By Bill Cook MSU Extension Forester and Biologist, retired You’ve seen them in the movies and Halloween cartoons. They’re big. Their branches are bare and snarly. So, there lies the kernel of spookiness. In the 1982 film “Poltergeist”, a seemingly sentient tree, with...
From the Michigan DNR Opening day of the traditional firearm deer hunting season is right around the corner, and many hunters are busy scouting land, watching trail cameras and preparing equipment. To ensure a safe season, Michigan Department of Natural Resources...
By Tim Callahan Fresh tracks – they weren’t here yesterday! I’m following them down the dirt road near my property. These old logging roads and two-tracks are great travel corridors for wildlife. I walk almost every day and always carry my camera. Ya never know what...
Michigan DNR If you planted trees this spring or summer, it may be time to provide them with a drink of water. Even though we’re thinking about cooler weather ahead, your newer trees are still growing and may be thirsty during much of the state’s recent warm and...
By Tim Callahan It’s on! Cool nights and warm sunny days; Mother Nature’s putting on her fall fashion show, and everybody’s up here enjoying the U.P. colors. Yellow, orange, red, maroon, purple, and pink! That’s right, “pink”, as in my first pink salmon on the big...
Michigan DNR: As October ushers in a season of leaf-peeping, hunting, and autumn adventures, it’s also time to recognize Firewood Month. Michigan’s Invasive Species Program, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, encourages residents to enjoy the fall season...