Bur oaks and those weird scary trees

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...

Top 10 best practices for firearm deer season

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...

Field research: This is moose country

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...

Recently planted trees still need water

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...

Fall color on the big Two-Hearted

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...

Leave firewood at home

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...