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Outdoors

Campground parade

A bike parade at Summer Breeze Campground in Breitung Township is now a two-year tradition. Owners Jerry and Nikki Atkinson again coordinated the event, providing ice pops and candy. Breitung Township Fire Department brought a truck to the Independence Day procession. In the cart are Nikki and ...

DNR confirmation fight brewing in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are demanding Republican lawmakers confirm Gov. Tony Evers' choice to replace the GOP-appointed head of the Department of Natural Resources board in a battle that could shape how the agency approaches a host of pressing issues including this fall's ...

DNR panel plans web conference

MARQUETTE —The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Council will meet virtually in a web conference from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern time Thursday. Among its agenda items, the council is scheduled to receive updates on the summer youth ...

Banner year for pesky wild parsnip

One has to wonder what prompted European settlers to decide wild parsnip was worth bringing here to cultivate. Sure, as the name implies, it does have an edible root with a flavor described as both sweet and spicy if harvested at the right time. Apparently that’s after the first year; it ...

Michigan DNR to reopen local field offices Tuesday

Perch, bass, walleye hitting on live baits IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan Department of Natural Resources customer service centers and certain field offices will open to the public Tuesday. The list includes field offices in Norway and Crystal Falls and customer service centers in Baraga, ...

DNR biologist finds ‘holy grail’ of rare plants in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources conservation biologist has found the “holy grail” of a rare plant in Wisconsin: A green violet long thought gone from the state but growing by the hundreds in a state natural area in west central Wisconsin. The species ...