A common loon pauses between dives at Six Mile Lake in north Dickinson County. The loon was among the most recent avian arrivals this past week, although the return of cooler weather has slowed migration — the birds can handle the cold but the air flow from the north is less than ideal. ...

CRYSTAL FALLS — Iron Baraga Conservation District has been selected by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division for $13,500 in funding under the 2021 Upper Peninsula Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative Grant. This project works to enhance deer wintering ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Turkey hunting begins today with the season opener in the Upper Peninsula, along with a weekend youth hunt in Wisconsin. Michigan’s season runs through May 31. Wisconsin’s spring turkey season is comprised of six seven-day periods starting Wednesday and continuing ...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is making adjustments in operations at state parks and other DNR-managed lands. Starting April 30, these changes will be implemented: — Observation towers and playgrounds will be open. — Volunteer group sizes will be ...

A sampling of field reports from Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers in the Upper Peninsula: Feb.21 to March 6 DISTRICT 1 Conservation Officer Brian Lasanen was patrolling a closed multi-use state trail when he contacted the operator of a snow bike and a group ...

As predicted, the past week saw a number of returning birds and other animals and plants stimulated by spring. Not predicted — though not unexpected, given the 60s and even 70s of the past week — was the disappearance of ice on Six Mile Lake. In the five springs I’ve now spent ...