Mar 30, 2022 | Outdoors
Many Michiganders believe spring officially arrives once the robins or red-winged blackbirds return, or the sap flows and buckets show up on maple trees. Few folks ever think about the other creatures who come out of their winter slumber long before the trilliums...
Mar 23, 2022 | Outdoors
After ice and snow cover melt on Michigan lakes early this spring, it may be more likely for people to discover dead fish or other aquatic animals. While such sights can be startling, the Department of Natural Resources reminds everyone that this is normal, since...
Mar 16, 2022 | Outdoors
By Dylan Parker Forestry Assistance Program Forester Spring in Northern Michigan marks the return of the maple syrup season. For many this is the first opportunity to get back into the woods after a long winter. There is a lot of debate over the origins of maple...
Mar 9, 2022 | Outdoors
The Entomological Society of America today announced a new common name for the Lymantria dispar moth. The invasive moth most familiar in its voracious, leaf-eating caterpillar stage will now be known as “spongy moth.” Formerly referred to as “gypsy moth,” the hairy,...
Mar 2, 2022 | Outdoors
By Bill Cook MSU Extension Forester/Biologist, retired The word “subnivean” comes from the Latin root “nix”, referring to snow, and then the prefix “sub” which means below. So, subnivean mean “below the snow”. What’s below the snow? Well, nothing much, right? Not....
Feb 23, 2022 | Outdoors
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that ice shanty removal dates are quickly approaching and to always use extreme caution when on the ice. Regardless of the set removal dates, changing ice conditions could require the removal of fishing...
