer stands in other types of trees instead,” said Bill McNee, DNR forest health specialist.

Ash trees can be identified through two key features: opposite branching patterns where two branches come off the main stem directly across from each other and compound leaves with five to 11 leaflets.

The Michigan DNR reported this Upper Peninsula fishing activity:

Little Bay de Noc: Anglers battled windy conditions; however, smallmouth bass anglers reported good fishing when casting tubes or dragging sucker minnows. Yellow perch anglers reported good fishing when they were able to access the lake. The most productive presentation for perch was still fishing minnows. Walleye anglers reported slow fishing. Anglers who fished after dark reported catching some; however, it was a very narrow bite window. Northern pike anglers reported fair to good fishing.

Big Bay de Noc: Smallmouth bass anglers had to battle hard north winds and could only fish in sheltered areas. Drifting sucker minnows along the bottom proved to be an effective way of catching smallmouth bass, as some quality-sized fish were reported.

Carp River: The Carp River was producing mostly steelhead and a few coho. Anglers reported that lures, flies and spawn were all catching fish.

Nunns Creek: Nunns Creek was producing decent numbers of Chinook salmon, but they were running on the smaller side. Lures, especially crankbaits, seemed to be the most popular choice among anglers. Skein and spawn were less popular but also effective.

Munising Bay: High winds resulted in very low fishing pressure. A few anglers fished off the Anna River but had poor success. Anglers reported catching a few coho; however, they were mostly males who were pretty dark and ripe.

Marquette: High winds and rain prevented anglers from making it out on the water. Numbers of Chinook and coho salmon caught on the rivers were beginning to rise even more than the previous week. Individuals going out on the break wall did well at catching lake trout. There were also reports of steelhead being caught in the rivers. Using chartreuse, bright orange and glow spinners all yielded good results.

Ontonagon River: Anglers had some luck in finding walleye and the occasional rock bass. Successful trips occurred at all times of day when the weather permitted. The methods of jigging and trolling reportedly yielded similar results.

Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: These ports have seen very little activity due to inclement weather. When the weather allowed, some anglers were able to make it out on the lake, bringing in good numbers of lake trout. Anglers had luck catching fish at all times of day. Trolling artificial lures across a variety of depths yielded the best results, as the fish seemed to be dispersed randomly throughout the water column.

Black River Harbor: The few anglers who made it out on the water were rewarded with a couple lake trout.

South Portage Canal/Superior Big Traverse Bay: Anglers in boats mostly reported catching lake trout while trolling. A few anglers had some very mild success with coho as well. Anglers who were casting near shore also had luck with brown trout and northern pike.

Keweenaw Bay/Huron Bay: Some coho and steelhead were caught from shore in various locations around both bays. Anglers who caught fish were using spoons, stick baits and flies. With the bay cooling off and fall in full swing, expect some fall-spawning species to be at shallow depth.