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Upper Peninsula Cougar Caught On Video
Thursday , 19, February 2015 DNR, Environment Leave a commentHunters from Remus found a deer kill in Mackinac County and tracks that looked like a large cat. They set up a camera and caught a cougar returning to eat the deer several times. Cougars are native to Michigan and they have been sighted in both the Lower and Upper peninsulas of the state. Cougars […]
Why Does Tom Casperson Hate Nature?
Monday , 16, February 2015 DNR, Environment, Wolf Hunt Leave a commentMichigan State Senator Tom Casperson recently pushed through a resolution meant to take wolves off of the endangered species list. Again. Wolves were returned to that list in December, 2014, after Michigan voters soundly defeated two ballot initiatives to stop wolf hunting in the state. As is the norm for Republicans in the 21st century, […]
Canadian Limestone Producer Moving Forward Buying 10,000 Acres of Upper Peninsula Public Land
Sunday , 8, February 2015 DNR, Environment 19 CommentsThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced yesterday they received a revised land purchase proposal from Canadian mining company Graymont Incorporated. The company wants to purchase more than 10,000 acres of public land in the Upper Peninsula to mine limestone in three locations. The proposal has only one change from the original one submitted – […]
Michigan’s Winter Free Fishing Weekend Begins On St. Valentine’s Day
Saturday , 7, February 2015 DNR, Environment Leave a commentThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources holds two free fishing events during the year. The winter fishing event is next weekend and begins on Valentine’s Day – February 14 – and goes through Sunday, February 15. Taking your sweetheart fishing in February may not be everyone’s idea of a romantic date, but it does offer […]
Michigan Department Of Natural Resources Asks For Help Finding Mallard Killer At Tip-Up Town
Thursday , 22, January 2015 DNR, Environment Leave a commentMichigan DNR conservation officers need help finding the person responsible for killing seven mallard ducks at last weekend’s Houghton Lake Tip-Up Town. The ducks were discovered on Sunday, January 18 and the DNR believes the incident may have happened on Saturday, January 17. The ducks were found near open water where the canal feeds into […]
Michigan Receives $1 Million Grant To Preserve Upper Peninsula Coastal Wetlands
Thursday , 8, January 2015 DNR, Environment Leave a commentMichigan is one of 13 states to qualify for grants in the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program. The program is designed to help preserve wetlands along the nation’s coastal regions. The $1 million grant is the federal government’s contribution to conservation groups, state and local governments, and private landowners providing funds to conserve important […]