The 28th-annual Great Backyard Bird Count is set to begin Friday and extend through Monday, Feb. 17. It’s easy to participate in this count, as it can be done by watching from a window in the warm comfort of home if you so choose. Unlike the Christmas Bird Count, numbers and species seen ...
CHANNING — Nearly 200 anglers from as far away as Minnesota participated Saturday in the 51st annual Tip-Up Town of the U.P. held on Sawyer and Edey lakes in Sagola Township. Hosted by the Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club, the event offered cash prizes for adults and awards buckets for ...
Have you seen this bird? Some Pennsylvania researchers want to know. The Evening Grosbeak Working Group plans to capture, band and tag evening grosbeaks in northern Michigan sometime between this month and April, according to a news release from the group. But first they have to figure out ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Snowmobile trails remain closed locally due to a lack of snow, while trails to the west are reported as fair to poor in Vilas County, Wis. To the north, some trails are open in Marquette County with conditions ranging from poor to good. Conditions are better in the Keweenaw area, along with Alger and Schoolcraft counties. The Newberry-Tahquamenon area received 10 inches of snow earlier this week as the Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association reported “probably the best riding in years.” About 1 to 3 inches of snow could fall tonight into Sunday morning in the ...
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Conservation Congress invites all Wisconsinites to take part in its annual spring hearing process. The WCC is an independent organization of residents that advises the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on how to responsibly manage natural resources. Each year residents have an opportunity to submit ideas as resolutions to the WCC. Wisconsinites can submit proposed resolutions via an online process. Resolutions must meet the following criteria: — The concern must be of statewide impact. — The ...
MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources worked this fall to stock fish in waters across the state — fish that will provide anglers with more opportunities in seasons to come. The fall effort saw DNR crews stock seven species at 78 locations throughout the state; in all, ...
