$5M grant propels Michigan’s dam removal project
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, with help from many conservation partners, is halfway through completion of a $5 million grant project to remove 27 stream barriers, including 16 DNR-managed dams. Efforts to date have reconnected more than 140 miles of...New fisheries biologist aims to protect Lake Superior resources
By Bill Diem Audrey Baetz expects her arrival at the Newberry DNR offices on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, will be an omen of good luck. She is the new Fisheries Biologist for the Lake Superior watershed east of Independence Lake near Marquette. She mainly concentrates...Researchers discover 62-year-old lake trout in Lake Superior
By Shawn Sitar Fisheries research biologist Michigan Department of Natural Resources The oldest known lake trout in the Great Lakes, 62 years old at the time of capture, was recently documented by researchers at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Marquette...Grand Marais teen wins grant for deer habitat
By Andy Henion Communications representative, Wildlife Division Michigan Department of Natural Resources Earlier this year, Will Paul, an avid bowhunter, wrote a successful grant proposal to improve deer habitat in the eastern Upper Peninsula. Once the $10,673 in...Lake Superior safety buoys deployed
Three climate monitoring and maritime safety buoys have been deployed for the season from the south shore of Lake Superior. The Superior Watershed Partnership staff deployed the buoys with boat support provided by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and...Stay Informed:
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