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Enbridge Wont Put Their Promise to Cover Losses Caused by Line 5 Tunnel in Writing: The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Politely Insists They Will
Thursday , 23, July 2020 Enbridge Line 5, Environment Leave a commentWhile Enbridge Line 5 is shut down until the state can figure out what exactly is going on, Michigan DNR Director Daniel Eichinger followed up his July 17, 2020 letter to Enbridge with another letter on July 22, 2020. The new letter requested Enbridge’s parent company in Canada to put in writing an agreement to […]
Enjoy an Extra Day of Michigan Free Fishing Weekend with This Cool Trick: Fish Hate It
Monday , 10, February 2020 DNR Leave a commentThe first Michigan Free Fishing Weekend of 2020 will be this Saturday, February 15, through Monday, February 17, 2020. During this weekend, anyone in Michigan can fish without a license. All other fishing regulations still apply. Anyone wanting to use boating access sites at state parks during the Michigan Free Fishing Weekend can do so […]
Fun Wintertime Things to Do in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula: Snowmobiling … Antler Hunting … Wolf Counting
Friday , 22, February 2019 DNR, Wolf Hunt Leave a commentIf you missed the latest of two free fishing weekends Michigan offers this year but still want to participate in more DNR-related activities, you can always count the number of wolves living below the bridge. Since 2014 when the DNR positively identified wolf scat in Emmet County, the number of wolves possibly living in the […]
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Finally) Admits there are Cougars in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan
Thursday , 29, June 2017 DNR Leave a commentThe Michigan DNR confirmed there are cougars in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan today, releasing a photograph of the large cat strolling through a Clinton County neighborhood. This is not the first sighting of cougars in the Lower Peninsula, but it is the first time the DNR admitted it. The Michigan DNR to date confirmed […]
Highland Copper Forced to Stop Drilling in Porcupine Mountains State Park Due to Lack of Frozen Ground
Saturday , 25, February 2017 DNR, Environment, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentHighland Copper subsidiary Orvana Resources U.S. Corporation halted exploratory drilling on February 19, 2017, in the Porcupine Mountains State Park due to unusual warm weather for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Winter drilling is required by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources because the ground must be frozen. The ground in the western Upper Peninsula […]
The Good News and Bad News About Record High Temperatures in Northern Michigan
Saturday , 18, February 2017 DNR, Environment Leave a commentTwo times a year, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources offers a free fishing weekend for people who would like to fish without a license and hopefully give people who have never fished the opportunity to discover how fun fishing can be. The winter fishing weekend is this weekend, and with temperatures in Northern Michigan […]
Poverty Island Fire Sixty Percent Contained
Friday , 12, August 2016 DNR, Environment, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentA wildfire burning since June on Poverty Island is sixty percent contained according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The fire started by lightning strike on June 26, 2016 and so far burned around 127 acres. Fire fighting efforts focused on saving a historic lighthouse. By using controlled burns to remove vegetation, fire fighters […]
Michigan Department of Natural Resources Announces January Public Land Sale in Eastern Upper and Northern Lower Peninsula
Tuesday , 15, December 2015 DNR, Environment, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentToday the Michigan DNR announced “surplus” public land for sale by sealed-bid auction beginning January 12 to February 10, 2016. Available land includes parcels in the Eastern Upper Peninsula and the Northern Lower Peninsula. Due to these parcels being isolated from other land managed by the DNR, they’re considered of little use for public recreation […]
The Department of Natural Resources Needs Your Help Finding Sleeping Bears This Winter
Monday , 2, November 2015 DNR, Environment Leave a commentThe Michigan DNR wants people to help them find denned bears for an ongoing research project. They are asking any Michigan resident hunting, trapping or just spending time outdoors in the northern Lower Peninsula to report any bear dens they find to the DNR. Bears located in dens will be inspected as possible research subjects. […]
Public Comment Period Extended For Yellow Dog Watershed Lease
Friday , 21, August 2015 DNR, Upper Peninsula 2 CommentsThree weeks ago the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced Eagle Mine wanted approval for a mineral lease for 40 more acres in Michigamme Township, Marquette County, in the Upper Peninsula. The parcel in particular – NE1/4 NE1/4, Section 8, T50N,R29W. – contains the headwaters of Anderson Creek and the Yellow Dog River. The region […]