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Outdoors

Road in Felch under repair

FELCH —A temporary road closure is planned for East Pipeline Road in Felch Township through July 7 for culvert replacement, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said. The closure affects access to some areas of state forest lands and private lands. For the latest information on ...

Kirtland’s warbler a life-list must for birdwatchers

The tiny, gray-and-yellow bird known as the Kirtland’s warbler is a lot of things. First, it’s extremely rare, with only a few thousand of the birds alive anywhere — 95% of them in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula. A comparative handful of others are found in Wisconsin, Minnesota ...

‘Trapping Girl’ presentation part of July 27-29 event in Escanaba

ESCANABA — For the third time in the history of the event, the National Trappers Association has chosen Escanaba as the site for its annual convention. An outdoor expo will take place at the U.P. State Fairgrounds from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time July 27-29. Admission is $10 per day or ...

Wisconsin DNR retiring mobile app

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced that as of today the Hunt Wild mobile application will be retired. Instead, hunting and regulation resources can be found on the DNR’s Hunting webpage at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Hunt. The Hunt Wild mobile ...

Hamilton Lakes meeting July 1

LORETTO — Hamilton Lakes Lake Board will hold its annual meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 1, at Waucedah Township Hall. Treatments for Lake Mary will be discussed.