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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 […]
Michigan Wolves Back On The Endangered Species List
Friday , 19, December 2014 Environment Leave a commentA U.S. District Judge today ruled that wolves living in the Great Lakes region must be returned to the federal endangered species list, which puts the animals back under federal protection and out of the hands of state wildlife management. Calling the 2012 decision, “arbitrary and capricious,” Judge Beryl Howell overturned the government decision to […]
Michigan Voted No Wolf Hunt So Now We Kill Them All
Sunday , 7, December 2014 Community, Environment 13 CommentsIt’s obvious from the comments left on 9 and 10 News’ website that some Michigan residents want all of the wolves in the Upper Peninsula dead. The Michigan DNR is seeking help in finding out who is poaching wolves in Luce, Mackinac and Schoolcraft counties. On November 4 Michigan voted down two proposals that would […]
Michigan NRC: No Gray Wolf Hunt This Season
Tuesday , 16, September 2014 Environment Leave a commentThis article has been edited for errors More good news from the Department of Natural Resources. The Natural Resources Commission issued a statement that there isn’t enough scientific data available to determine if a wolf hunt in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is feasible in 2014, and with the two referendum ballot initiatives on the November ballot, […]