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Operation Dry Water emphasizes safe boating

IRON MOUNTAIN — Operation Dry Water runs today through Monday as law enforcement agencies across the country ramp up efforts to combat impaired boating. Department of Natural Resources officers from both Michigan and Wisconsin are participating. “Boating while impaired continues to be a problem on our waterways,” said Lt. Darren Kuhn, Wisconsin DNR boating law administrator. “As law enforcement, it is our duty to ensure that recreational boaters, paddlers and anyone enjoying our waterways have a safe place to spend their time. The easiest and most important thing for ...

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 this and other DNR closures, go to the DNR’s webpage at Michigan.gov/DNRClosures.

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 application was launched in 2018 to provide mobile access to hunting information. The app has reached the end of its life cycle. The hunting information from the app is still available in a mobile-friendly version on the DNR’s hunting webpages. In early July, hunters will also be able to download ...