FARMINGTON, Wis. (AP) — Management of a Wisconsin park listed on the National Register of Historic Places has been returned to the state in hopes of better preserving more than two dozen Native American effigy mounds. The 22-acre Lizard Mound Park in Washington County was first designated ...

LANSING, Mich. — After nearly two years of pandemic uncertainty, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ teacher education events will return to a full schedule this summer. The DNR’s Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center, on the north shore of Higgins Lake in Roscommon, has hosted ...

MARQUETTE — Pollinators are facing a lot of challenges, but you don’t need a yard to help them. Whether it’s a backyard patio, an apartment balcony or even a high-rise roof, create a little slice of heaven by planting native wildflowers to give insect neighbors a boost. If you have ...

LANSING — During the height of the coronavirus pandemic — with businesses, schools and churches closed — record numbers of people in Michigan began heading to the outdoors for recreation, exercise and relaxation. In addition to increases in the number of hunters, anglers and off-road ...

Avian influenza — “bird flu” — officially arrived in the Upper Peninsula this past week, in Menominee County. While it occurred in a non-commercial backyard poultry flock of about 50 domestic fowl, it can be assumed it was spread by wild birds. The birds at the Menominee County site ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Spring turkey season opens Wednesday in Wisconsin and on Saturday, April 23, in the Upper Peninsula. With an Upper Peninsula quota of 6,000 permits, more than 1,200 leftover licenses were available for purchase as of Friday at https://www.mdnr-elicense.com/Draw/Leftovers. ...