Mar 1, 2023 | Outdoors
By Rachel Coale Forest Resources Division Michigan Department of Natural Resources With frost curling sparkles across the windows and fuzzy socks adorning your feet, gardening season is a warm, summer memory put to bed under a blanket of snow. Or is it? It’s easy to...
Feb 22, 2023 | Outdoors
The 2022 deer hunting season has officially come to a close. Kicking off with the Liberty Hunt Sept. 9 and finishing with the urban deer hunt in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, which ended Jan. 31, it was a memorable season for Michigan deer hunting. It was a year...
Feb 15, 2023 | Outdoors
Packing up for a camping trip. Fishing from your favorite pier. Parking the car, ready to enjoy thousands of miles of motorized and nonmotorized trails or drop your boat in the water… Those are just a few outdoor amenities and experiences that start with the...
Feb 8, 2023 | Outdoors
By Sandy Edie Scouts from across the U.P. and as far south as Detroit gathered at Camp Hiawatha outside of Munising on January 28 to participate in Scouting’s 75th Anniversary of the Klondike. Each team of Scouts built a sled to bring to the competition and were given...
Jan 11, 2023 | Outdoors
Anglers will soon benefit from the 624,205 fish, which collectively weighed 7.8 tons, that were stocked by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources at 85 locations across the state. “It was another outstanding fall fish stocking season that will provide enhanced...
Jan 4, 2023 | Outdoors
By Jacob Hartman Watersheds Technician, CLMCD When the snow starts to fall and ice begins to cover our lakes and streams, it seems that aquatic life ceases to exist. However, any fisherman knows that fish are definitely still active under the ice and aquatic insects...